Guy Lafleur Dead at 70
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Some nice words from our PM.
2 legends gone in the matter of a week. Grew up watching them play.
Always remember when interviewed him, he’d be smoking
. Different times back then but a great Canadian. Rest In Peace
Always remember when interviewed him, he’d be smoking
. Different times back then but a great Canadian. Rest In PeaceMan, I didn't even know he was sick.
Lafleur was one of the greatest players ever. As a kid, I was always a Canadiens fan. And Lafleur was the kind of player who every time he touched the puck your heart beat a little faster because the odds were better than not that he was going to make something happen. He was like a sorcerer on skates.
Guy Lafleur, hero to legions of kids, loved by French Canadians, loved by English Canadians. I don't think there's been a player like him since.
Lafleur was one of the greatest players ever. As a kid, I was always a Canadiens fan. And Lafleur was the kind of player who every time he touched the puck your heart beat a little faster because the odds were better than not that he was going to make something happen. He was like a sorcerer on skates.
Guy Lafleur, hero to legions of kids, loved by French Canadians, loved by English Canadians. I don't think there's been a player like him since.
And that would be a young Mario Lemieux in the crowd applauding behind him ..........
Players like Lafleur create sports fans. With their skill, their style, their charisma and their competitiveness. Guy became an icon to many. And its always a sad day when these icons exit the building permanently. RIP.
There was that time when he crashed his car.
"After a night of downtown dining and drinking with then-teammate Robert Picard, Lafleur fell asleep behind the wheel of his Cadillac on his way home in the early morning of March 25, 1981. The car plunged off the highway and into a metal post that shattered the windshield and sliced part of Lafleur’s right ear."
For a While, Lafleur Was in the Fast Lane - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
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