RIP Guy Lafleur

[fireford]

Wow. Another sports legend has left us. He tortured my Bruins to no end and was probably the greatest I ever saw (especially in the clutch) before "The Great One" came along.

Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur dies at age 70

Guy Lafleur, the winger affectionately known as "The Flower" and "The Blond Demon" who won five Stanley Cup titles during a Hall of Fame career with the Canadiens, has died at age 70.

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[Sonny44]

Yes, maybe the greatest sports dynasty is long gone now.

 

[eebmg]

I would add a much underappreciated player Mike Bossy RIP

MSN

 

[topogigio]

Surprised he was only 70. One of hockey's greats.

 

[scotty0330]

Mike Bossy was like Ovechkin just over a much shorter period. Guy found the back of the net all the time and was a huge part of the islander dynasty.

Lafleur I remember real well against the whale. One of last guys to go helmet less and he was the unquestioned leader of the dreaded Habs

 

[Aluminny69]

Mike Bossy was like Ovechkin just over a much shorter period. Guy found the back of the net all the time and was a huge part of the islander dynasty.

Lafleur I remember real well against the whale. One of last guys to go helmet less and he was the unquestioned leader of the dreaded Habs

I would think Jean Beliveau was the leader, but a minor quibble.

 

[Stymie]

Mike Bossy like Don Mattingly had their careers curtailed by back problems.
Lafleur was a fantastic player.
I believe he played on the Bobby Orr teams.
They broke this Ranger fans heart many times.

 

[huskeynut]

WOW. Another great has left us all too soon.

 

[itsasport]

I watched him at the Garden. He skated with a unique elegance.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

A man born to fill the net. RIP Guy.

 

[Zanzman]

Mike Bossy like Don Mattingly had their careers curtailed by back problems.
Lafleur was a fantastic player.
I believe he played on the Bobby Orr teams.
They broke this Ranger fans heart many times.

Guy lafluer canadiens
Bobby orr bruins

 

[Ouremblem]

Daryl Lamonica passed away as well. The Mad Bomber. Brutal week for my childhood stars.

 

[Stymie]

Guy lafluer canadiens
Bobby orr bruins

Oops—both major Ranger Killers

 

[Dynastic]

Guy lafluer canadiens
Bobby orr bruins

Guy was amazing, I could only watch on PBS (we had no cable)… the Canadians were so good I honestly thought they were the only team in the NHL!

 

[Beemer]

I swear Guy Lafleur had wings on his skates, he made life for my Bruins an absolute hell.

May he rest in peace.

 

[Waquoit]

He was so good he would make you forget how much you hated the Canadians sometimes.

 

[Shenandoah]

RIP to both of them.. Tremendous hockey legends...BUT. Both were lifelong smokers (LaFleur a chain smoker) who both died of lung cancer. PLEASE, folks, if you smoke, STOP. TODAY.

 

[The deacon]

I would think Jean Beliveau was the leader, but a minor quibble.

You and Scotty0330 are both right: The elegant Beliveau's final year was 1971, the very year for the dashing LaFleur's career debut. Including the '71 season, the two helped Les Habitants to 14 Stanley Cup championships over a 30-year period.

Both were team leaders, although each had such talented and dynamic teammates. They happened to be my favorite players, Jean when I was a boy and Guy when I was a young adult.

RIP, Guy. And Mike Bossy, too, another classy and remarkably gifted player of a bygone era.

 

[tomcat]

It's funny how coincidences work. I was driving through Lafleur's home town, Thurso, QC and we passed the large bronze statue they have of him there. My son-in-law mentioned that :Lafl;eur's health was not good and. two days later, this news. I can tell you he's an absolute hero in the little towns along the Ottawa River where he grew up.