Habs Legend Guy Lafleur Defined Carrying the Torch for The Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur has died at the age of 70.
Habs fan tribute to Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur.
Montreal Canadiens all-time leading scorer Guy Lafleur has passed away at the age of 70.

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[denisjl]

i'm 75 years old and have seen the montreal canadien from 1950 on. i saw rocket richard, henri richard, jean beliveau, bernie geoffrion, doug harvey, jaques plante, yvan cournoyer, bobby rousseau and many many other big stars. guy lafleur was an extension of those players who were great in their own way and contributed to the legend that is the montreal canadiens. may he rest in peace.

[darcybarnes]

I am so lucky that i got 2 watch Guy Lafleur's career! He was the most explosive player i have ever seen.

[leogriffin]

Bravo sir, well put together...Guy was the best thing happened to the habs..Rip laflower 🌼

[adamCarter]

We'll never see a player like him again

[HabsTonight]

Heaven just added a key piece to their roster for their next game!

[vancejones]

the pond hockey games upstairs will be epic... RIP Flower and of course Miss Bossy... sad week in hockey indeed...

[paulsurette]

Atta Boy, DD. Le Demon Blond was a legend of the game, but what many Quebeckers will remember after his playing career was his philanthropy, giving his time for good causes, raising money for charities, and always available for fans. A true Canadiens legend and ambassador of the game. For me personally, he reminds me of my early childhood, watching him play with my grandfather - Guy was his favourite player. Rip Flower.

[toddlauretteHabsforlife]

An absolute fuckin' legend, I was lucky enough to see lots of him. Really sad day.

[nhlhockeynewsreports]

Great job as always! What an icon Guy was!

[mikebishop]

Nice job bud ! Being a young man of 65 I got to see the greats play. Like your Dad I was very fortunate ! In those days it was an upset if the Habs didn't win or get to the finals. So enjoy the memories you get to have of our present days stars because one day like your Dad and I you'll be talking about the Suzuki's and Caufields of this era. Thanks again for the thoughtful show of respect for " The Flower ". GHG

[jamshidminwalla]

Great podcast DD. I was 10 years old when I came to Canada and was a Montreal Canadies fan from the outset and Lafleur stood out as one of the greatest and what cold be best described as a dynasty. Those teams were something else ... the Flying Frenchmen ... unstoppable. The Big Three, Dryden in back and four lines that would skate the opponents into the ground. There will never be a team like those 70's teams. Nobody stays that long with one team.
It's not being mentioned but seems like there was no love loss between Lemaire and his two linemates -- Shutt and Lafleur once the former became coach. Has anyone written anything on this rift? Lemaire wasn't present for their 100th annivesary and was a no show last night.
As classy as Canadiens have been recently, they don't seem to have a very good track record with their legends ... Savard, Lapointe, Laperierre all in the ring of honor, but not all retired jerseys. Shutt is not to be seen anywhere and he is also in the Hall of Fame. I don't get it.

[paulgiardetti]

Great job, very sad day, very blessed to see him play growin up. As you said, his first 3 yrs he scored over 20 goals, but Dionne and Martin, who were drafted after him were lighting it up. Then in 74/75 he caught fire with Shutt and the little M, had a terrible playoff against the sabres but then was totally clutch after that. Certainly on the Mount Rushmore of my Habs, if not the league. Ask your Dad if he ever wondered how much better those Habs teams would have been if Houle Tardif, and Jc tremblay had not left for the wha. Houle eventually came back, Tardif was on the verge of stardom as well. Tremblay was an all star and would have made it a “big four”. If he hadn’t left he would have been a Hall of famer

[toddlauretteHabsforlife]

I miss the Habs/Nordique games, they were the best rivalry ever! Seen a few old-timers games, and Guy must have smoked 15 cigarettes while on the bench!!! lol.

[daniellabelle]

Thank you for making a video for the legend the myth the icon. God love you Derek and may Mr Lafleur rest in peace.

[bruce]

The first thing you said is a sad day for Canadians fans. WRONG. It is a sad day for all hockey fans in the world. LaFleur was not just a great scorer but a fine gentleman with modesty and that is rare. I am a lifetime Leaf fan but great is great no matter what team and Guy was great.

[alexvincent]

pas capable de dire un mot en Français ....
j'adore ta passion passion pour le canadien. But no Words in french?

[ponfed]

My dad started hating the Canadians when they sorta forced Lafleur to retire. That's the kind of generational player he was.

[michaellaughlin]

in his playing days he’s the only player out on the ice could skate end to end score a goal come back to the bench and smoke a cigarette waiting for his next shift never miss a beat 🤷‍♂️🤔👍