RIP NHL Hall Of Famer Guy Lafleur "The Flower" or "Le Démon Blond", 1st player to score 50 goals in 6 straight seasons & 50 goals/100 points in 6 str8

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in an NHL career spanning 17 seasons, he won Stanley Cup championships in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979 (all with the Canadiens). In 2017 Lafleur was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.

Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur dies at 70

"Night after night, game after game, he would electrify all of us with his skating, his control and his shot,” Red Fisher wrote in 2005.

montrealgazette.com

 

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Great player

He was Gretzky before there was Gretzky

 

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Great player

He was Gretzky before there was Gretzky

Oh my G-d *the first thing we agree on*, I was thinking the same thing (*quickly runs outside to see if hell froze over)

May he Rest in Peace!

 

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Guy Lafleur was more than a superstar...he was a rock star

 

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Guy Lafleur’s statue beside the Bell Centre is starting to attract fan tributes.

 

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full 3 hour funeral