Confirmed with Link: Francis Bouillon retires

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[Tabarouette]

#55 patch on our jersey all season?

 

[LaP]

#55 patch on our jersey all season?

MT would do it but i don't think he is the one taking such decision.

 

[The Nightman]

Great career, he was a warrior and one of my favorite players during his first stint with the habs.

Favorite moments
F***ing up Tucker


and the ot goal in the big comeback game vs Ottawa

 

[Batmike]

Pce cube

 

[Seb]

Michel Therrien is mourning.

Good career, loved him but the end was painful.

 

[TRG]

Absolute warrior, deserves all my respect.

Therrien overused him and made me "hate" him. Still can't believe he had time on the PP.

 

[Habsrule]

It actually is very impressive that he played a 776 game career and was only a bottom pairing defenceman the whole time. Most depth defencemen will only get a couple of years as a depth guy and then get surpassed by younger players. He did something right to play in the league for that long.

Best of luck in his future. I hope next season that the Habs honor him with a painting or something before a game.

 

[Tabarouette]

Michel Therrien this morning

 

[Uber Coca]

831 games, 5'8'', respect!

Also, he knocked out Tucker pretty good :

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Really liked him a lot. Gutsy player who looked out for his team and fought above his weight class. His later years were not what I'll remember about this player.

 

[Hope Of Glory]

Congrats on the good career Frankie!

Didn't remember that Tucker KO, that was awesome.

 

[FrontierPsyCHiatrist*]

Respect Franky Bou. I'll miss those eyebrows.

 

[Hullois]

Was always a fan of his, the fact that MT over used him at the end isn't his fault.

He gave everything he had every time he stepped on the ice.

Bonne retraite!!

 

[Paul Dipietro]

#55 patch on our jersey all season?

Later this season there's going to be a gripping ceremony where both his numbers (51 and 55) get retired and DD is left with 69

But seriously, can't fault a guy who always gave it his all (which was plenty for most of his career) but wasn't used properly at the end

Nothing but rispek

 

[HabsQC]

Damn I wanted Bergevin to sign him as a "bonne police d'assurance"

 

[donghabs98]

Congrats frankie. I might have disagreed with how Therrien managed his ice time but certainly can't hate frankie. He was warrior on the ice and played bigger than he actually was.

 

[Runner77]

Will always remember him for this:

Enjoy your retirement, Frankie Boo. And those spiffy suits, as in that commercial you scored.

 

[Boris Le Tigre]

And with that the last sparks of hellfire and brimstone of the Dandoullion Monster have fizzled and we are free from its reign of carnage for ever.

 

[Whitesnake]

Therrien's usage shouldn't be hold against Bouillon who was a Hab at heart. Real competitor, not a bad hockey player, give his all for this team and we should respect that. Thanks Frankie. And yeah....that Tucker sucker punch was truly Worth it.

 

[De Montreal]

I will always respect him for owning the hell out of Darcy Tucker

 

[MasterDecoy]

Well deserved, a hab at heart. Have a good one cube

 

[Fenwick McCorsi]

#55 patch on our jersey all season?

And behind the nets in the ice. He will also be the one to kick off the torch passing this year at the home opener, ushering in the first of 55 moments of silence throughout the season which will culminate in his jersey retirement after the Winter Classic and the announcement of his new Bouillon Burger.

In all seriousness though, great career and I appreciate all his work with the Habs. The Darcy Tucker KO is one of my favorite memories (as was Kovalev bowling him over). Bonne retraite!

 

[De Montreal]

 

[TRG]

Sad I can't find a picture of him playing for the USA in 2003./

True American hero.