Confirmed with Link: Guy Carbonneau elected to HHOF

[Tighthead]

Didn't see this coming.

Habs blood in his veins. Loved him.

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[Runner77]

Congrats, Carbo.

 

[Redux91]

Wow im surprised lol..

Certainly wont be for coaching!

 

[Le Tricolore]

definitely did not see this coming, but sure.

 

[Riggins]

Ridiculous. But congrats.

 

[Justin11]

Congratulations Carbo!

 

[26Mats]

Happy for Carbs. Also happy for Zubov. Loved watching him play.

 

[Perrah]

Celebratory bowling for everyone.

 

[David Suzuki]

Good for him.

 

[Phil Parent]

Nobody saw this coming.

His stellar work VS top flight players, including Gretzky in the 93 playoffs, are a big reason.

Almost 700 points for a defensive player, also.

 

[TT1]

Grats Carbo, wasn't a big fan of him as a coach but he was a great player. Gave everything he had for the team.

 

[cphabs]

Ridiculous. But congrats.

3 cups, 3 Selkes, and captain...

 

[Runner77]

Wow im surprised lol..

Certainly wont be for coaching!

Nor for his AC contributions.

 

[the valiant effort]

I think they might as well shut the doors to the men until Crosby and the boys hang them up...

 

[Tighthead]

Nobody saw this coming.

His stellar work VS top flight players, including Gretzky in the 93 playoffs, are a big reason.

Almost 700 points for a defensive player, also.

Anecdotal, but he seemed to score big goals.

I remember once in the waning moments of a series victory against the Nords, Peter Stastny took a gratuitous shot at him. His frustration boiled over. Carbo just laughed in his face.

One of my recollections old him was in the midst of the 1993 celebration, he quietly mentioned that the team had lost Claude Mouton that year, and they were missing him. It wasn’t PR, it was sincere and impromptu.

Trading him was the watershed moment where brand started to trump hockey.

 

[TT1]

3 cups, 3 Selkes, and captain...

One of the best 2 way players the game has seen, people forget that there's more to hockey than just cherry picking and producing offensively.

Can't win like that in the playoffs, you win with players like Carbo/Gainey/ROR/Bergeron/Kopitar/Toews/Datsyuk etc.

 

[Phil Parent]

He was VERY clutch, on both ends of the ice.

Gainey's rightful heir. We've had Plekanec and Danault playing good 2-way hockey since but Gainey & Carbo were the best at their style of hockey.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Well deserved in my book. He didn't hit some of the unofficial production landmarks you need to get into the hall but in his prime he was the best at what he did in the whole league.

 

[CheldishGamibno]

On travaille pô.
Tu peux pô gagner si tu travailles pô.


Well done Carbo we love you.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Lol I....I guess. Congratulations Carbo.

 

[knuck]

That's pretty damn cool and I'm happy for him.

 

[peate]

Guy! Guy! Guy!

 

[FissionFire]

Standards for the HHOF keep going down, yet they still struggle to include many far more deserving international players .

 

[Phil Parent]

On travaille pô.
Tu peux pô gagner si tu travailles pô.


Well done Carbo we love you.

It must have been hell for this guy being a coach because of the very last thing he says in this video: He couldn't jump on the ice and lead by exemple. He could motherf*** the guys until their ears bled, but ultimately he was powerless.

 

[Favster]

Carbonneau changed hockey forever. I agree that his offensive stats aren't up there with other players that aren't in but his contributions to the sport make this a justifiable decision IMO