AntonCH
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- Jul 6, 2009
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Saku before Lapointe
LOL
How old are you?
or are you susceptible to man crushes?
Saku before Lapointe
I would have liked Lemaire as our head coach or even GM but I think he was reluctant because of the press and the pressure to win. But he was a great player, both ways.
No. Too many damn numbers have been retired already. Gainey, really? It's a joke and a really bad one too. And his number is not the only one that shouldn't be up there.
Anyway, they should unretire most numbers and merely honour them.
I don't believe Bowman ever said that.....ever.
Savard was easily their most complete d-man.....Lapointe was great on the PP but was far behind Savard and Robinson 5 vs 5.
I don't believe Bowman ever said that.....ever.
Savard was easily their most complete d-man.....Lapointe was great on the PP but was far behind Savard and Robinson 5 vs 5.
I wouldn't be against it. But I'm also ok with there being different criteria for different eras. Lapointe played in a time of greats, and great expectations, and great success. He was amazing, but sometimes overshadowed.
Today when a player like Koivu or Markov comes along, I wouldn't hold them up against past generations or standards, more like against their contemporaries. In that sense, Lapointe came up a tad short of some of his contemporaries.
To me Pointu was every bit as good as Ray Bourque, although his career didn't last as long.
I think they had similar assets, but Ray never had to share the spotlight with the likes of Robinson and Savard on his team.
Still don't understand why Lach and Bouchard and Roy's numbers were retired before Lapointe's.
And I don't think Shutt is quite worthy of a retirement ceremony. The way I see it: Bob Gainey is the lower limit.
and those were some serious contemporaries. If not for Bobby Orr, I wonder how many Norris trophies he would have?
Interesting article here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...atest-defensemen-to-never-win-a-norris-trophy
Why didnt we just go like the NFL and create a ''ring of honor'' kinda thing ?
I mean we have 100+ years of history ....
Still don't understand why Lach and Bouchard and Roy's numbers were retired before Lapointe's.
And I don't think Shutt is quite worthy of a retirement ceremony. The way I see it: Bob Gainey is the lower limit.