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Originally Posted by krazycanuck
I have a special place in my my heart for Mr. Lafleur.
I was born in 1985, so I never got to witness games by a lot of the greats who played in the 670s: Esposito, Orr, Sittler, Dionne etc.
I know he was a shadow of his former self and very few people have their lasting NHL memory of him being in a Quebec Nordiques jersey, but that's how I'll always remember him. I specifically remember watching a 10-8 Flames win over Quebec in what would have been his final season. I probably didn't realize it then how lucky I was to get to see him play.
Cancer sucks.
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50 different players suited up for that 91 Nords team, they won 16 games and were all kinds of horrible...so bad they were about to draft Eric Lindros
yet magically that team included a teenaged Mats Sundin (and Owen Nolan) a young Joe Sakic and the incomparable Guy Lafleur