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From: absary@watrose.UUCP (Al Sary)
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Subject: Re: Guy LaFleur
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Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 12:08:57 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  3 12:08:57 1985
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From article 617:

> 
> 
> I'd like to hear what fans of other teams think of Guy LaFleur & the 
> possibility of him playing for YOUR favorite team. It looks as though,
> if he does come back to play, he'll go to New York (probably the Rangers),
> LA, or the Jets. I've been a Hab fan all my life and would love to see 
> him go to some fast skating, free wheeling team - the Jets, with
> Hawerchuck (I think that spelling is wrong!), would be nice. The present
> Hab's style is too stodgy for me. More power to Guy and turning his nose
> at the sh**ty treatment he's getting in Montreal. Any opinions and/or
> flames are welcome!
> 
>       Christopher Rosebrugh
>       GTE Laboratories, Waltham, Mass.
>       harvard!bunny!cpr0
>       cpr0@gte-labs.CSNET

I am not a Canadians fan, but I like good players like Guy LaFleur.  Just
after he retired, the Edmonton coach (I can't remember his name; just about
time the season starts) offered a spot on the team.  I really wished he
had made the decision to play.  Don't misunderstand me, I am not an Oiler
fan, but I think LaFleur has several more good years in him.  It is really
a shame to see talent like his work in management when he could obviously
play even for good teams (like the Oilers).

I hope he goes to another team.  The rangers or Winnipeg sound like excellent
choices (I prefer the Rangers; they need LaFleur more and they have an
excellent skating team).  When I heard recently that he quit his job in
Montreal (whatever it was), I thought he may play again, but I wasn't sure
he would because of the layoff (which wasn't really long at all).

Let's hope we'll see LaFleur on the ice playing for an NHL team.  I can't
express the great feeling I get when I see his smooth skating and great 
playmaking (except it freaks me out when he plays against the Canucks;
it would be nice to see him on our side for a change).

By the way, the Canadians are always a big attraction in Vancouver, as they
probably are in most Canadian cities.  There are a lot of Hab fans, which I
never really liked; Hab games are usually sold out in the Pacific Colosseum.
The people are never disappointed either because the games are great most
of the time.