News Article: Toughness Debate Thread: Laraque making a come back?

[Ivan13]

Originally Posted by Uwey

Ok he is not a goon, but at 6'3", 230lbs, 28yrs old & a willing combatant that plays over 18 minutes a game, was a plus 5 & scored 20 points last season on a not so great Colorado team, he is my preference as a 6th D-man on the Habs as opposed to a burnt out pylon that can't play 12 minutes a game, but can beat the shit out of just about anyone, if he can catch up to them!!!

Just sayin'!!!

He's not a willing combatant and he's a trainwreck waiting to happen on the ice.

[Uwey]

Originally Posted by Ivan13

He's not a willing combatant and he's a trainwreck waiting to happen on the ice.

So Carkner is a better choice as an everyday 6th D-man???

[WhiskeySeven]

Originally Posted by Uwey

So Carkner is a better choice as an everyday 6th D-man???

Who says we have to take either of them? Get your head out of the clouds, SOB is done and has tons of off-ice issues.

[poetryinmotion]

Laraque was always an attention *****. And he said some pretty stupid controversial stuff on TVA I think (?) about the team or the locker room, can't remember what exactly because I immediately dismissed it. Hope he signs for anyone else but us if he is to make a return, but sadly Georgey... no one wants you.

[Uwey]

Originally Posted by WhiskeySeven

Who says we have to take either of them? Get your head out of the clouds, SOB is done and has tons of off-ice issues.

Because that was the debate that was being had.

I have never read any problems about O'Brien & his off ice issues, do you have any links to articles I could check out???

[overlords]

Originally Posted by poetryinmotion

Laraque was always an attention *****. And he said some pretty stupid controversial stuff on TVA I think (?) about the team or the locker room, can't remember what exactly because I immediately dismissed it. Hope he signs for anyone else but us if he is to make a return, but sadly Georgey... no one wants you.

This. The guy spread **** after he got canned. Remember, this is a guy who was let go because he was supposedly a distraction inside the room. This coming from Bob Gainey, the guy who put the C on Kovalev for christ sake. He had to get bought out because nobody wanted him. And now 2 years later people are supposed to be interested? Get real, BGL.

[Poulet Kostopoulos]

Originally Posted by SouthernHab

No, I saw no need to have Laraque on the team after that debacle with Lucic.

Laraque (or any enforcer) should have skated up to Lucic, asked him to go and as soon as he said No, drop the gloves and commence to pound him down to the ice and then throw a couple of cheap shots as the linesmen tried to pull him off of Lucic. Take the instigator penalty or the game misconduct and leave knowing that the message was sent.

When a player puts himself (his stupid ass fighter's code) above the team, then he is of no use to the team.

In Pittsburgh, Laraque was a very aggressive fighter and stood up for his teammates........code be damned.

Agreed. What pisses me off is that the Ruins did exactly that to us during a subsequent season.

[roy munson]

BGL better look for another team to hire him. LINK (last line)

"...avis à Georges Laraque: il ne recevra pas d'invitation du Canadien pour ce camp d'entraînement..."

"...he won't be invited to the Habs training camp..."

edit: Just read a few posts above mine. Old news already

[Kimota]

Originally Posted by Killerguitar101*

Shane O'Brien is absolutly not a good fighter. He's nothing to stop Lucic and Thornton punking our little players. He's most likely going to be punked.

O'Brien is the sort of guy that can go bunkers though. That's what I like about him. I don't know that he can beat Lucic but he can start things.