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CrAcK_N_CoKe · 07-04-2008, 05:26 AM

Gros means Big in french.

Big Georges back home !!!

Awesome signing and I dotn care we overpaid a bit to have the King.

Everybody was talksh****** about the habs being of bunch of scared player blablabla never want to fight , now we got the King playing in front of his city and family so he's gonna give all he have and probably more , he will give us a show and protect our players.

AWESOME NEWS I TELL YOU , always been a big fan of Laraque.
Laraque is the King.

Good job Gainey

**Daryl Shilling** · 07-04-2008, 10:34 AM

If Georges ever decides to fight, he'll probably scare somebody.

Daryl

JL · 07-04-2008, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Daryl Shilling

If Georges ever decides to fight, he'll probably scare somebody.

Daryl

I don't know that it's a matter of HIM wanting to fight as much as finding an OPPONENT who dares dropping the gloves, knowing full well that he's the undisputed heavy-weight in the league.

Now if Bettman and company can take their finger out of their butt and kill the most stupid rule in hockey (the instigator rule), you will then see the true role of an enforcer.

**Daryl Shilling** · 07-04-2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by JL

I don't know that it's a matter of HIM wanting to fight as much as finding an OPPONENT who dares dropping the gloves, knowing full well that he's the undisputed heavy-weight in the league.

I think there's a fair point in there. However, I watched that man, game after game, year after year, not take the opportunity to fight or send the message.

He has been clear about his desire to fight as little as he can get away with doing and still keep his job, and strongly wishes to be seen as a "real" and all-around player.... And he's clearly not that.

Great guy, hell of a fighter, but doesn't do all that he can in his role.

Hopefully, he can make a change in Montreal.

Daryl

JL · 07-04-2008, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Daryl Shilling

I think there's a fair point in there. However, I watched that man, game after game, year after year, not take the opportunity to fight or send the message.

He has been clear about his desire to fight as little as he can get away with doing and still keep his job, and strongly wishes to be seen as a "real" and all-around player.... And he's clearly not that.

Great guy, hell of a fighter, but doesn't do all that he can in his role.

Hopefully, he can make a change in Montreal.

Daryl

I see and respect your point Daryl, but I'm wondering how much of it truly has to do with the instigator rule, knowing that he could put his team in a deep hole? Laraque, as we all know, isn't a meat-head and as any smart player, he wants what's best for his team.

Here's a quote from Laraque after the signing:

“Since there hasn’t been a true heavyweight here in a while, a player like me knew that facing Montreal meant it would be an easy night," said the rugged winger. "I knew that I could get away with doing whatever I wanted against a small team like the Canadiens and I took advantage of that fact."

Those days are over folks!

JL · 07-04-2008, 06:42 PM

Actually, why don't I post the full article. It's a good read!

A heavyweight homecoming
canadiens.com
Jul 3, 2008, 9:06 PM EDT

Georges Laraque and Mike Komisarek will now join
forces to make life on the ice and against the boards
even more miserable for their opponents.

MONTREAL -- While he needs no introduction to his new teammates or Canadiens fans, Georges Laraque has finally come home, with his NHL heavyweight title belt firmly around his waist. Clearly, there’s a new sheriff in town.

At 6-foot-3 and over 240 pounds, Laraque is a huge signing for the Habs in every sense of the word.

"It’s been a few years now that I’ve been imagining what it would be like to play for the Canadiens," admitted Laraque via conference call from his Edmonton home. "I was born in Montreal. My whole family lives in Montreal. I knew that I wanted to play here not at the tail-end of my career, but in my prime."

No one has to remind the 31-year-old enforcer why he was brought in to help his hometown Habs.

"I know my role and I hope to make the jobs of certain teammates easier," explained Laraque, who boasts over 1,000 career penalty minutes. "Having played against him, I know that a guy like Mike Komisarek is much more useful when he’s on the ice and that he shouldn’t really feel the need to drop his gloves out there. I want to take that pressure off Mike’s shoulders and give players like Max Lapierre and Steve Begin the chance to play their physical game without worrying about someone going after them."

Having faced the skillful Canadiens on many occasions, Laraque has seen first-hand why his arrival in Montreal is a welcome one.

“Since there hasn’t been a true heavyweight here in a while, a player like me knew that facing Montreal meant it would be an easy night," said the rugged winger. "I knew that I could get away with doing whatever I wanted against a small team like the Canadiens and I took advantage of that fact."

The vertically-challenged speedsters in the Habs' lineup aren’t the only ones who are going to sleep better tonight.

"I’ve heard Guy Carbonneau say it himself that if the Canadiens were going to bring in a tough guy, he had to know how to play the game as well," recalled Laraque. "He’s mentioned my name before as a player like that and knowing he already has that kind of confidence in me feels really good."

Manny Almela is a writer for canadiens.com

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JL · 07-07-2008, 12:52 AM

I've heard a good one today...

Laraque 'em, sock 'em

JL · 07-24-2008, 10:48 PM

MONTREAL – His future stall in the Habs' dressing room may still be empty, but Georges Laraque will be hanging his new jersey in it soon enough, along with his brand new number.

While he may have worn No. 27 for most of his career, including his stints with both the Penguins and Oilers, and even in his junior days in Granby, Laraque knew better than to pry the number from its current Montreal owner Alex Kovalev. Instead, Laraque will don the No. 17 for the first time.

Once he hits the ice for the Habs, Laraque will become the 45th player in team history to wear the No. 17 and the first Canadien to do so since Jason Ward in 2003-04.

Among those in club history to have ever worn Laraque’s new number, Jean-Guy Talbot sported it the longest. The former Habs defenseman had it on his back from 1954 to 1967, winning seven Stanley Cups over that span as the No. 17. Would-be Norris Trophy winner Rod Langway also proudly wore the number from 1978 to 1982 when he was just breaking into the NHL with the Canadiens.

Other notables to have worn No. 17 include: Craig Ludwig, John LeClair and Benoit Brunet. Another little known fact is that the great Jean Beliveau actually had No. 17 on his back in the two games he played with the Habs in 1950-51, before ultimately wearing his trademark No. 4, which now hangs high above the ice at the Bell Centre.

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