Hockey

[ila]

Originally Posted by shadows

Ila, what do you think of Montreal getting rid of George Larroque(sp?)? I think he added a measure of toughness to Montreal and that they will sorely miss that if they make it to the playoffs(as they have a lot of small guys on that team). Look at what happened to Carey Price the other night for example!

I was quite surprised, although maybe I shouldn't have been. He has scored only one goal this season. The newspapers out here are calling him the reluctant enforcer as he's only been in four fights this season. I would think that that makes him a better player as I don't like fighting in hockey.

I think that there is a lot going on behind the scenes that the fans haven't been made aware of. I'm sure though that if Laracque signs with another team that we'll hear more from him about what went on. I'm sure we'll also hear some rebuttals from Gainey if that happens.

I don't think that Montreal will miss him too much. He was good for public relations events, but he wasn't producing on the ice. What Montreal will miss most is not being able to fill the roster spot until Laracque's contract is up.