I don't know, Caufield was a very exciting draft pick. Not as flashy or razzle-dazzle as Demidov or Richer, but his lethal mitts had Habs fans going gaga. Also, how about Saku Koivu?
Agreed. He doesn't look like a small forward at all.
Koivu, also a great pick, and an exciting player, his big thing was getting injured in his 2nd year, while leading the league in scoring, and was never quite the same player.
Caufield absolutely a great pick, thanks to the Flyers for passing on him.
It would seem Demidov based on media chatter, and hi lights has another level to him, that habs fans haven't seen since Kovalev, more recently, and Richer from 40 years ago..................crazy how the last 25-30 years, the Habs decided to hang their seasons on the goalies, instead of building a real team.
Gainey was the GM who got close, but it's been miserable from a habs fans perspective when it comes down to offensive flashy talent.
Different players. Lafleur was the fastest player in the league. As good as Richer was, he didn’t have Lafleur’s hands or dipsy doodling ability.
But he was more physical and his slapshot was absolutely insane. Great player and HOF talent. But not at Lafleur’s level. That’s okay, Steve Yzerman probably wasn’t at Lafleur’s level either. Very few players were as good as prime Lafleur. Six straight 100 point 50 goal seasons. Only Gretz and Bossy have done that apart from Guy.
Lafleur.............was just simply magical for a 6-8 year period. Insane....
Different players. Lafleur was the fastest player in the league. As good as Richer was, he didn’t have Lafleur’s hands or dipsy doodling ability.
But he was more physical and his slapshot was absolutely insane. Great player and HOF talent. But not at Lafleur’s level. That’s okay, Steve Yzerman probably wasn’t at Lafleur’s level either. Very few players were as good as prime Lafleur. Six straight 100 point 50 goal seasons. Only Gretz and Bossy have done that apart from Guy.
Lafleur.............was just simply magical for a 6-8 year period. Insane....
