A fan pays his respects in front of a bronze statue of Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur, Friday, April 22, 2022, in Montreal.
Game 7, NHL semifinals.
We didn’t have endless access to every game on TV or social media video clips.
The line of Lafleur, Wayne Gretzky and Gilbert Perreault at the 1981 Canada Cup may have been the best ever assembled.
They mostly played to half-filled arenas.
I had a chance to sit down with Lafleur, who happily answered all my questions for 45 minutes, like there was no one else in the world.