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At the Buzzer: Icons such as Guy Lafleur teach enduring lessons

By Brion O'ConnorMay 26, 2021

Guy Lafleur
Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur won five Stanley Cups and is the top scorer in Canadiens history. (Getty Images)

Apologies first. It wasn’t my intent to focus my first two installments of “At the Buzzer” on, of all people and teams, Ken Dryden and the Montreal Canadiens.

I’ve cheered for two professional hockey teams in my life — the New York Rangers while I was a snot-nosed kid growing up in New Jersey, and the Boston Bruins, after my family moved to New Hampshire following my sophomore year in high school. Both those allegiances make me a card-carrying member of the “Hate the Habs” fraternity.

But I always respected Dryden, not only as a supremely talented goaltender but also as a thoughtful observer of the game. All facets of the game. As I delved into the inaugural “At the Buzzer” column, which highlighted the need for unstructured play (based on a chapter in Dryden’s wonderful treatise on hockey, “The Game”), I realized I had too much material. Moreover, two distinct themes emerged. The first was the need for kids to enjoy more free time.

Tags: At The Buzzer, Column, COVID-19, Development, Guy Lafleur, Ice Hockey, Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens, youth hockey

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