Don Cherry remembers Guy Lafleur
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Never heard Don say a bad thing about Guy, rather he profoundly admired him. God bless him....
There's nothing bad anyone can say about The Flower. GUY GUY GUY!
We Bruins fans hated his guts but we never underestimate his talent. This guy was the real deal and he had it all, stick handling, speed, great hand, pin point passing, great accurate slap shot ect ect. Plus he was a down to earth person who wasn’t in love with himself. We in Boston should thank Guy because he always said he played his best vs Boston. Thanks Guy for the memories eventhough they hurt….he was worth the price of admission.
Ever heard that his slapshot was outlawed for awhile in minor hockey?? Read Guy's biography I'm a quebecer :)
Don has great respect for all those Habs who beat him. As a Bruins fan, you just had to tip your cap to them--especially Lafleur.
@@davidthompson62 Thanks David! I remember those years like it was yesterday. The tension was palpable between our cities. I can reveal to you now that I was shaking with nerves every playoff game vs Bruins; your team was stacked :)
Never watched Hockey Night in Canada again after they fired Don. 👍
Me either
Same here. No one has a weak opinion. All scared to really say anything controversial
I may not have agreed with everything Don said but I really appreciated his honesty and the fact he did have an opinion. We have become to weak as a people
Me too
Same here
Racist
Been waiting to hear Dons take on Guy.
Miss you Don, Hockey Night is not the same, I was studying in Québec city in 1971, my friends said you have to see this Guy fellow play. The Ramparts fans were not happy if he only scored 2 goals a night. He'll be greatly missed.
I miss Coaches Corner alot. I miss how hockey was.
DON CHERRYS COACHES CORNER , DEARLY MISSED
Great player. Idolized him as a kid, and the ultimate sniper Bossy.
And they died so close together. Sad times. But such great memories.
Don
We miss you and love you
Don, this is why you’re a national treasure. You could forget more about hockey than any of us would ever know. No need to ever talk about that other stuff and the culture wars. Just be the hockey genius that you are. 🙏🏽
The Stone-age hockey couch Don Cherry brainwashed The people of Canada to hate other countries! Don Cherry Said his CZcams video that USA Finland Sweden CzechRepulic Russia Their The NHL Players Are The Foreneigers Almost ILEGAL Aliens! Don Cherry do not draft The USA born players like Auston Matthews! Don Cherry claiming that Ryan Reaves is The Real MVP!! When Wayne Gretzky scored 92 goals in 1982 8,01 goals per game! Now 2022 6,2 goals per game! Auston Matthews 60 goals 73 games! Gretzky 92 goals in 80 Games! So we get=8,01/6,2x80/73x60=84,81 goals!! If Auston Matthews Have played in The High scoring ERA in 1982 The result 84,81 goals! Only Gretzky 92; Bobby Hull 86 Mario Lemieux 85 Goals Have Scored More! But The 'Wanger loser' Don Cherry claiming that Auston Matthews is missing The net! The Truth is Connor McDavid 14% shooting missing The net 86% of The Time! Auston Matthews 17,1% shooting much Better than Connor McDavid! But Don Cherry claiming that The MVP RYAN REAVES and CONNOR MCDAVID!! Don Cherry=The Wanger Loser Couch!!!
I miss Don. I feel like someone robbed us from tradition . Like a Christmas dinner. Ffs how can we get him back?
Being born in Siberia and for the first time having encountered with Canadian hockey in the notorious summit games of 72 that ruined my image of the professional hockey and that was the fact. Even an excellent performance by Bobby Hull in the next series didn't change my mind. I was completely stunned to see Guy Lafleur playing the hockey of your dream a couple of years later on the level of the highest standard, reminding of the finesse of the European style. He instantly has become my favorite Canadian player of all times.....by far. The only hockey player I can put close to him on the pedestal is Mario Lemieux. RIP, you will be remembered by a one Russian Canadian.
Bobby Orr would be on that pedestal too! Howe was not too bad either. How about the Rocket! LOL....forgot Bobby Hull sure could wind up his shooting and skating too!....the list goes on and on....
As for me, I couldn't get my eyes off Tretiak! I was 9, then!
@@ronbonora7872 I have never seen Bobby Orr play, but when I talked with Bobby Hull about ten years ago(our conversation lasted for an hour or even longer) and we were discussing the best players ever, he referred to Bobby Orr as the most versatile player ever. There were two rockets:):):):) : Maurice Richard and Pavel Bure. I have never seen the former one live, but the latter was mindboggling!
@@robertallard759 I worship him as a goalie, but despise him as a human being.
Wish all Russians were like you.
70s and 80s great hockey years.
Guy Lafleur!
🙏💪✌
Bless you for your wonderful memories of Guy
Love Don Cherry! 🌺
God bless Don and Guy Lafleur
Love Don and his family doing this.
An excellent tribute to Guy Lafleur by Don Cherry. It shows the ultimate respect that Donald S. had for Guy and for his accomplishments. Also a huge thank you both to Cindy and to Tim for being an important part of the "Don Cherry Clips". It is great that you have created this channel so that Don's voice can be continued to be heard.
Love you Grapes!
Don your just as sharp as ever. You are loved by millions of hockey fans world wide.
GUY!GUY!GUY!GUY! a great hockey player, a legend ..Thanks Don for the clips.May he rest in peace.
Could listen to Don’s stories for days. Respectful tribute to the most exciting player of the 70’s
I had the privilege of watching him play several times at Maple Leaf Gardens and the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium between 1974 and 1983. Him and Gilbert Perreault were the best skaters I ever saw.
Bobby Orr was up there in the skating department too!
@@ronbonora7872 Definitely
Good to hear your thoughts Don! A lot of us miss seeing your mug on TV. All the very best!
I miss him to. But woke CBC and the goverment did him in. He is still the best
The Stone-age coach Don Cherry brainwashed The people of Canada to hate other countries!! Don Cherry Said his CZcams video that USA Finland Sweden CzechRepulic Russia Their The NHL Players Are really The Foreneigers Almost ILEGAL Aliens!! Don Cherry Said that do not draft The USA born players like Auston Matthews! Don Cherry claiming that Ryan Reaves The Real MVP in The NHL in 2022! Do n Cherry videos they claiming that Auston Matthews is missing The net so much!! The Truth is that Connor McDavid 14% shooting missing The net 86% of Time! Ovechkin 15% shooting! Auston Matthews 17,1% shooting better than Connor McDavid!! When Wayne Gretzky scored 92 goals in 1982 The NHL 8,01 goals per game! Now in 2022 6,2 goals per game! So we get=Auston Matthews 60 goals 73 games! Gretzky 92 goals in 80 Games in 1982! So we get 80/73x8,01/6,2x60=84,81 goals! If Auston Matthews Have played in 1982 The result 84,81 goals! Only Gretzky 92 Bobby Hull 86 Mario Lemieux 85 Goals! Auston Matthews 84,81 goals in 1982! Don Cherry The 'Wanger'claiming that Auston Matthews is missing The net so much!! 84,81 goals in 1982 The high scoring ERA if Auston Matthews Have played in 1980s!!!!
Traitor McLean is to blame for that
Great hearing Don Cherry 🍒
He was a great player and a very kind man. I was lucky enough to meet him in a fairly empty Victoria airport. He was really nice. I needed some help and he gave it. God bless him!
Hey Don, love the Guy!
Great stories Don and from a kid growing up in the Montreal in the 70’s, great memories :)
Right on Don...you're one of the few who really tells it like it is!
Lafleur was my childhood hero growing up in NY/NJ.
Love and respect from a Habs fan. ❤🍇
I love both Don and Guy. I remember growing up how not cool it was to be a Habs fan, LOL but I always said Guy is my favourite player, this was in Toronto country. We badly need Don now more than ever, hockey has not been the same
Thanks Don! Very sad lots of great memories..
That quick blast slapshot from Lafleur 🎯😁⚡😃
Don.
You are a real Canadian.
Miss you and tv
Wow, I started to really start to watch hockey was 69-70 or close to that, remember the expansion, but was a Montreal fan, so must of saw his rookie year. Didn’t know to young to know.
At my age, and the league today is down toilet (as far as I’m concerned), these memories are priceless.
It was never a better time in the 70s to be a Habs fan and having Lafleur show us how it was done
wow...
first time I hear a positive word from Cherry about a French Canadian! Old age brings a sense of wisdom!
What are you talking about? He says positive things about French Canadians all the time, and has been doing it for decades. Vincent LeCavalier was one of his fav. players.
Rest easy Guy!! Im havin a dart for ya!!💪🇨🇦
thanks big love from a french Québecquer, my favorite to watch were Guy and Ken Dryden just a treat :)
Québécoise
@@monichat c.est pas mon vrai nom lol si tu met ton vrai nom sur youtube bin?? va y fort. lol
@@christineblack4654 Écrire LOL est un signe de débilité
Thank you Don for sharing your memories on The Flower.
Thank you for your stories.
Sure miss you Don on TV
Even leaf fans loved, and morned the loss of this man
.One of the all time greats...we miss u Guy. Truly saddened.
Great tribute - Thanks Don ! The story shared about Pollock getting Lafleur was great but key wrinkle was omitted. If memory serves correctly what made the strategy surrounding pick spectacular was Pollock watching the standings as season coming to end and acted with plan in place The pick from Seals was in jeopardy because LA (I believe) was falling behind the Seals which would have given LA first pick.
Pollock went to work and traded Ralph Backstrom, a very talented forward, to LA to help LA win a few games down the stretch and nudge them above the Seals thus saving the first pick for MTL.
I recall seeing Marcel Dion when he played for the St. Kitts Black Hawks and Steve Shutt for the Toronto Marlboros of the OHL.
I love the Flower more than any other athlete in any sport. No one could get you out of your seat more often than the Demon Blonde. He was my idol!!
Guy was always a favourite of mine growing up. RIP good sir.
It's not easy losing these great Hockey Heroes.I was never a Montreal fan because they were always winning,no wonder with players like "The Flower",man he was good.
One of life’s worst experiences back when Guy was THE guy was being a Leafs fan. RIP Guy Lafleur.
@@hiroyukikitaguni9450 I agree LOL. They were a team to recon with.
The Great Don Cherry praising the Great Flower! Music to my ears!!
Sorry Don, you lost another friend ... you have many many friends . .. pls count me as one !
Count me in too.
So great and so modest
The Stone-age hockey couch Don Cherry brainwashed The people of Canada to hate other countries!!; Don Cherry Said his CZcams video that USA Russia Finland Sweden CzechRepulic their The NHL Players Are really The Foreneigers ( almost ILEGAL Aliens!) Don Cherry Do Not draft The USA born players like Auston Matthews!! Don Cherry videos they claiming that Auston Matthews miss The net so much! The Truth is that Connor McDavid 14,1,% shooting missing The net 86% of The Time!! Ovechkin 15% shooting!! Auston Matthews 17,1% shooting much Better than Connor McDavid!! Don Cherry Do draft The Great players like Ryan REAVES! Don Cherry claiming that Ryan REAVES The MVP in The NHL in 2022!! When Wayne Gretzky scored 92 goals in 1982 The NHL 8,01 goals per game!! Now in The NHL 6,2 goals per game! Auston Matthews 73 games 60 goals!! Do your msth! 80/73x8,01/6,2x60=84,81 If Auston Matthews Have played in The 1982 The result 84,81 goals! Only Gretzky Bobby Hull Mario Lemieux Have scored More!! 92 86 85 Goals!!; The'Wanger'Don Cherry Auston Matthews is missing The net so much 17% shooting!! Don Cherry claiming that Connor McDavid 14% shooting much Better than Auston Matthews The net misser! The Science fact Connor McDavid and Ovechkin really The net missing players! Don Cherry=Ryan Reaves The Real MVP not Auston Matthews!! Don Cherry=Wanger Loser!!
I miss both of these guys
A very.exciting player for sure. Sad about his passing!!!
We hated his guts in Boston but never underestimate his talent. He could really do it all. What a loss to The NHL to lose two of its best in Bossy and Lafleur in such a short period of time.
They forgot to mention the best part of how Sam Pollock made sure he kept the number one overall draft pick that landed Guy Lafleur. The L. A. Kings began playing worse than the Golden Seals and it looked like a real possibility that the Kings could finish last and earn the 1st overall pick.
Sam Pollock saw this unfolding so he orchestrated a trade giving the Kings Ralph Backstrom, a very capable center, for two minor league players. The Kings overtook the Golden Seals in the standings and the rest is history.
Genius
Сегодня узнал что Ги Лефлер умер ещё в 2022 году. Это плохая новость. Он был одним из самых уважаемых мною игроков в команде соперников противостоящих ЦСКА и сборной СССР. Он был большим мастером и очень корректным игроком, игравшим за счёт мастерства а не за счёт хамства. Мои искренние,хотя и запоздалые, соболезнования
Mike Bossy, Guy Lafleur says it all. Just heart broken, two of my most favorite players.
Good old days of hockey
I got to meet Guy and play against him in an Old Timer's hockey game in Sarnia. Don Cherry is absolutely right about him. Very quiet ....almost shy but a very fun sense of humour. To back up what Don said about him wanting just to be one of the guys ....I asked him about playing in New York as compared to Montreal. He said in New York after practice and after the games the players mostly went on their own. He said the game had changed and the players started acting more like businessmen than athletes. Everyone was interested in talking to their agents about contracts and their business investmentsThe camaraderie was gone.
We miss u Mr Cherry!!!!!
Guy Lafleur was everything that the Canadiens wanted in a player. A French man with a French name and even his number (10) was the French channel on Canadian TV sets back then. He was amazing without overshadowing his fellow teammates. In this interview they refer to him as "low key" and that is exactly what he was. He was also one of the few players to retire and then make a highly successful comebacks and then retire a hero.
My brother won a Boston Pizza promotion to play in the oldtimers hockey game in Edmonton. He played in the 3 period, the puck went up the ice my brother went in with LaFleur then the puck went back into the other end but came back to center fast. Where my slow brother was just getting back inbetween there blueline and center, the puck hit my brothers skate Lafleur just turned around not realizing there was one of his players coming back. He almost collided but grabbed the puck that hit my brothers skate went in and scored. My brother got an assist, also when they were in the dressing room Tiger Williams was being an asshole to the guys that got into play with the oldtimers. Guy told Tiger off and shut him up, my brother who was an Islander fan really admired Guy after this. Crazy how Bossy was my brothers hero in the younger days and Lafleur was mine.
Seems like tiger williams was a real asshole everywhere he went. Great story about Guy Lafleur.
When I learned about his smoking, I was just amazed. How can you smoke and have lungs to skate like that ? Amazing. However, I find that that adds to the mystic of the dude. It doesn’t make any sense, but then he became one of the greatest. So, what you can assume is that their are people that we can’t explain.
Don,
Just a wee note to say thanks, and to wish you and your great clan a magic
Christmas.🎄☮
Coming from a Man that lost to the HABS that many times, means a Lot to a Hockey Fan. I heard that Elon Musk was going to purchase the CBC next so he can put Don Cherry back on Hockey night in Canada. Ha ha!
I'm a die hard Montreal Canadiens fan and have several Canadien players as my hero's, from the Rocket to Doug to Jean to Kenny to Larry and of course Guy but the best player I have ever seen is Bobby Orr and that includes Wayne, Mario, Sydney, etc. etc. Thanks Guy for helping win so many Stanley Cups.
I agree with you!
The kids today can’t ever understand how great #4 for Boston was. I’m an old Islander fan and there is no question that both Lafleur and Bossy were great players but there were not as good as Bobby Orr. The same goes for Gretzky, Lemieux and Messier. Bobby Orr changed the sport of Hockey.
I'll never forget that cheap shot from the German player. I never forgot that. Thank you Don Cherry for bringing that up.
Glad to see you have a CZcams channel. Guy LaFleur was a great player!
Don Sherry so sorry for the lose of your friend.
Don likes his sherry too!
First time I have heard Cherry in a couple years. He doesn’t sound as “good” as in the past. I hope he stands strong.
Cherry is the best!!!!
Thanks Grapes
Just to answer their question, Marcel Dionne went to St. Catherines to play Junior A because the OHA was considered a more competitive league than the QMHL. Lafleur was recruited to play in the OHA but decided to stay in Quebec.
My story teller Don Cherry 😃🇨🇦
love don
I was a Toronto fan so I never rooted for Mtl. But I was sorry to hear about Guy's passing. He seemed like a nice guy. I was waiting for Cherry to comment about him. He obviously was sorry to hear about it as well. It was also nice to see Darryl Sittler another nice guy attend Guy's funeral.
Keep up the fine work..
The main reason why Lafleur didn't score as much in his first 3 seasons is because he wasn't given as much ice time as his veteran line mates. It's not a surprise that he took off in his 4th year, he was given much more ice time. It had nothing to do with him no longer wearing a helmet.
I believe when he was rid of his helmet he felt more comfortable as well.
At least Guy did not have to deal with concussion issues like Sidney Crosby, Paul Kariya, Eric Lindros, and many other later players who wore helmets. Not wearing a helmet also gave him that more comfort and confidence, as per Dr. Fauci's reply. And it also added that special sort of mystique to his style as a player, so why would you want to put a helmet and even shield on over that?
@@icm1970 I know the players are bigger and stronger now but if anyone back then would take a run at the stars to injure then they would get their lumps on and off the ice. Teams back then had 4 or so guys that can fight.
Guy! Guy! Guy!
two of the greatest right wingers to play. Guy and Mike. may they rest in peace
Was a huge Boston fan hated the Canadians because they were so talented. Lafleur was a truly amazing player without the ego just a quite leader.
It's easy to forget but just imagine if Lafleur had just played one more year (and it's easy to argue that he never should have retired when he did), he could have had another cup with Gainey and Robinson on that amazing 1986 team!
Love the content
3:40 ... Guy Lafleur or Marcel Dionne...talk about a pleasant dilemma. You can't go wrong! Both legends. Go Habs Go! RIP Guy 🙏🏼❤️
Must be the only time Don Cherry has spoken kindly of a Quebecer.
That's horseshit and you know it
Back in the early 70s l was a leaf fan, however because of relatives in Montreal l soon became a Habs fan and still am. Say what you want, but they are the most storied franchise, with Montreal you either love them or you hate them, and Lafleur fit right in with them.
RIP Guy. thx for the autograh. thx for the hockey!
GREAT PRO!!!!!!!
Great stories. Happy to have found this. Question: Who are the other 2 in studio with Grapes?
The late 70s Canadiens were the best team I ever saw. I grew up in the Detroit suburbs as a Red Wings fan; Detroit wasn't much to watch at the time, so I preferred watching Montreal. The Leafs were usually on CBC in color from the nearby Windsor station, but I used to watch the Habs on some obscure far-away snowy black and white channel "en francais." The Canadiens could raise the intensity of their play as the game progressed like no team I ever saw. I watched many teams fold to their pressure. My primary memory of LaFleur was streaking down the wing with the hair flowing. They were a very complete team both offensively and defensively. I do not think it was necessarily an improvement to the game when goal scoring increased significantly during the eighties.
Honest to God I haven’t watched Hockey night in Canada since you left! It’s disgusting to watch it now, bunch of over sensitive babies it’s truly sad what happened to our national sport! God bless you Don and family we miss and LOVE you! ❤🤠👍❤️
I wish I could have seen Guy Lafleur n Mike Bossy play n Gretzky as a oiler
the man responsible for 'that' Coaches corner pose
Don Cherry looks like age is catching up to his powers of recall. Enjoy Don while you can because one day he may be silent...not that he wants to be. Don is part of Canada's character....time is like the ocean, it steals people away from us. 😢
Canada is cool Too😃🇨🇦
I always wore #10 - Guy Lafleur was my favourite player as a kid
The story of how they got Lafleur is even better. Tim missed the part where the Seals started winning a bit and there was a danger of them overtaking the expansion Kings and not finishing last. So Sammy Pollock dumped a couple of old timers that still had something in the tank on the Kings GM. They then finished ahead of the Seals and Pollock got his pick and later his five Cups!!
Damn it..let's put Claude Provost in the Hall of Fame!!!!!
God bless Guy, Don Cherry blows!
The Dman who nailed Guy was Rob VanOnlangs, a Dutch player of Canadian citizenship…
great larry Robinson story ...
Don Cherry needs a CZcams channel for his Grapevine Podcast. Start roughly when teams have their intermission then tune in to CZcams for even better 20 min segment. I think it would be awesome to hear his opinion during games along with his family. I'd love it if we could watch him here!!
Doesn't matter what team you cheer for, everyone loved Guy Lafleur. I was actually depressed when He passed away.