Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
If Patrick Roy can manage to bury the hatchet with the Montreal Canadiens, why can’t the Habs see past mild, meek Milan Lucic having his fists assaulted by Mike Komisarek’s face? The Boston Globe’s Fluto Shinzawa reports Montreal selected Georges Laraque for a fight with Boston’s Lucic that never happened during the Bruins’ 3-2 shootout [...]
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
from Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe, Georges Laraque, itching to shed his gloves and teach the 20-year-old a lesson, was tapped to trail Lucic and goad him into a fight. On their first shift together, Laraque tapped Lucic on the leg with his stick, then got in his face, asking the Bruin to drop his gloves. Lucic didn’t bite. For the rest of the period, Laraque was talking to Lucic, no doubt questioning...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
from Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, The Bruins will be in Montreal tonight to face Les Glorieux, and it’s a good bet big Georges Laraque, all 6 feet 3 inches and 253 pounds of him, will fill the role of Maitre’d pugilist at Bell Centre. “Yes, come right in,” he might say to Messrs. Milan Lucic and Shawn Thornton. “How nice to see you gentlemen from Boston again. Might I find you a . . . seat'”...
National Hockey League Digest (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
One must admire the guts that Josh Gratton has to take on a bona fide NHL heavyweight in Georges Laraque, but at some point common sense has to kick in. Even for the vast majority of NHL “tough guys” fighting Georges Laraque is a lesson in futility. After the beating that Laraque issued to Gratton on [...]
Melt Your Face-Off (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
It’s another feel-good week fortnight time segment, as this week MYFO recognizes uber-goon Georges Laraque. Laraque is almost certainly the richest goon in the NHL–the Canadiens are paying him $4.5M over the next three years to keep sticks and elbows away from Chris Higgins and the Brothers Kostitsyn. But even more than the money, it [...]
HockeyAnalysis.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
I could live with Kurt Sauer’s hit on Andrei Kostitsyn. It’s a fast game and it happens when people are hitting others - the arms come up sometimes to protect themselves and near the boards is always a dangerous area to be. What I don’t get, however, is what Georges Laraque was supposed to accomplish. [...]
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
via Habs Inside/Out, Depleted lineup tonight. Andrei Kostitsyn is still recovering from having his bell rung against Phoenix. Christopher Higgins is still recovering from his groin injury. Georges Laraque was recovered from his groin injury; but after two games, it’s acting up again.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/19/2008
from the CP via TSN, A nasty hit on Andrei Kostitsyn opened the door for Georges Laraque to show why the Montreal Canadiens went looking for an enforcer last summer. Laraque was front and centre in a rough and chippy second period as the Canadiens downed the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 on two goals from Alex Tanguay and a goal and two assists from Saku Koivu on Saturday night, although they look to have lost...
Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies (Free subscription) | 10/17/2008
Don't get me wrong, I had a massive man-crush on Georges Laraque during his tenure with the Penguins. Probably still do, despite him playing in Canada now. However, some recent fights by Penguins newcomers Eric Godard and Paul Bissonette will help fans get over BGL pretty quick. Check out the two destroy Riley Cote and Matt Bradley respectively in the past two games. Monsters.
Sportsocracy (Free subscription) | 10/15/2008
The Pens acquired Georges Laraque last year as a way to protect their young talent. The problem was, Laraque fancied himself a real player and didn’t do as much enforcing as most people would have liked. Eric Godard doesn’t have that problem, he’s just a straight up asskicker. via the incomparable hockeyfights.com
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
...comes courtesy of budding Penguin enforcer Paul Bissonnette. In discussing the role of the heavyweight and his place in that group in this report , Bissonnette got around to the matter of super-heavyweight Georges Laraque and whether he'd be afraid of fighting him. Bissonnette expressed no fear, but noted that he'd be "shaking going in...[but] if I want to play in this league, that's going to be...
HockeyAnalysis.com (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
On paper the Habs look great. The reigning Eastern Conference champs lost replaceable players over the summer but addressed toughness issues with Georges Laraque and got their French-Canadian star in Alex Tanguay. The Habs enter their centennial season with high expectations from the team, media, and fans alike, and even pegged by some to win [...]
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Transactions don't have to be as big as Hossa-to-Detroit to make an impact. Wes Goldstein touts the signing of Ty Conklin, Georges Laraque and 10 others you might have missed -- and not all of them involve players leaving Pittsburgh.
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
The storm has passed. Took with it the Penguins' top two wingers in Marian Hossa and Ryan Malone, plus character guys such as Jarkko Ruutu, Gary Roberts and Adam Hall, an enforcer in Georges Laraque and a solid backup goaltender in Ty Conklin.
montreal city weblog (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Bob Gainey has signed Montreal native Georges Laraque to be an enforcer , and has also added a third goalie to the club. No large blond Swedes on the menu yet, though.
