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Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur told the French-language newspaper La Presse that it looked “as if everyone had given up” in the series-deciding 1-0 loss to the New York Rangers in Game 6.
“You do not play hockey for good seasons. You play to win the Stanley Cup,” Lafleur said.”You can’t win [Game 5] and then not show up the next night.”
He then directed his venom at two of the team’s veteran forwards.
“Guys like [Thomas] Vanek and [Max] Pacioretty, you can not keep them on your team,” he continued. “They should stay home if they are not willing to pay the price. Your team will never win with players that fade when there is adversity.”
Ouch!