Sad sad sad, I cant imagine the hard mascarade he had to put up at the Bell Center for the ceremony and meeting all his old buddies while suffering deep inside. May he rest in peace.Sadly, Claude Lemieux committed suicide.
Claude Lemieux’s death revealed as suicide — just days after carrying torch at Eastern Conference finals
The NHL Alumni Association announced the four-time Stanley Cup-winning forward’s death on Thursday.nypost.com
We still don’t know what circumstances led to his suicide. Maybe we never will find out what was going through his head. I’ve been involved with cases where it was a quick, last minute decision. A friend of mine who committed suicide wrote in his goodbye letter that it had taken him less than 48 hrs to make up his mind. Another one decided to blow his brains out after learning he had terminal cancer a day earlier. People even tried to talk him out of it minutes earlier but he had made up his mind. He didn’t even leave a letter. What i’m saying is that every circumstance is usually different. In Lemieux’ case i could only speculate but it wouldn’t surprise me if we later found out that he was suffering from CTE, which is often seen in deceased athletes who played violent sports where concussions from physical contact happen. It’s actually suprising that there aren’t more boxers or mma fighters committing suicide. I myself boxed at the amateur level during my teens & i retired from boxing because i got tired of the constant headaches from punches to the head. I even fought several times with these headaches. I also suffered even more serious blows to the head (one nearly killed me) many years ago. I was a walking zombie with a huge headache for a few weeks. It wouldn’t surprise me if i don’t already suffer from cte myself, to be honest. I’ll never really find out.
I got 2 sévère concussions back to back within 10 days, I suffered at different levels for 2 the 2 years following. I still feel like I never gained back the same energy level.
Let see if Hugues manage to sign some interesting players this summer. There is no garantee because the UFA market is very bad this year. The Habs are not very lucky because they had high first round picks in years where there was not much to choose from. I think we will still have to wait 2 more seasons before we get to see the real shape of this team.
The Habs did look undersized but other than Josh Anderson their own big guys played small. I’m referring to Kirby Dach, among a few others. And if the coach felt size was an issue why didn’t he dress one of his bigger & most physical players in Arber Xejaj? The way i see it the Habs were totally out of gas from playing two consecutive 7-game series while the other team had two weeks off & all their players fully rested & healthy. The Habs were drained & it seems like half the team were dealing with injuries. Dobes was by far their best player!
Dach, Dobson and Slaf are big boys that should play big, if not well, we’ve seen what happens, our talent players get a beating day in day out. Pay close attention to the injury list that will come out in the season’s post mortem press conference to come.
Lemieux family donated his brain to CTE research, so they may suspect it:
The entire Montreal Canadiens Hockey community was forced to take the Trump Vaccines to participate.
I wouldn't make that deal. Knies is good but I think Zharovsky has a lot of upside. Habs missed the boat in drafting someone like Brooks Rogowski, a 6 foot 7 centre who has skill and skates well for his size. If they want more size and grit, it needs to be acquired through the draft or though surgical transactions that don't deplete skill in their organizations.
Habs desperately need a player like Knies, they have way enough players like Zharovsky. At this point in their progression, serious weight and grit is becoming an emergency.
C’est pour quand le vaccin contre les siphonnés?…
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It all depends on passion for the game.
