They say the best lawyers are the ones who never see the inside of a courtroom. By extension, the best enforcers in the NHL are often the guys who never have to drop the gloves.
So far this season, Georges Laraque has only four fighting majors, a full five behind NHL leader Brandon Prust. But if you want to know exactly why Laraque doesn't have to drop the gloves more often, then watch this video where he took on Josh Gratton of the Philadelphia Flyers in Montreal on Saturday night.
Know this: plenty of other fighters around the league will watch this clip and the message will be received.
That was some serious handspeed by Laraque. I really felt bad for Gratton for being on the receiving end of those haymakers. It was like a MMA TKO by referee stoppage, quickly interceded by mercy. He's going to be all purple tomorrow. Damn.
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11-16-2008 @ 3:42AM
Step said...
That was some serious handspeed by Laraque. I really felt bad for Gratton for being on the receiving end of those haymakers. It was like a MMA TKO by referee stoppage, quickly interceded by mercy. He's going to be all purple tomorrow. Damn.
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11-16-2008 @ 1:09PM
frank schrepple said...
i guess this has been hockey since day one. it's what keeps the sport going. .they alwase stop it when one of the players goes down.
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