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Lucic Had Orders Not To Fight
by Paul on 11/23/08 at 07:13 AM ET
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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 his courage in the most explicit of ways.
Lucic continued to decline, prompting the Montreal fans to boo the forward and chant his name. But Lucic had someone more important to answer to than Laraque.
“There was no way it was going to happen,” said coach Claude Julien, who had, before the game, forbidden Lucic from fighting Laraque. “[Shawn] Thornton was there, ready for Georges. Nothing happened. My tough guy was ready for their tough guy. Simple as that. I told him not to fight. It was me.”
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I wonder what Jack “Ass” Edwards had to say about his hometown boy refusing to drop ‘em. I’m sure he called him a coward and a little girl just like he does when some other team’s fighters won’t fling fists.
Posted by Mojo Tooth on 11/24/08 at 02:07 AM ET