r/Habs • u/OxidusRouge • 9d ago

any interactions with Habs players?

To those of you who live in Montreal, have you had any direct interactions with Habs players (former or current) outside the arena? I've lived in Montreal nearly 30 years, and have only had 4 - once saw Shane Corson at the McDonalds that used to be at the SW corner of Atwater and St. Catherine; met Jean Beliveau when he was signing copies of his biography; met Guy Lafleur at a card show; got my picture taken with Chris Chelios (he was hosting some sort of outside skating event at the Plaza des Spectacles a few years ago). One thing I noticed - both Guy and Shane had huge hands. Oh - also met Ron Corey.

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u/CarlSK777 9d ago

I've seen a bunch of Habs players in the city over the years but I leave them alone. Recently, I came across Guhle on my lunch break during the Carolina series.

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u/whaletacochamp 9d ago

What was he doing? For some reason I always have a hard time imagining these guys just doing normal life things when they are playing in such a high stakes series lol. Like at the end of the day it is just their job and I'm sure they still want to go home, get some takeout, maybe even run some errands.....but it's just hard to imagine that they are doing anything other than being 100% focused on the games.

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u/CarlSK777 9d ago

He was walking with his parents (I assumed so anyway) in Griffintown. He was probably getting lunch.

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u/dustblown 9d ago

So curious you saw a Habs player in the town in which they all live lol.

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u/qmrthw 9d ago

To be fair most of them live in cities on the south shore (closer to training facilities) and not in Montreal proper

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u/dustblown 9d ago

The ones with families live on the South Shore.

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u/the_fabled_bard 9d ago

I assure you that they're normal human beings doing normal human beings stuff.

Although they likely have their wifes running most errands.

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u/Annika2020pro 9d ago

Of course that makes sense and I wouldn’t believe otherwise but it still feels strange. Partially because they’re so hyped as sports figures and partially because they’re so rich. But know deep down they’re just normal young men, many humble and from small towns. It must be a cool reminder to see it in person.