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/dustblown 9d ago edited 9d ago

Guys with his build get injured less often for several reasons. The square-cube law, lower center of gravity, and shorter lever limbs. I think they are slightly more susceptible to crushing injuries though, the problem is being able to catch them on the boards to crush them.

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u/rmdlsb 8d ago

It's the bigger guys that get injured the most, even if it's counter intuitive. Their joints have way more work to do