Tales of the Tape: Montreal Canadiens 2/19/09, Eric Godard vs. Georges Laraque

by JDunman on Feb 20, 2009 10:00 AM EST in Fights

You know something's up when you suddenly get an email in your inbox from Frank saying "The Laraque/Godard fight may be the worst fight of the season..." I'd have to go back and check, but while I'm doing that, go ahead and take a look for yourself:

Those of you who were around last season probably noticed my great affection for Georges Laraque. Anytime he dropped the gloves, I was excited. When he left Pittsburgh in the offseason, I was dreading that one day someone from the Penguins would drop gloves with him - on the one hand, I still enjoy seeing Laraque fight, but on the other hand, I hate seeing a Pen go down. But Eric Godard has been on a roll as of late, so I thought it would be good. And I thought wrong.

Seriously, what was that? When two heavyweights go at it, they throw sick punches. They have highlight reel scraps. What they don't do is skate backwards repeatedly, then throw a single punch to end the fight. This wasn't a hand/face shattering punch like we got from Fedotenko/Armstrong, but more like a clothesline that knocked Godard off his skates. This was the Penguins' first fight since February 3rd, which was also against the Canadiens. It was definitely not worth the wait.

So how to judge this one...I'm torn. Godard went down hard, but Laraque continuously backed away from him in the process. You know what? You guys tell me.

Poll

Who won the fight?

Eric Godard

7 votes

Georges Laraque

14 votes

Draw

43 votes

64 votes | Poll has closed

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I gave it to Laraque on the sheer grounds that he actually threw a punch. But this was by far one of the most pathetic fights of the season.

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by FrankD on Feb 20, 2009 10:09 AM EST reply actions

I mentioned the possible bout in the preview, but it was such a dud I didn’t utter a word include it in the recap.

by Hooks Orpik on Feb 20, 2009 10:23 AM EST reply actions

It wasn’t worth mentioning, really.

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Feb 20, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions

They should’ve received misconducts for embarrassing themselves.

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by FrankD on Feb 20, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions

Two minutes for lame!

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Feb 20, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions

Fight

I have to say that Godard won it, not Laraque. I know, Laraque threw a punch, but that was after playing chicken everytime Godard tried to grab him. Godard loses his balance and is starting to fall, then Laraque throws a punch? Com’on, fight like a man and lock up and swing it. Don’t shy away.

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by toad268 on Feb 20, 2009 2:28 PM EST reply actions

If anything Laraque showed respect for Godard by backing down and staying on the defensive. Hopefully this isn’t the last time we’ll see this matchup. Of course the next time is in fact the last game of the season, so we’ll have to wait.

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by FrankD on Feb 20, 2009 2:37 PM EST up reply actions