I think it was always there and it was maybe a matter of bringing it out. It was harder than I thought it would be and I had to try harder. I had to regain my confidence, maybe the most important thing. I have learned a lot to relax. I know what I can do now, and I do it.

He was at the controls when the Tampa Bay Lightning's André Roy proposed to his fiancée the Stanley Cup serving as the engagement ring bearer. As in his heydey with the Habs the Forum crowd chanted "Guy! Guy! Guy!" every time he touched the puck and he received huge ovations for each goal and when he was introduced as the game's first star. The Habs' general manager Sam Pollock was keen to find a way to trade to obtain the first overall pick in the 1971 amateur draft.

Guy Damien "The Flower" / "Le Démon Blond" Lafleur OC CQ (born September 20 1951) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who is widely regarded as one of the most naturally gifted and popular players ever to play professional ice hockey[citation needed].