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The last member of the famed Montreal Canadiens Punch Line, Elmer Lach, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015. Lach who centred the Punch Line with Toe Blake and Maurice Richard was once the NHL's alltime scoring leader when he retired in 1954. His number 16 was retired in 2009. He entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966.

http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/montreal-canadiens-legend-elmer-lach-passes-away-at-97/

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Bíonn macalla ag an bheatha sa tsíoraíocht. Liverpool FC: 2019 and 6-time Champions of Europe. 2020 and 19 time English Premier League Champions YNWA. JFT 97

RIP, greatest saskhab. Never really got his due in Habs history because the Rocket cast such a long shadow in his time period. Fact that it took until 2009 to get his number in the rafters is evidence of this. When Henri Richard's #16 was retired, Lach was on the ice for it (since they shared the number), but was not honoured the same even though arguably he had the better individual career (Henri was as much about team accomplishment as individual prowess).

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Injustice? Cobain died and Eddy Fucking Vedder lived to haunt us with his shitty fucking voice, trite lyrics and his Eddy Vedderness.



- Ancient Chinese Proverb

RIP. Did I also hear that he was the oldest living NHLer?

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Thanks Chuck, E.L. and Harmy!

Milt Schmidt is two months younger...and still alive!

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