MONTREAL, QU - CIRCA 1980: Larry Robinson #19 of the Montreal Canadiens skates during an NHL Hockey game circa 1980 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. Robinson's playing career went from 1973-92. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
To you, from failing hands, we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high. Embedded on the walls of the Montreal Canadiens dressing room for decades, the famous line from John McCrae’s classic poem In Flanders Fields, remained a symbol of the long and fabled history, of the Canadiens organization.
The Joe Malone’s, Howie Morenz’s, George Vezina’s and Newsy Lalonde’s that laid the foundation for what has long been known as one of the most storied franchises in all of professional sports.