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Leafs President Brendan Shanahan with classy gesture for Lafleur's funeral

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TJ Tucker
May 1, 2022  (9:40 PM)
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With Guy Lafleur lying in state in Montreal, thousands of fans and friends have been lining up to pay their respects. Lafleur is so revered in the hockey world that even rival teams are sending ambassadors to Quebec to pay their respects.

Toronto Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan organized a group of alumni to head to Montreal on the team's behalf. The group includes Leafs legends Wendel Clark, Rick Vaive and Doug Gilmour.

The number of people showing up to Lafleur's wake is a clear sign of the impact he had not only in the province of Quebec, but across the hockey world as a whole. A sign of a true legend.

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