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Laraque Says No To Nashville
Published 7/3/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
from John Glennon of the Tennessean, Predators General Manager David Poile said on Wednesday the team made an offer to Georges Laraque, but that the player’s agent, Steve Kotlowitz, told Nashville that Laraque was looking to sign elsewhere.... Some of the tough guys still on the unrestricted free agent market include Atlanta’s Eric Boulton, Tampa Bay’s Andre Roy as well as Aaron Downey and Darren McCarty of Detroit. more

Georges Laraque: No to Nashville, but available for Bar Mitzvahs
Published 7/3/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
Steve Kotlowitz, the agent for UFA Pittsburgh Penguins pugilist Big Georges Laraque, has told the Nashville Predators that his client wasn't interested in coming to the team and hopes to sign elsewhere. This naturally sent Lowetide into euphoria, with thoughts of BGL cracking skulls for the Edmonton Oilers again, where he remains a local legend having played for the Oil over eight seasons. Why wouldn't Laraque be a mythic figure to hockey fans? Is there another player in the NHL that has his charisma, his 1,037 career penalty ...