A completed signing was announced and it changes everything for the Bruins
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On this day August 15th, 1983 Guy Lapointe signed with the Boston Bruins.
Prior to his arrival in St. Louis, he was a key member of the Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup wins in the 70s, in 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979,
He was a part of the big three, which would be broken up in 1982 after being dealt to the Blues.
Compared with Bobby Orr often, it's no wonder the Bruins would sign him after a season in St. Louis.
«And while no one could carry the puck like Bobby Orr, Guy Lapointe was a really good skater and could really lug the puck,» Bowman said. «He was a hybrid-style of defenseman, way before his time. He could skate and he could score.
«Guy Lapointe simply did everything - and the people who compared him to (Brad) Park did him a disservice; he was better than Park because he could do more.»
He would spend one year with the Boston Bruins, making it to the playoffs in 1984 after sitting on top of the Adams Division.
They would, however, lose to Lapointe's old team, the Canadiens in the Semi-Finals and would retire in 1984 shortly after.
Source: New York TimesNHL99: Guy Lapointe �simply did everything' on the ice and was a practical joker off it
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