A Q&A with former Canadiens tough-guy Georges Laraque

Georges Laraque says he never really wanted to play for the Canadiens, even though he signed a three-year, US$4.5-million contact with the club as a free agent during the summer of 2008.
“The only reason I played for the Habs is because of my mom,” Laraque said during a recent interview at the vegan Delicious Veg Fusion Café he owns on Park Ave. for a My Montreal feature in the Montreal Gazette. “I was playing in Edmonton for so long (after the Oilers sele