As a player everybody knows his intensity and single minded goal scoring prowess. The five rating is for his role as a leader and icon of French Canada. When Montrealers rioted in the streets following his infamous suspension, it was his voice on the radio pleading for calm that ended it all. Not the mayor's voice, not the premier's, his voice. Because it was their own voice. This player and his team hold a place in the socio-political fabric of a nation, how many North American sports franchises can say that?
