Mario Tremblay finally decides to pull Patrick Roy when trailing 9-1 in the 2nd period. Roy was traded to the Colorado Avalanche 4 days later.
The 11-1 trouncing at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings was a defining moment in the history of the Montreal Canadiens; it set off a chain of events involving Patrick Roy, Mario Tremblay, Ronald Corey, and Réjean Houle which altered the course of the franchise's trajectory in the ensuing years.
COURTESY: La Soirée du Hockey, Radio-Canada (December 2, 1995)
