Canadiens legend Jean Béliveau recovering from pneumonia
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Montreal Canadiens legend Jean 'le gross Bill' Béliveau is recovering from pneumonia, and is in better condition than has been implied recently by some people on Twitter.
"What the heck is that?" Béliveau's wife Élise Béliveau told Montreal Gazette reporter Dave Stubbs this weekend. "Jean has been sick. He’s had pneumonia, he’s recuperating from it, he has his good days and his bad days and that’s it."
During his Hall of Fame career Béliveau played in 1125 games (all with the Canadiens), recording 507 goals and 1219 total points. The two-time Hart Trophy winner also won 10 Stanley Cup championships.