India, May 28 -- Claude Lemieux's final appearance before thousands of NHL fans is just a heartbreaking memory now. The four-time Stanley Cup winner has suddenly passed away, the alumni association announced on Thursday. Just days before his sudden death, the 60-year-old carried the ceremonial torch before Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final between the Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes.

Now, several fans are reacting to the video with disbelief - some saying that Lemieux looked healthy and energetic during Monday's ceremony.

"He looked fine," one person wrote on X, platform formerly known as Twitter. "It is simply heartbreaking," another one tweeted.

The NHL Alumni Association announced Lemieux's passing Thursday morning....