Theo Fleury In-Studio Recap

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- Former NHL great, Theoren Fleury, steps into the studio to kick it with Morency.

- Fleury says that he's a huge fan of the show and is happy to throw it down.

- Fleury was a huge Islanders fan growing up and says that Billy Smith was his idol.

- Fleury throws Ron Hextall under the bus for talking the talk, but not walking the walk.

- Fleury says that when he was a part of team Canada, he checked his ego at the door and was willing to do whatever it took to win the gold medal for his country.

- Fleury and Morency talk about some interesting things that Gary Sheffield said about the Yankees organization.

- Fleury wonders how Joe Torre didn't get the NL Manager of the Year Award.

- Fleury tells Morency that a coach has to be a prick in order to be a winner.

- Fleury says that the Leafs might not have a whole lot of talent, but they have heart and they're fun to watch.

- Fleury says that the thing he misses the most about the game is the 30 seconds prior to every game.

- Al Strachan makes a quick visit into the studio to reminisce on some good times with Theo.

- Morency tells Fleury that he hates sitting in the press box at hockey games.

- Fleury says that Patrick Roy was one of the most competitive guys that he ever played with and hated to lose more than anyone.

- Fleury thinks that no matter where Patrick Roy goes, he will always be a winner.

- Fleury says that Roy is a very smart guy and will do whatever it takes to make his team win.

- Fleury tells Morency that he would cut another player's eye out and he'd have no regrets.

- Fleury says that he was really in a strange situation when he was playing in Chicago, and eventually he just decided to retire.

- Fleury says that he lived a bit of a harsh lifestyle because he didn't really know who he was when he left the rink.

- Fleury tells Morency that he always took everything to the extreme, but he eventually reached a point where he just wanted to live a life that was so much better for his family.

- Fleury reminisces on the night where he won his first Stanley Cup against Montreal, and says that he can remember every minor detail from that evening.

- Fleury says that Doug Gilmour will do a great job as head coach of the OHL's Kingston Frontenacs.

- Fleury thinks that it's time for Tim Hunter to get a head coaching gig somewhere in the NHL.

- Fleury says that he told his wife that she could kick him in the nuts as hard as she wants to if he ever mentions wanting to become a coach.

- Fleury talks about his upcoming book and wanting people to know what happened at the end of his career.

- Fleury says that there's a tremendous amount of inspiration in the book.

- Fleury says he'll be ecstatic if even one person is influenced by the book.

- Fleury tells Morency that he was surprised at how many people recognized him at the Leafs game last night.

- Morency tells Fleury some crazy stories that get him cracking up.

- Fleury says that last time he talked to Morency, he was laughing so hard he couldn't fall asleep afterwards.


Posted Nov 19 2008, 12:29 PM by Aaron Bronsteter

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