Theo Fleury A Canuck: Yes Or No?

by Sean Zandberg on Aug 7, 2009 4:19 PM PDT Comment 10 comments

Fleury has made it clear today to the media and even Gary Bettman that he has been alcohol-free for 4 years (how did he do it?) and that even at 41 years of age he wants to play in the NHL again.

In Theo's defence: for a small guy he was one tough son of a gun. He played his heart out his whole career, including being a pivotal player for the Flames in their 1989 Stanley Cup championship. That was a long time ago, and so much has happened then. But hey! He'd be a reclammation project! Isn't that what the new Canucks under Mike Gillis are all about?

We could always give him a tryout at camp....

What do you think? Before you vote, allow me to post some killer Fleury video clips.

-Fleury bags an OT winner against the Oilers in 1991 and does his infamous slide down the ice. Shame, Theo.

-Fleury gets a little tribute from MSG for getting his 1000th point.

-What a showboat.

-Fleury in the concrete business. You'll get a few laughs out of this one.

-The Fleury chicken dance. Jeeziz.

-The 200 people in attendance for Fleury's Belfast Giants home debut sure loved him. He had 7 points..a fight..

-Fleury and Team Canada mates beating up on Russians, 1987 World Juniors.

Am I convincing you yet? Didn't think so.

Poll

Would you welcome Fleury to the Canucks' organization?

Yes, Kyle Wellwood needs a midget buddy

8 votes

Yes, Fleury may be older but there's no questioning his heart and determination

15 votes

Yes, but on a training camp tryout basis and go from there

78 votes

No, he's too old

31 votes

No, he's too volatile

2 votes

No... just...no. Zanstorm you have too much free fricking time on your hands!

51 votes

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The tone of this sucks

Theo Fluery was incredable hockey player period. Yes had a severe drinking problem and yes he was smaller guy (remember there damn few in his day).

Theo has totally come clean regarding his personal issues and frankly in this day and age I completely respect that. Zanstrom when you accomplish a 10% of what Theo has accomplished feel free to take your cheap shots.

by Kelownakid on Aug 7, 2009 6:06 PM PDT reply actions

I know Fleury was great. Damn rights he was!
My tone is there because I have no faith in
-a) Bettman letting him back in (because he majorly violated the substance abuse rules)
-b) his age… look at Claude Lemieux
-c) the Canucks needing another pest. We already have Burrows and Kesler and others

Just so controversial…gonna be tough for him. My tone was cruel yes…but hey! I’m an alcoholic too! I am not here to discredit his heart and soul and his talent level.

Nucks Misconduct

by Sean Zandberg on Aug 7, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions

No way in Hell…

by cyxj on Aug 7, 2009 6:07 PM PDT reply actions

My thoughts exactly

'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.

by Yankee Canuck on Aug 8, 2009 6:55 AM PDT up reply actions

Heart and Soul

Aren’t what’s lacking on this team, though. I’m perfectly willing to give the guy another chance, but I don’t see what he can contribute to the team.

Interesting that no one has said (yet) that he’s “Too volatile”, something that was a problem before he left.

There are certainly days when I wish I was even a modestly talented hockey player: Japan league, here I come!

by Thursday on Aug 7, 2009 11:18 PM PDT reply actions

Theo would make for one helluva colour-commentator for the Flames.
Can you imagine some of the nuggets from his training camp days alone would be?

“So one time in ’97 me and Hnat Domenichelli killed a guy in a Red Deer strip club
parking lot and buried him in a snowy farmers field that very night…”

Great player, but his time has passed.

by Sneps-ish on Aug 9, 2009 8:25 AM PDT reply actions