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Originally Posted by moon
Fleury has acted like an entitled dick his whole hockey career and after. He acts like the world and everyone in it owes him something and if things don't go right it is everyone's else's fault.
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The guy has lived his entire life with a chip on his shoulder and if he had a different mentality chances are he would never have been as good a player as he turned out to be. I don't fault him for coming off as feeling disrespected because he fed off that his entire career. It's what made him tick. What made a small man play big.
Was he a nice guy? No he wasn't but I feel too many fans put weight into what a player was like off the ice when discussing their on ice accomplishments. The fact is that he is arguably the most talented player to ever wear the jersey and was the sole reason to watch the Calgary Flames for most of the 90's. I put him and Iginla as the top two players in the history of the franchise and not being a great guy or having substance abuse issues doesn't change my feelings about how good a player he was for this franchise.