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Originally Posted by N-E-B
Theo's always been a super good guy to me whenever I talked to him. He used to golf at the course I worked at all the time and he would always stop and compliment my Flames hat/shirt, or he'd just stop and chat for a few minutes.
Retire 14.
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I've only met him once, but he was super nice to me as well. We chatted for a few minutes about the Flames, the '89 Cup win, hockey in general, and about his book. It was an enjoyable conversation.
Some people in this thread seem to have a real hate-on for him, but it seems like they're all just holding onto a grudge from back in the day. Sure, he was an arrogant, cocky bastard during his playing days, but that was a lifetime ago. Hell, it's been almost a decade since he made that comment about Conroy after his comeback attempt. Hard to believe people are still getting their panties in a twist about that stuff. It's not like he's Alex Burrows fer Christ sakes.
Lately the guy seems to have turned his life around for the better and is making great contributions to the community these days with his work helping victims of abuse. I have no idea what's going on behind the scenes between him and the Flames, but the dude fully deserves to have his jersey retired just based on his hockey accomplishments alone.