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Great interview from Conroy yesterday. Talks about the current team, 2004, Coronato, Johnny:
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...l-century-man/


Loved this story in particular:

I understand Sutter gave you guys a unique opportunity in 2004 to get autographs of anyone you wanted on the Red Wings that spring?

We won the first game of that series in overtime and it gave us some confidence.

They do have pretty much a Hall of Fame power play and in Game 2 they were rolling, and it was a beating.

We come into the locker room and Darryl is upset.

He said, "Okay, let’s get it out of the way boys. Brett Hull, Nick Lidstrom, Brendan Shanahan, Steve Yzerman…I’ll get you guys autographs now, because you guys are like, Wow, the Detroit Red Wings. They’re the greatest thing ever."

He was being sarcastic, and all of a sudden out of nowhere, Rhett Warrener says, "well if you’re getting autographs, I’ll take a Nick Lidstrom jersey."

We were all trying not to laugh, but the way he said it and the timing, was classic.

Darryl gave a few last words and left, and we all burst into laughter. Given the beating we took it really lightened the mood.