NHL99: Marc-Andre Fleury’s humor, humbleness and infectious love for hockey run deep
New York TimesWelcome to NHL99, The Athletic’s countdown of the best 100 players in modern NHL history. And he continued to play hockey, only he moved to right wing so he could see oncoming checkers with his left eye “so he wouldn’t get hammered,” Fleury says, laughing at the thought. What’s so tragic about it, Fleury says, is that Andre “smoked — smoked a lot,” but when his own dad — Fleury’s grandfather — died of lung cancer, he quit cold turkey. Former Golden Knights teammate Jonathan Marchessault says the hardest thing is Fleury’s “sneaky about it” then “denies it till he dies.” He’s been known for cutting laces on skates and hiding in equipment bags. He finally goes, ‘Geeeeeezzzzz.’” Fleury asked: “What do we do now?” “I said, ‘For starters, I think we should get our ass to the rink,’” Walsh says.
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