E.L. wrote:
Bosc wrote:
RIP Mike
By all accounts a very classy and gracious dude and an absolutely ridiculous hockey player. Sad day for the Isles, hockey, and most of all his family of course.
And a cocky dude too. Saw a clip of him yesterday saying he guaranteed Bill Torrey he'd score 50 in his rookie season, before he even made the team! He was right, of course, and did it eight more times in a row.
I've heard that one. He and Gretzky also had a bit of a public argument once. Someone asked Bossy for to create an "all time" single line and he put himself on right wing. Gretzky was told about it and went off, saying something like he'd never name himself on an all time line, that it was kind of conceited. Bossy fired back that he felt it was right, that nobody could score like himself. I tend to agree with Gretzky on this one, especially in hockey, where saying anything positive about yourself is so frowned upon. It wasn't Bossy's best public moment, but the funny thing I've always thought is- how did nobody ask Gretzky if he really thought he belonged on that all time line but just wouldn't NAME himself for fear of appearing conceited. I mean, yes, he would absolutely belong on it, but it just always struck me as amusing that he was essentially admitting that he thought he belonged on it but just wouldn't
say it.