Before I go, I just want to tell you that you don't have a choice. You won't forget

me with that big sweater hanging up there. But I want to let you know that I'll never,

ever, ever forget the 10 years that I played on Long Island. And the fans that supported me.

Thank you very, very, very much.

Elliott, we start the podcast today on a very sad note. The hardest thing you can do in hockey

is score goals. And when you hear things like you can't teach touch, you're just born with it.

Elliott, I think about Mike Bossy. It seemed as if he was born to score goals. 50 and 50,

that's Mike Bossy. Back to back Stanley Cup winners, that's Mike Bossy. A call there,

a consmouth, Hall of Fame nod, that's Bossy. A huge part of one of the greatest dynasties the

game has ever seen, that's Mike Bossy. And now, unfortunately, Elliott, Mike Bossy has passed

away at the age of 65. You said it off the top. It's sad. I will say this. I loved talking about

Mike Bossy. I loved watching Mike Bossy. With the news of his death this morning, you talk about

the rabbit hole you go down sometimes, hockey DB or YouTube clips. I did that this morning. When

the news came down, there were so many stories and videos of Mike Bossy. I looked back and watched

because when I grew up, my two favorite players before Wayne Gratsky hit the NHL were Mike Bossy

and Gila Flur. Even while Gratsky was in the NHL, I still loved Bossy and La Flur as much as I

loved him. They were such great players. I was a terrible hockey player, but I was a

winger because I loved Bossy and La Flur. That's how I figured goal scorers were. They played the

wing because that's what those two guys did. Unfortunately, Jeff, I was also stupid and I was a

left-hand shot. I didn't become a righty like those guys. One of the things about Bossy is

his confidence. The Islanders republished or relinked to the player Tribune piece today where

he tells the great story about his contract disagreement with the Islander GM build Tory after he

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