Elliot in his tastefully decorated bistro at home enjoying a cup of coffee.

Rick can you count down from five for me please?

One two three four five.

Elliot our guess this week on 31 thoughts the podcast is Rick Vive, former three-time 50 goal

score with the Toronto Maple Leafs as he documents in his book, Catch my battles in hockey and life the

untold story of a Toronto Maple Leaf's legend I was really looking forward to

this book for a couple of reasons one love RV guy, we both know him, has a great story, and two, the story is told in

association with Scott Morrison, who is again one of our favorite people and a dynamite hockey writer.

When I say that name Rick Vive, Elliot, what jumps to your mind right away?

I said this in the interview, people will hear it,

but I remember the 50th goal like it was yesterday

it was such a big story first may believe to score 50 in his season

Frank Mahavlich's record had stood, a 48 had stood for so long.

You know, it was the pre-social media era, obviously it was the early 80s,

but as a young guy growing up in Toronto, I just remember what a big story it was and at the time you could sense the pressure on him just by watching the clips on the evening news on Sportsline, which was the big highlight show at the time right

Tuesdays the hebsies of course yeah just the pressure that he felt and I can

remember that goal against michle Uwton the Blues like it was yesterday.

So I have to say Jeff, the best thing about this book was that Vive was blunt.

Scotty Morrison, you could tell he really got his personality out there, he really drew it out of him.

And there's some stories in this book, and again this is referenced in the interview but there's one early

about Ian Turnbull and Carl Brewer. I read it I was like wait what and I had to read it again to make sure that I had thought what I thought he said.

And it was a great book. It really was a great easy quick read.

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