... warum nicht? so oder so, mit seinem nhl gehalt von 6,5 mio koennen auch die schweizer nicht mithalten, und das hockey in frankfurt kaeme im gelegen... fleury for frankfurt!
hier der artikel, auf den ich mich beziehe:
Fleury may take flight to Europe
By TODD KIMBERLEY
Calgary Herald
Mike Segar, Reuters
Flames goaltender Roman Turek deflects a tip shot by Theoren Fleury during the first period Monday.
Give his regards to Broadway.
The way Theoren Fleury continues to describe it, there's a good chance that a six-week alarm clock is counting down on his National Hockey League career.
Fleury, the New York Rangers' mighty mite and leading scorer, made his displeasure with league officials public one week ago, threatening to quit the NHL after he was assessed a 10-minute misconduct for arguing a tripping call in a 4-3 home loss Feb. 26 to the New Jersey Devils.
Monday morning, after the Broadway Blueshirts' brief skate that preceded their evening game against the Calgary Flames, Fleury still hadn't backed off one bit.
Hence, if the Rangers don't qualify for playoffs, as has been the case the last four seasons, Fleury has precisely 19 NHL games to go -- with Europe looking increasingly more intriguing.
"I'm not saying I'd completely quit the game, because Europe's always an option and I always play well on the big ice," said Fleury, 31. "But referees are out there to protect the players, and when they don't do that, I have to protect myself.
"(Officials) can't see everything, and I understand that. But there's been a few occasions where I've been hurt on plays that have been penalties, and there's no call. That's where the frustration comes in," added the five-foot-six winger, a 1989 Stanley Cup winner with Calgary during his rookie NHL season.
"I don't appreciate getting high-sticked in the face. I don't appreciate guys taking liberties. Would they make this call on Paul Kariya? Absolutely. Or Mario Lemieux? Yeah, absolutely they would.
"Are there two sets of rules? I don't know. I'll re-evaluate things when the season's over, that's for sure."
The Rangers have the option of employing Fleury next season, which would carry a $7-million US price tag.
Fleury, who missed the final 20 games of last season when he checked himself into the NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health program, has put his temper on public display this season.
Among other Fleury sideshows have been his Chicken Dance at the Islanders' Eric Cairns on Nov. 8, an off-ice scuffle with the San Jose mascot Dec. 28 after being ejected, his early unscheduled departure from a Jan. 5 game at Pittsburgh after running into penalty trouble, a $1,000 fine for obscene gestures Jan. 22 during "Crackhead Theo" taunting at Uniondale, N.Y., and Prozac-related taunts Feb. 13 by Dallas fans immediately surrounding the visiting penalty box.
Fleury's charges last week brought a stern rebuke from Colin Campbell, the NHL's vice-president in charge of discipline. "I'm tired of hearing Theo Fleury complain about the referees. It's about time he quit blaming everything on the referees," said Campbell. "We don't have a mandate out there to pick on Theo Fleury."
Fleury admitted Monday: "One of the problems I do have is my short fuse. That's something I need to work on. I've got 20 games left to work on it . . . and not worry about how the refs are going to call the game.
"People have said: 'This guy's a loose cannon.' I guess it's just another thing I have to prove," he said. "It seems I've spent my whole life proving something to everybody, and this is just another thing I have to overcome."
"I play in a fiery way. I wear my emotions on my sleeve, and that'll never change, for sure. If I don't play that way, I'm not going to be very effective."
And even if Fleury's NHL days are numbered, he said he'll still never forget the life-changing phone call he received at his off-season home in Santa Fe, N.M., last August from Wayne Gretzky, the GM of Canada's 2002 Salt Lake City men's hockey team.
Six months later, Fleury was an Olympic gold medallist.
"I thought: 'Geez, after everything I've been through, these guys still consider me one of the better players in the game,' " recalled Fleury. "It got me into hockey mode again. I was excited about playing, excited about coming back here.
"A year ago today, I was in a treatment centre, trying to figure out life, trying to figure out where I was headed, trying to get rid of all those demons I'd carried around for such a long time.
"Now I'm back here with a gold medal and a team with over 11,000 games of NHL experience that has a great opportunity to make the playoffs."
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