The Flying Octopus Podcast

A new perspective on Red Wings hockey. Hosted by @TonyWolak, @HockeyWithDevin, @sabourin91 & @georgemalik #LGRW

[Cam Robinson @Hockey_Robinson]

Hearing Landon DuPont is narrowing down his decision for next year.

Sounds like Minnesota is out. Expectation is Denver will get Daxon Rudolph. Leaving Michigan and MSU to battle it out.

He'll visit the Michigan campuses next week.

[The Flying Octopus Podcast @FlyingOctoPod]

Not sure we can agree with this one.

[Kendall Baker @kendallbaker]

One of the wildest stats in sports:

This is the 46TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON in which a former teammate of Jaromir Jagr has appeared in the Stanley Cup Final.

This year, it's Golden Knights defenseman Rasmus Andersson, who played with Jágr in Calgary in 2017-18.

[The Flying Octopus Podcast @FlyingOctoPod]

Former @USATODAY hockey writer @ByKevinAllen talks about his late friend Ernie Harwell and compares him to another Michigan legend - the great Doc Emrick.

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Former @USATODAY writer @bykevinallen tells the show why Detroit's rebuild has taken so long and why you can't build a contender through the #nhldraft

@FlyingOctoPod

[Tony Wolak @TonyWolak]

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Episode #83 of @FlyingOctoPod is live. Great conversation with @ByKevinAllen on Detroit’s rebuild, Claude Lemieux’s legacy and the biggest story he broke in his 34 years @USATODAY

https://t.co/SkBKkefh2w

[The Flying Octopus Podcast @FlyingOctoPod]

Check out episode #83 of @FlyingOctoPod dropping at noon on Saturday 5/30. Special guest @ByKevinAllen joins us to talk:

🐙🐙 - Red Wings Free Agency
🐙🐙 - Rebuild Gone Wrong?
🐙 🐙 - Claude Lemieux’s Legacy
🐙🐙 - The Legend of Doc Emrick

Plus much more!!
https://t.co/sNmJaCTl5t

[Devin L. @HockeyWithDevin]

Lemieux helped negotiate Moritz Seider's current contract.

[George Malik @georgemalik]

I'll say this and be done with it:

I've been blunt about my own struggles with mental illness. I wasn't doing telehealth therapy during the Sweden-Switzerland game for nothing.

And I have been hospitalized for mental health issues, way back in 2006.

If Claude's passing shows us anything, it shows us that anyone can suffer from mental health crisies, and it is ESSENTIAL to ask for help if you find yourself in serious distress.

It is not shameful or embarrassing to ask for help. It's brave.

In the U.S., you can always call 988 if you are in a crisis. It's easy to remember and easy to share.

[Chris Nilan @KnucklesNilan30]

You never know when you’re going to see someone for the last time Rest in Peace MonAmi

[George Malik @georgemalik]

Claude Lemieux has passed away, and I'm a Red Wings partisan who feels terrible about it.

Claude was many things. An agitator, an elite goal-scorer, a 4-time Cup champ and a player agent (Seider's, among others).

I can't forgive the Draper incident, but I can forgive a lot of other things.

And I cannot emphasize enough that he was a human being deserving respect and appreciation for what he was, good and bad.

60 is young. Very young. And he should have seen many more sunrises and sunsets.

It's pretty terrible and I hope that if you are encountering difficult times, you ask for help. IT's always there.

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lol

[NHL News @PuckReportNHL]

“Matt, Matt! No! You’re better than this, you’re better than this!”

- IIHF ref calls out Matthew Tkachuk for embellishing 🫣 #MensWorlds

[The Flying Octopus Podcast @FlyingOctoPod]

True class

[Darren McCarty @DarrenMcCarty4]

Just heard the news on #ClaudeLemieux
This is extremely sad no matter what feelings from past or present you hold. My thoughts and prayers to his family and friends and people who got to see the person off the ice wasn’t the person on. As I’ve said and will always call it as I see it

“If your on the ICE with Claude Lemieux and your turn your back. YOU Are an IDIOT.
But off the ICE I’ll turn mine”

And please. If you are struggling at all please reach out and talk to someone

Godspeed my friend

[E Sabourin @sabourin91]

After last season I could see these two being future teammates in the NHL as well….

[NHL Alumni @NHLAlumni]

The NHL Alumni Association is devastated to share that Claude Lemieux has passed away at the age of 60.

Born in Buckingham, Quebec, Claude was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft and would make his NHL debut just a few months later on October 13, 1983 and scored his first career NHL goal on December 4, 1983.

Claude split time between the Canadiens organization and the QMJHL from 1983 to 1985, capturing the President’s Cup with the Verdun Junior Canadiens in 1985 as QMJHL playoff champions, while earning the Guy Lafleur Trophy as Playoff MVP.

The very next season, Claude recorded 10 goals and 16 points in 20 playoff games as he and the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup. Claude remained with the Canadiens for an additional four seasons before joining the New Jersey Devils ahead of the 1990-91 season.

In 1994-95, his fifth and final season with New Jersey, Claude led the Devils to their first Stanley Cup championship, registering 13 goals in 20 playoff games, taking home the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP. As a member of the Colorado Avalanche in 1995-96, Claude was once again an integral part of team history as the Avalanche hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup for the very first time in 1996.

Claude played 297 regular-season games in an Avalanche uniform before rejoining the New Jersey Devils in November of 1999, and for a fourth and final time, would be crowned a Stanley Cup champion on June 10, 2000. Claude later played for the Phoenix Coyotes and Dallas Stars before making a comeback with the San Jose Sharks during the 2008-09 season.

Internationally, Claude represented Canada on several occasions, including capturing a gold medal at the 1985 World Junior Hockey Championships and winning the 1987 Canada Cup.

He was loved by his wife and four children, and on behalf of the Lemieux family, we kindly ask that everyone respect their privacy during this difficult time.

Memorial service details to follow.

[Tony Wolak @TonyWolak]

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