Malik and WIIM already shared former Red Wing Brendan Shanahan’s mailbag in The Players’ Tribune today but neither touched on the final note of the piece, which I think is absolutely fantastic.
What is the worst attempt at chirping/trash talking you’ve seen on the ice? — u/DrCoconutsss
I remember when I was in Detroit, Sean Avery stood up as Joe Sakic was skating by our bench. Sean was a young, enthusiastic hockey player who was well liked by us old guys, and as you might know, was known for trash talking. But when he stood up and yelled, “Hey Sakic!” Brett Hull grabbed him by the back of his sweater and yanked him down on the bench. Then he said, and I’ll never forget this, “You are not allowed to speak to Mr. Sakic.” And then Sean looked down the bench at the rest of the boys and we all just sort of nodded.
