- [John] Press break pedal, okay.
Press power switch to start.
Is it so quiet that I
- [Tyler] That's what I don't know.
Maybe we're good.
We're driving.
- We're moving here.
So how's your foot?
- Good.
Definitely getting better.
It's been nice to walk for the last two weeks.
Feel a little bit more human than the crutches.
- All the equipment changes,
and I mean the equipment is so much better now,
you'd think that they'd be able to come up,
and they have those shot blocker things.
- Right, but yeah I managed to get in front of a puck
in the one spot that was gonna cause damage.
But yeah it's definitely changed over the years.
- Oh it's crazy.
The guys use to break shin pads.
- [Tyler] Right.
- Nobody would block shots.
- Put you in a tough position
when guys were getting out of the way.
- [John] (laughing) That's why you have the big pads on.
I used to be the line.
- [Tyler] Oh, were they that big though?
- They weren't that big and they were heavy.
They were horse hair
- Oh yeah.
And weighed like 40 pounds.
This must seem like, I'm a little bit older
but I'm a goalie.
- Right.
- Like your brother driving you around.
- My brother, yeah, I know.
- It's just like your brother driving you around.
- Well it's funny,
I did a quick little bit of research on ya beforehand,
and I saw that too, it's funny.
You mentioned being two smaller guys
driving around today though.
- Yeah
- But I wanted to be a goalie growing up because of him too.
But maybe a smart decision to stay a skater.
- [John] Yeah no kidding.
You look around and to hold goal you got to be crazy,
well maybe the position makes you that way.
- It's definitely a two way street I would think.
Goalies always seem to have
some pretty good knowledge of everything.
- The world, we're smarter than everybody else.
We're going to control the world someday.
(John laughing)
- Well you might lose the numbers game.
- Yeah we might lose the numbers game.
- [Tyler] How long have you lived here in Vancouver?
- Oh, 30 years, I got traded here from Quebec in '83.
Richard Brodeur was the other goalie
and he got hit in the head
and he was supposed to go to the All-Star Game.
The league decided, well it's too late
and okay the backup can go to the All-Star Game.
- Oh man.
- So I go to the All-Star Game,
I got no votes in either division.
- Yeah.
- We ended up winning and they voted for the MVP
with about ten minutes left.
There was only two goalies
and I played second half of the game
and I made a few saves and I was pretty good so,
and there was nobody else who really stood out.
So with ten minutes left I'm going to win the car,
I'm going to win this car.
- [Tyler} There ya are.
- [John] And uh,
Wayne Gretzky comes out and there's about,
I'd say, ya know maybe nine minutes left and he scores.
And then he goes off
and then Coach Rogers throws him out again,
he scores again,
he scored four goals in the last 10 minutes.
There goes my car.
He's done.
- If you're going to lose a car to someone,
you might as well lose it to a great one.
(laughter from John)
Lose it to Gretzky.
- [John] I get on the flight ya know,
I'm amazed at the never hungry league.
Ya know, there's always the buffet set up,
and then ya have the choices of the meals.
Our pre-game meals was steak and french fries
and then chocolate sundaes for dessert.
- I remember my first year,
always take an extra to-go box to start
and then you realize I probably don't need this extra one.
- Gordie Howe had the same, like you say,
superstition and all that kind of stuff.
Chicken, fried chicken.
Everyday, for a pre-game meal.
- Whatever works I guess, right?
- (laughter) I guess.
Gordie Howe, Gordie Howe.
- The pre-game meal and diet outlook has changed so much.
It used to be carbs and proteins
and now it's making sure you get all your essential vitamins
from your meals and stuff.
And then the whole gluten-free thing, craze now.
And we do blood work to find out food sensitivities.
There's a whole formula.
But now and then the boys do get spoiled with a burger bar
or something like that.
They normally have a good time there.
- [John] I don't eat a whole lot but I just crap.
And Murph's always filming me eating crap.
- I've heard it.
I've heard a few things.
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