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A nice little story on former Blue Chuck Lefley here by Jim Thomas. Lefley was without a doubt one of my favorite Blues players growing up.
Turk ...you will enjoy this one

https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/ ... baec2.html

Pheasant Run Apartments in Maryland Heights was a hot spot for Blues player sightings back in those days. And for frequent visitations by the local puck bunnies. No wonder Turk (the original one) left that back seat phone disconnected in his Rolls Royce - he didn't wanna to be interrupted by a call from his Monopoly buddies.

That's a nice piece. When I first saw the headline pop up on my twitter feed I was worried that he had died. Nice to have a feature without any sad epilogue these days.

It’ seemed like Pheasant Run was where all the parties were back in the 80’s too. Seems like I was at a party there every damn weekend or at that little dance club next to the McDonalds on Dorsett and McKelvey.

Great article. Lefley was a great player. Didn't know he retired on his own, I thought the injury he had in Gm 2 against the Canadiens was the reason he ended up leaving the game. I bet Sanderson was a cool dude, too bad he got hooked on drugs/alcohol. Blues actually had some fire power on that 75-76 team, but they didn't have a great goalie or a great defenseman. Shit like that makes a difference.

My favorite story on Sanderson ..I should say a story that stands out was when he was homeless and living in Central Park. Apparently he had gotten into it with another homeless person and Sanderson gave him the old “Don’t you know who I am?” line and the other guy looked at him and said “yeah....you’re a bum just like me”.
Also does anybody remember the movie that used to air that starred Sanderson? It had a couple of names but the one I always remember was called “Winter comes early”

NHLTIM wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:34 pm... Also does anybody remember the movie that used to air that starred Sanderson? It had a couple of names but the one I always remember was called “Winter comes early”

It was released in 1971 under the title "Face-Off" in Canada. The IMDb profile lists several former Maple Leafs as playing "Self (uncredited)." I've only seen brief clips from it, looked awful. The movie is often described as a "cult classic" - that's your FIRST clue.

NHLTIM wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:34 pm My favorite story on Sanderson ..I should say a story that stands out was when he was homeless and living in Central Park. Apparently he had gotten into it with another homeless person and Sanderson gave him the old “Don’t you know who I am?” line and the other guy looked at him and said “yeah....you’re a bum just like me”.

JMC-STL wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 1:00 pm

NHLTIM wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:34 pm... Also does anybody remember the movie that used to air that starred Sanderson? It had a couple of names but the one I always remember was called “Winter comes early”

It was released in 1971 under the title "Face-Off" in Canada. The IMDb profile lists several former Maple Leafs as playing "Self (uncredited)." I've only seen brief clips from it, looked awful. The movie is often described as a "cult classic" - that's your FIRST clue.

Pretty sure I faked a sick day from school to stay home and watch it one time on good old KPLR.
Wasn’t about to miss a movie with a current St. Louis Blue being in it!

Lefley, Larose, and Sanderson had the magic. They, alone, were worth the price of admission.

Lefley was one of my favorite players of that era. The fact that the guy who uses his name and likeness over at HFBoards is such a miserable asshole chaps my ass more than it probably should.

MissouriMook wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:25 pm Lefley was one of my favorite players of that era. The fact that the guy who uses his name and likeness over at HFBoards is such a miserable asshole chaps my ass more than it probably should.

Same one that was at the asylum?

MissouriMook wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:25 pm Lefley was one of my favorite players of that era. The fact that the guy who uses his name and likeness over at HFBoards is such a miserable asshole chaps my ass more than it probably should.

Yeah, he jumped my ass for no reason at all one time on HF Boards. Some guys came to my defense and called him out.

Turk Sanderson wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:18 pm

MissouriMook wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:25 pm Lefley was one of my favorite players of that era. The fact that the guy who uses his name and likeness over at HFBoards is such a miserable asshole chaps my ass more than it probably should.

Same one that was at the asylum?

Pretty sure.

MissouriMook wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:49 pm

Turk Sanderson wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:18 pm

MissouriMook wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:25 pm Lefley was one of my favorite players of that era. The fact that the guy who uses his name and likeness over at HFBoards is such a miserable asshole chaps my ass more than it probably should.

Same one that was at the asylum?

Pretty sure.

Yeah, he was rather prickish, as I remember.

Turk Sanderson wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:55 pm

MissouriMook wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:49 pm

Turk Sanderson wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:18 pmSame one that was at the asylum?

Pretty sure.

Yeah, he was rather prickish, as I remember.

I thought he was prickly. Like a rash in summertime.

JMC-STL wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 6:00 pm

Turk Sanderson wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:55 pm

MissouriMook wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:49 pm
Pretty sure.

Yeah, he was rather prickish, as I remember.

I thought he was prickly. Like a rash in summertime.

You may be right...I never got that close...but I could tell from afar, that he was a prick.