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Tanger highlights:
Another question: “If you weren’t a hockey player, what do you think you’d be doing?”
Crosby: “I wanted to be a firefighter.”
Malkin: “It’s so tough to say. I don’t know. I was born in a small city and we have a big factory I could work in, but I don’t know.”
Letang: “I think I would have been a personal trainer or somebody who works in physical (therapy).”
Fleury: “I think I would have tried to be a policeman, because they can drive pretty fast. (Laughs)”
Staal: “I became a hockey player because I didn’t want to be a sod farmer.” (He laughs and so does the crowd). “But I’m not sure. I’d probably end up being a sod farmer.” (More laughs)
Mears asks how many hours a day and how many days a week the team conditions, then notes that Malkin and Letang both had videos of their training sessions on www.PittsburghPenguins.com. Mears adds that Letang’s videos were so incredible he thought they might have been doctored somehow.
Crosby jumps in and says, “Those are fake.”
Letang shoots back: “Because you wish you could work out this hard.”
Crowd whoops and hollers.
Both players laugh, then Crosby says, “We can’t do this here.”
Mears asks the players their favorite band and their favorite song:
Crosby: “I like everything. Favorite song right now: Barefoot Blue Jean Night (by Jake Owen).
Malkin: “We talk about the last concert. Foo Fighters – My Hero.”
Letang: “I like all kinds of music. I don’t have any favorites in particular.”
Fleury: “I don’t even know. I like music, I just put it on, put the radio on. It doesn’t matter. It’s all good.”
Staal: “I’m a country fan at heart. More of a Zac Brown Band fan and stuff like that.”
Mears asks the players their favorite foods.
Crosby: “Just a good steak. Doesn’t take much.”
Malkin: “My favorite food I think is sushi.”
Letang: “Sushi for me too.”
Fleury: “I think a big steak, maybe a little bit of French fries too, but don’t tell (strength coach) Mike Kadar.”
Staal: “I’m a pierogies guy.”
Mears then asks about Canadian favorite poutine. Fleury responds: “That’s my No. 1, but it’s fattening so I didn’t say that.”
PensReport – Training Camp 9/25/2011
