DENVER – Chris Osgood and Patrick Roy sat down for a chat on Thursday and one of the topics brought up was their fight in 1998, during the pinnacle of the heated rivalry between the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche.

“It was funny, joking around a little bit about that,’’ Osgood said. “I asked him who was tougher, Vernie (Mike Vernon) or I. He didn’t really give an answer other than Vernie cut him so I think he’s going with Vernie. I wasn’t about to question him because he’s still pretty big.’’

Osgood, in his first season as an analyst for Fox Sports Detroit, interviewed Roy, the Hall of Fame goaltender and first-year coach who has the Avalanche off to a 6-0 start heading into tonight's game against the Red Wings at the Pepsi Center (9 p.m.).

The interview will air on the pregame show and again during the first intermission.

Osgood said it was the first time he ever spoke to Roy. He found him to be engaging, knowledgeable and passionate about coaching.

“It was good. I was very impressed,’’ Osgood said. “I’m impressed with his goaltending, but the person he is, the people in Detroit will be impressed with what he has to say.

“We talked for a while, it was great, it was a lot of fun. I didn’t really know what to expect with him for (my) first-ever interview, but trial by fire I guess. He’s a very, very smart man. It was great to talk to him.’’

They talked about his coaching philosophy and relived some of the glory days, when Red Wings-Avalanche was the most bitter rivalry in sports.

“People in Detroit have a perspective of us; this is different, from a guy that was one of the main centerpieces of the entire rivalry and what he thought of it,’’ Osgood said. “He had some great answers.’’

Osgood is not surprised by the early success Roy is having behind the bench.

“He coached seven years in juniors,’’ Osgood said. “Juniors is hard to coach. It’s a lot of young kids; you got to be on top of things all the time. It’s a lot of traveling on buses. You’re engaged, it’s a lot of games. For me that’s part of the reason he’s been so successful here. He really relates to these young kids. You can tell being with him, he exudes confidence and winning. His team plays like that. They’ve kind of taken on his personality with that edge he always played with.’’

Osgood added, “He has a ton of passion for hockey, he loves talking about hockey, he loves being engaged with his young players, which nowadays coaches have to be and he genuinely cares about young guys. I think his players know that and that’s why they play so hard for him.’’

Osgood actually was a Roy fan back in the day.

“Growing up, it was him and Grant Fuhr I idolized, and I got to play against them,’’ Osgood said. “I learned a lot just watching them, so it was an opportunity to finally talk to him under different circumstances. It was a thrill.’’

Where does Osgood rank Roy among the game’s all-time great goalies?

“He’s No. 1 for me,’’ Osgood said. “Just the consistency, how good he played for so many years. He played in Montreal, one of the hardest places to play in.’’

Asked if he ever sees video of their fight, Osgood said, “I see it all the time. We had a good laugh, it was funny. Couple of swears in there, so it was fun.’’

It happened the season following the memorable brawl at Joe Louis Arena in which Vernon bloodied Roy.

Roy said before the interview that he was looking forward to the sit down.

“It was a great battle at the time with the Red Wings,’’ Roy said. “It’s all behind, but at the same time, it’s going to be fun to do the interview.’’