SAN JOSE — A newly published memoir by the often outspoken Jeremy Roenick puts his former Sharks teammate Patrick Marleau on a list of “Five Players I Hated During My Career,” likely rekindling old friction.

The book, “J.R.: My Life as the Most Outspoken, Fearless and Hard-Hitting Man in Hockey,” also includes a chapter that elaborates on the issues Roenick had with Marleau’s style of play. And it provides a closer look at the incident where Roenick said the former Sharks captain put in a “gutless, gutless performance” in a 2011 playoff game against the Detroit Red Wings.

Roenick, who skated for two seasons with San Jose before retiring in 2009, later acknowledged a poor choice of words but didn’t backtrack on the criticism beyond that. His overall portrait of Marleau depicts him as a highly skilled player who needs to show more heart and play with more edge.

Marleau initially seemed to take the criticism in stride — “He’s got his own agenda,” the former captain said — then had a stronger response.

“To say that I don’t care about my play or winning or being gutless is absurd,” Marleau wrote in a text message. “I wouldn’t have left home at 14 years old to play a game I didn’t care about. I want to win more than anyone. Just because I don’t jump up and down acting like a buffoon on the ice doesn’t mean I’m not into it.”

Marleau did acknowledge the perception that he lacks emotion.

“I can see how people would think that because I’m very stoic,” he said. “I tried to keep it controlled, but believe me, the emotions are running. Sometimes I think if you just show emotion to show it, you’re draining yourself, and it’s not really for anybody’s benefit.”

Much of the material about Marleau in the book written by Roenick and USA Today hockey writer Kevin Allen is familiar. But there is also a new anecdote about the night Roenick was so frustrated that he drove to Marleau’s house, hoping to inspire him.

“I could tell 10 minutes into our conversation that I was wasting my time,” Roenick wrote. “He considered my arrival at his house an intrusion. He listened to me, but he never did anything to change the way he was.”

Marleau remembered the visit, but after some time passed, questioned Roenick’s motivation.

“For anyone to think they are trying to ‘inspire’ me by coming to my home and giving me their two cents is comical,” Marleau said. “I will always welcome constructive criticism from my teammates, but I don’t have time for the ones who have their own agenda or are just trying to make themselves sound better.”