DENVER (Ticker) -- It appears volatile right wing Theo Fleury is headed to the Windy City.

The Denver Post is reporting Tuesday that Fleury, a member of Canada's gold medal-winning team at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, is close to signing with the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Blackhawks are in need of a goal scorer after the departure of right wing Tony Amonte, who signed with the Phoenix Coyotes last month.

Fleury, 34, would reunite with Blackhawks coach Brian Sutter, who coached Fleury in Calgary in 1997-98 and 1998-99.

A three-time 40-goal scorer, Fleury spent the last three seasons with the New York Rangers, but was traded to the San Jose Sharks for a draft choice in the offseason even though he was on the verge of becoming an unrestricted free agent.

Fleury has been beset by personal problems the past two years, including a stay at a drug rehabilitation facility for the final two months of the 2000-01 campaign. Last season, he drew the ire of Rangers coaches with frequent outbursts and ill-timed penalties, resulting in a career-high 216 penalty minutes. He played in all 82 games and had 24 goals and 39 assists.

Fleury spent his first 11 seasons with Calgary before he was traded to Colorado in February 1999 and signed with the Rangers in July 1999. He has 443 career goals and 612 assists for 1,055 points in 1,030 games.