Probably one of the quietest and best leaders I ever had was Al MacInnis. So unassuming, he just went about his thing, very, very professionally. |
There's no doubt he was the key factor in us winning. People don't realize what a job he did. We lost his defense partner Gary Suter in the first round, so he was playing almost 30 minutes a night. And at a very high level. |
We had the best power play in the league. Our wizardry was giving Al the puck. |
You can get an assist and have touched the (puck) way back in the middle of nowhere and done nothing. |
You could go into the Boston rink and guys would get assists sitting on the bench. They'd throw them out like candy. ... Now it's more precise. Now they video it and replay it. I think the players too say, 'I didn't touch that' or 'It was his.' Because a lot of times you can't tell if it ticks a stick or just goes by. |