"He's the greatest player to ever play in my books. So many things that a lot of people don't see that he does. He single-handedly turned our franchise around."
"Just love, love sharing the ice with him. He's just a really, really special person."
"It speaks to how amazing of a hockey player he is, but there's no player in the world that wants to win a Stanley Cup more than him. (He) does everything right every single day just to win it one day. It's really hard, especially with him (McDavid) being sad."
"But obviously it wasn't meant to be."
