Most of the players are pretty nice. I find the majority of them are fairly quiet people. Here are some benign observations that have stuck with me in past dealings:
Phaneuf: Great with kids. Talks really loud. Hated, hated, hated losing... but never took it out on teammates. Not that I saw anyway.
Kipper: Absolutely hilarious. Really animated when speaking in Finnish. Wore equipment well under the maximum allowed.
Bouwmeester: This is what I heard when I asked him how he's doing: " "
Conroy: Visibly has to force himself to not smile after a loss.
Darryl: When it comes to his son Chris and what you see/read... it's the real deal.
McElhinney: When he was hurt (or maybe he was 3rd stringing it, I can't remember)... he would walk around the concourse for a bit during the game and no one ever noticed.
Karlsson: Loved shooting snot rockets onto the ice during practice. Horrifying.
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