Yes, it was Conroy. There are some great quotes in the article from Gio, Conroy, Gelinas, etc.
I liked this one from Joe Colborne:
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Above all, said Colborne, Gaudreau never lost his likeability, internally, within the dressing room, even as his fame, notoriety and influence grew.
“The thing with Johnny is, he doesn’t have a single pretentious bone in his body,” said Colborne. “He was the best teammate, even as a rookie. I remember Burkie (former GM Brian Burke) saying a typical Burkie thing to him, something like, ‘I don’t want to hear your voice until we reach Christmas,’ or something like that. He’d tell him, ‘your job is to smile, listen to your captain and listen to your veterans.’ Within two weeks, Johnny is the guy that all the older guys are chirping and having the best time with him. He has that infectious kind of glue quality, where you just want to be around him.”
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