[SportsJunky]

Quotes from Habs practice today.

Suzuki added that he soaked up plenty of knowledge from Toffoli over the last one-and-a-half seasons, valuable lessons that will serve him well in the future.

"Just his attitude that he brought every day. He was a guy that loved coming to the rink, loved being part of the team. He always tried to organize dinners and stuff like that on the road to bring us closer as a group. He was a great leader for all of us," praised Suzuki. "On the hockey side, I just learned a lot from his compete, just learning what it takes to be a good goal scorer. He's done it every single year in the NHL, and I'm sure he's going to continue to do that."

Caufield, meanwhile, explained that Toffoli actually FaceTimed him to share the difficult news.

It was tough to digest, of course, but the youngster is hopeful that his buddy will succeed in his new hockey home.

"I'm really excited for him. He's a guy that deserves to go and try and win another Cup. He's a guy that I look up to a lot," said Caufield. "I've never heard anything bad about him, so that just says a lot about his character."

When interim head coach Martin St. Louis stepped up to the mic, he even noted that "Toffoli was the captain without wearing the C" in the absence of Shea Weber, which indicates just how much he meant to the team.