I kind of figured he was a pretty good guy, but I had no idea he was as highly respected and well thought of within the community and franchise as he was.
I like that that he took a page from Iginla's book and did a majority of his community work away from the camera and the mic. That speaks volumes.
As a semi aside, I loved the Hartley move of making the whole team bid him farewell, not just Russel. It says so much about what is going on with this team right now.
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