"Once I was present down there [AHL] and kind of embraced the role, it was fun being in the locker room. Being the old guy, I probably felt like Bergy a little bit. It's rewarding when you see guys do well, and I tried to text everybody who was coming up and gave them pointers ... He [Bergeron] was texting me pretty much once a month just to check on me [while in Providence], so I think you've got to do that to the younger players down there and make sure everybody is okay. It's one thing being at the rink, but they could be going through things away from the rink too. I think he does a really good job with that and he doesn't fake it at all. He actually cares about everyone in this room. It's definitely something I take away from him."
