"Al was a great motivator. He was probably our father figure in the fact that we all respected him so much," Trottier said in the same interview. "He had a great command of the room and at the same time he had a big man's presence. He had won a lot of Stanley Cups as a player with several different teams, he played with great players, so he always brought that credibility with him. For us to sit down with him one-on-one or when he was in front of us as a team, he had a great presence and we loved the man…we all love Al for all of the great times we had together and his leadership."