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What you see is what you get.

In Jay Beagle, you get a three-level championship pedigree, an enviable face-off presence, penalty-kill prowess, shutdown superiority and a voice of reason on the ice, on the bench and in the room.

What you don’t get is the fake stuff.

The free-agent acquisition could have gone all rah-rah to impact impressionable young players on a transitioning club. And while the Vancouver Canucks’ centre can deliver a frank focus or keep the mood light, his play has done the talking. He doesn’t need pompoms.

“It’s just my natural personality and I don’t ever try to be something I’m not,” Beagle said Tuesday before facing the league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning at Rogers Arena. “As soon as you do that (rah-rah), you’re trying too hard.

“I am who I am and have been like that even with the Caps — just a positive and upbeat person, who takes every day in the NHL as a blessing. That kind of comes across to enjoy a great group, because you never know what to expect with a new group.”