Newly acquired Rangers forward Brendan Lemieux, son of former NHL right wing Claude Lemieux, sat down with Steve Serby to discuss his love for being a villain on the road, the best advice his father ever gave him and his on-ice mentality:
Q: You once said this about your father: “I’m proud of the way he played and how hated he was.” Why would you be proud of how hated he was?
A: I think it was a credit to how hard he worked. You have to really try to be that hated.