After Hall Gill blocked an absurd blast by Sheldon Souray in the final minutes of the second-to-last game of the 2011-12 season for the Nashville Predators he was asked by a reporter how he felt.
“You ever block a shot? It hurts,” Gill replied.
The moment was unintentionally hilarious, but it was Gill through and through. He didn’t have to talk to the media, but he did, regardless of if he had suffered a devastating injury right before. It ended up being a major moment near the end of Gill’s career. The shot fractured the then 36-year-old Gill’s tibia, he had surgery and he never was the same afterwards.