As the leader of this young Tampa Bay Lightning team in more ways than one, he's said and done all the right things that we, as fans, want a leader to say and do when faced with such a heartbreaking result: losing the Stanley Cup Final after a grueling-but-exciting run.
He's taken the blame on himself for not producing. He's put others first, invoking names like Rick Bowness and Brenden Morrow, long-time veterans of this league that are still waiting for their chance to hoist the Stanley Cup, and may never get to.