The Vancouver Canucks Send a Special & Heartfelt Message to Forward Conor Garland

"Conor's a guy who when he gets the puck in the offensive zone, it's hard to get the puck off him. He's a really good passer, playmaker. He gets feisty in there too, he's a little bulldog and he gets scrappy at times." Boeser said.

He added, "You know, he always contributes, makes plays. He plays a big part in our team and brings that consistency when we need it."

Captain Quinn Hughes added, "He's just got a lot of passion, a little bit of a chip on his shoulder, produces, can carry a line. He respects being in the NHL every day, he knows how hard it was for him to get here. He's continued to work on his game every single year. Brings a lot of laughter and joy to the group and I think he's been great for us.

"You have to have an inner belief and you obviously have to put the work in. I think it's a lot of stubbornness. I believe I'm a good player, growing up I believed I was going to play in the NHL. Obviously I didn't have a lot of people that thought that, being undersized, not the fastest, but I knew that if I worked hard enough and was detailed enough, I could play in the NHL and stay here for hopefully a long time." Garland said.

He added, "I just think about having a motor, I just think about having my legs and then stuff you're kind of born with takes over and you make plays, be creative. For me that's when my feet are moving, like I'm an effective player."