"He doesn't get any power-play time compared to anybody else. He goes out and he does the grunt work on the penalty killing. He puts pressure on pucks. Always first on the forecheck," coach Randy Carlyle said. "He's not a guy that shies away from the grit part of the game and the work-ethic part of the game, and if you view players and watch coaches, they seem to find ways to keep those players in the lineup."

Source: Los Angeles Times January 13, 2018 00:05 UTC