Andrew is just an incredible guy. I've got a ton of articles about him saved from over the years in my LJ, because he talks so.much. He once commented that the press isn't a bad thing--they do a good job, for the most part, and he likes that they're around. So he REAAAALLY endeared himself to the press with that, he was a huge media favorite in Calgary's 04 Finals run, in the finals, around game..3 I want to say it was, I think between 2 and 3, the one day he stood for over an hour with the press answering anything and everything. And then in the lockout, he was one of VERY few who spoke up and STUCK TO IT. Lots of guys spoke up and then backed down, Andy just stood his ground and said what he believed.
I've got a ton of articles in my LJ about him that I've gotten from all over. He's just so damn awesome, in every way. He just GETS it.
When he signed the extension with Calgary last season, a year before he was eligible to be a UFA, knowing he could command more money on the open market, but he signed the extension anyway, he made a great comment. I'm going to paraphrase, but the jist of it:
Success isn't measured in the money you earn--you measure success by winning, by how much you like the team and organization you play for. I love the city, I love the team, I feel lucky that I can bring my daughter up here.
And then there was another, discussing Iginla's then $7 mil/year deal, as opposed to the $750k deal Andy had just signed, from a couple years back.
"Sure, he makes 10 times as much as I do...but for every $1 I bring in to this organization, he brings $20. So it evens out."
It's just that he always seems to say the right thing. Not just the right thing, but the TRUTH, level-headed, not cliche or expected, just what he really thinks and believes. And he sticks up for what he believes in, and he goes to battle EVERY. NIGHT. 100%. He's not the most talented, but he's got more heart than most anyone in the league.
Man, if/when the B's make the playoffs--all Bruins fans are just going to ADORE Andrew, because that's when he shines. He becomes a completely different player in the post season.
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I've got a ton of articles in my LJ about him that I've gotten from all over. He's just so damn awesome, in every way. He just GETS it.
When he signed the extension with Calgary last season, a year before he was eligible to be a UFA, knowing he could command more money on the open market, but he signed the extension anyway, he made a great comment. I'm going to paraphrase, but the jist of it:
Success isn't measured in the money you earn--you measure success by winning, by how much you like the team and organization you play for. I love the city, I love the team, I feel lucky that I can bring my daughter up here.
And then there was another, discussing Iginla's then $7 mil/year deal, as opposed to the $750k deal Andy had just signed, from a couple years back.
"Sure, he makes 10 times as much as I do...but for every $1 I bring in to this organization, he brings $20. So it evens out."
It's just that he always seems to say the right thing. Not just the right thing, but the TRUTH, level-headed, not cliche or expected, just what he really thinks and believes. And he sticks up for what he believes in, and he goes to battle EVERY. NIGHT. 100%. He's not the most talented, but he's got more heart than most anyone in the league.
Man, if/when the B's make the playoffs--all Bruins fans are just going to ADORE Andrew, because that's when he shines. He becomes a completely different player in the post season.