There's not enough time (to talk about Sean Farrell). He's really what we call a low maintenance individual. I don't have to talk to him, he's a guy who's super smart. People who follow the team already know he's a Harvard graduate. Just to start, that's impressive. So brilliant, I've recently started talking to him more to get his opinion, how he sees the game. He brings up very interesting points. Last year, at the beginning of the year, he was a healthy scratch and he had a slow start to the season, but once it clicked, it really clicked. His attitude in the room is exceptional, he's not the most vocal guy, but when he does talk, the guys listen to him. His work ethic, I have nothing to say, he's a young man who's fun to work with. One of the differences between the AHL and the NHL is when you talk to a player and tell him we're gonna make an adjustment, whether it's for the next game/shift/period, they don't have to practice it 10 times. They do it right away. That's one of the differences between players who can progress to the NHL and those who can't take that step, because they can't make that adjustment. In Sean's case, we tell him, even stick details, we talk to him about the opposing team's weaknesses and we see him adapt right away. You put all that together, the respect he has from his teammates, I talked about it with Condotta because I don't make these kinds of decisions without talking to the captain. We decided we were going to empower Sean, so that's what we did and he deserves it.
–Pascal Vincent on giving Sean Farrell an A during Dauphin's absence
