'I'm not a big guy. I'm one of the smaller players in the League,' Bedard said. 'Getting to watch someone like him and see him, I guess, dominate the Canucks especially when I was watching at home, he's up there. He's got no excuses. Why can't I do it?'
He said, 'A lot of people will tell you that same story, but he motivated a lot of people. He was an inspiration.'