“It wasn’t an easy decision, and I must admit, the [Canucks] organization was very classy along the way,” Brisson said.
He added, “From Francesco Aquilini, to Jim [Rutherford] and Patrik [Allvin], working with us and quite frankly, if I can say this, if the deal didn’t make sense, in other words, if it was something Quinn wasn’t going to be happy with, I’m pretty sure they would have moved in a different direction. They worked extremely well with us, as if we had a no-trade clause, almost.”