You were instantly in all-time DC lore and a lifelong fan favorite after last season and the playoff run of his life, including one of the most important goals in franchise history.

Hope to see him back some day, or that he lands somewhere.

He did a lot of work in the city, going into schools and being a role model as a black hockey.

Also he minced no words:

“The things that (Trump) spews are straight-up racist and sexist,” Smith-Pelly told the National Post. “Some of the things he’s said are pretty gross. I’m not too into politics, so I don’t know all his other views, but his rhetoric I definitely don’t agree with. It hasn’t come up here, but I think I already have my mind made up (to not visit the White House).”