That was all fellow honoree and former Vancouver Canucks teammate Roberto Luongo needed to hear as he burst out laughing.
"I know the feeling," Luongo joked.
The pair had a good laugh at the situation in a light-hearted Q & A about this year's class, which also includes Daniel's brother and Canucks forward Henrik Sedin [who did not attend the press conference as he is recovering from COVID], former Ottawa Senators forward Daniel Alfredsson, legendary women's player Riikka Sallinenbuilder and builder Herb Carnegie, honored posthumously.
Later at the event, the honorees took part in the traditional puck flip. Things went sideways for Luongo. Twice.