Ryan: "Every part of my life is just better."

Sens forward Bobby Ryan has been selected by the Ottawa chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) as the team's nominee for the 2019-20 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy and he took some time this afternoon to speak with the media about the nomination and reflect on his last 6 months of recovery.

On being named the Senators nominee for the Masterton Memorial Trophy:

On this being the hardest season of his NHL career:

On sharing this nomination with his wife Danielle:

On doubting his ability to comeback after taking leave from the team in November:

On his progress since making his comeback at the end of February:

On his aspirations for the rest of his NHL career: