I think the best thing we saw from him is that he is not scared to go to the net, take on opposition much larger (and more experienced) than himself, and even muck it up if he has to.
For a guy who probably figured his hopes of seeing actual NHL action this year were quite slim, I was impressed with how in tune to the game he was.
The scoring will come, but after one game you would be difficult to question his intensity or even his grit.
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