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“My draft year, I had people mocking me that they don’t know if my game will translate to the NHL level,” Mews told Postmedia. “I feel like this year, I’m proving people wrong with my development over the course of one season. I had a big summer, and I’m really motivated to prove people wrong. I think that’s kind of what is going on right now.”

“It’s really about the stuff without the puck. In Henry’s case, there is some major work to do off the ice in terms of strength and power and adding weight and those types of things. And similar to Zayne, it’s just being able to check and defend at a high level and understanding how to play the game without the puck. But with the puck, he’s dynamic. He sees the next play at an elite level. He has an excellent one-timer and can score from just about anywhere on the ice. He reads the play very well. So lots to be excited about.”

“I wasn’t happy going in the third round,” he said. “I know I’m better than a third-round pick. I know I have more potential in me. I know what I’m capable of.

“After getting picked by Calgary, Craig and all the development team, in my meetings they emphasized that they were so happy to take me where they did and how they know I’m way better than that and should have went higher,” he continued. “So that gave me a lot of motivation, as well, to have a good year, and I think I’m doing exactly that. I think it’s probably one of the best things that could have happened to me personally because it really motivated me just to have a good year and turn heads.”