The maturation process happens at its own rate.
Sometimes you’re thrown into the fire and produce like New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes. On other occasions you get a little bit of American Hockey League (AHL) seasoning like Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin did in his extremely short stint with the Grand Rapids Griffins before making the NHL roster.
Heck, some guys don’t ever make it to a NHL rink and become AHL regulars for their entire career, but that won’t be the case for Griffins forward Evgeny Svechnikov.
The four-year professional who was drafted 19th overall in the 2015 NHL draft by the Red Wings is surging after an up and down start to his career.