”One of the hardest things for a young player is sustaining the level of intensity and the level of play game in and game out,” coach Mike Sullivan said. “We thought, in the last game that [he] played, he didn’t have quite the sustained performance that he’d shown in the first handful of games that he played.
”By no means are we discouraged by it. I think it’s just part of the process that young players go through. Just the opposite. We’re ecstatic with what he’s brought to the table so far. We know he’s a very good player and he’s only going to get better.