Imagine being the number one draft pick and having an entire marketing campaign built around you before you ever play a shift in the NHL. Then imagine not scoring a goal for your first 8 games as the team piles up loss after loss. Finally, on a dark Thursday night in Buffalo, in front of about 40 friends and family, you tip a puck past Ryan Miller to give your team the lead.
It’s your first NHL goal! Everyone hugs, you skate to the bench, and everyone congratulates you. Then as you wait to hear your name called over the P.