I was so wrong about Travis Dermott. How wrong? Totally and completely seems about right.
Why was I so deeply out to lunch on this guy who I thought was spinning his wheels in the AHL and turning into a penalty machine who couldn’t defend at all? I’ve thought about this a lot because it’s usually more instructive to learn from your mistakes rather than comfort yourself with your successes. This is something Dermott has demonstrated he has done, so how can I not try to as well?
How I Got it Wrong
Prior to his NHL callup, Dermott had played in the Leafs training camp exhibition games, and he looked pretty good to my eye.