Colour me surprised...
Anyway, it was almost exactly the same last season (and the one before), it took him until November to really get going. Prior to that, someone (not mentioning names but you know who I am talking about
) pointed out that "that contract is not looking very good"... Whilst others pointed out that he is 1) young D still learning the trade and 2) was still on his ELC...
He is a bit of a slow started, but honestly who can blame him seeing the bumps he's hit with injuries. He doesn't have to be a Doughty this year, neither does Larsson even though we all want them to be stellar all the time. They are growing together and for D it normally takes some time to figure everything out.
All that said, Klefbom is still way ahead of the curve when it comes to how he has developed. It is really awesome to see someone who despite his struggles with injury manages to continue to take big steps forward in his development.
Oh, and lastly, no. He gets no where near the hype that McDavid does... Not even close.