BertCorbeau
F*ck cancer - RIP Fugu and Buffaloed
He could have flopped or struggled. Also I take the "trial by fire" to insinuate that he progressed quickly while overcoming obsticles, in particular his injury.
I guess I struck me as oddly phrased ... How else was he supposed to learn/adjust to the AHL asides from actually playing in the games (trial by fire)