Started off as an addition that many might have looked at as a PR move, to sell the stars of tomorrow. Even from we Leaf optimists, I thought he'd be in tough to make it to third line minutes, and certainly would have looked at THAT outcome as a very successful start to his career.
But then he went and blew us away.
When a coach with zero affiliation and zero need to up his profile is FORCED to keep putting him with better and more skilled players, until playing with the vaunted McDavid!, well then . . . that's just . . . it would have been derided and laughed at as a joke if said before the tournament. In fact, I think one or two of us actually made that joke - as a joke.
He just showed us that he could be a guy with a potential that rivals the very top stars of today. It's . . . awesome, surprising, and stunning.
Oh yeah. A+ obviously.
Anyone who votes lower than an A is a wet blanket, depressed person who clearly needs clinical assistance.