I don't know if you mean wearing a letter, but he is providing a decent leadership this season. His consistent scoring has kept the team middle of the pack so far this season when they were expected to be a basement team.
He has already won an OHL championship.
As a 16 year old rookie he put up better than a half point per game in the playoffs en route to an OHL championship with the Bulldogs. So, he seemed to do just fine in the playoffs that year. Outside of that playoff run, he had a 4 game stint where he put up 2 points. Is that what you are talking about when you say that his scoring drops significantly in the playoffs? Because that is a rather small sample size.
Yes, wearing a letter would be huge.
I spaced on Hamilton's championship. Sorry, should have been more focused in my response.
While it's a small sample size, he was a big key yesteryear and is the guy this year. His 11 points in 21 games, while a shade above .5 Pt/gm, is still a fairly sharp decline compared to regular season.
Regular season career (including this year): 1.22 pt/gm
Playoff career: .52 pt/gm
My point is "he has nothing to prove in the OHL" when he's just 18 years old is premature.
He's doing well there and is getting opportunities to grow as a person and professional. As he becomes physically stronger, he is going to be adjusting how he plays. That's okay.