It's pretty clear a lot of his earlier struggles (if still being PPG is considered struggling) was from the fact he had to essentially revamp his game.
He was always the triggerman, and while his passing was always underrated, he was so clearly not used to having to do everything offensively rather than having somebody to work off of. All that overthinking essentially disappeared and now he's the guy people are working off of. Geekie especially.
While I think the Hart trophy is a bit unrealistic (look at the monster seasons Drai, MacKinnion and shit even Hellebuyck are having) I am glad the people on this board aren't running the team because he would have been traded by the end of November.