“Some really good players in our league are really demanding,” Jones said. “He’s not at their level right now so I don’t even want to give you the names. But when you watch them play, they have an inner drive that’s going to push (teammates) to be better. They want to be part of something great, and they want to be great themselves. He’s got some of those qualities. And it’s not just me that’s seen it.”
-These must have been the character concerns MTL brass had.
“I’m not interested in turning him into a checker,” Tortorella said. “Are we going to beat him over the head with (defense)? No. We are starving for the type of plays that he can make, instinctive plays that he can make. We’re certainly going to teach him along the way, especially situational play. There’s certain times in the game that you’ve just got to be simple. … But I want to let him go. We’re not going to try to stifle him in any way, as far as his creativity.”
-Oh and here's Torts who is apparently going to hate him and suck all the offense out of him.