it has been 3 games now...just sayin' lol
but you can see what he is capable of doing, and when Saad is on, I am sorry, he is just as impactful if not more than Panarin is, just in different ways. the havoc he causes with his speed and crashing the net has to make teams adjust their strategy and focus on removing him from the paint...that opens up the ice for Kane, AA, whoever is on his line..
he most certainly has to keep it up, but now the problem for Saad is this - he has shown what he can do, the cat is out of the bag - he can't go back to lazy play anymore and get away with it once you show this type of play.
and kudos to Q, and I mean that,. he didn't threaten to sit/scratch Saad last year, at least I can't recall it...Q did the right thing here with a player that has tons of talent and skill but wasnt't giving the effort or fire he needs..I have to give Q some credit for doing something he rarely does - though he did scratch Seabs last year for a game I believe as well..