''I guess how I can use him in so many different ways; left wing, right wing, [or] center and it doesn't matter.
Like tonight I used him with [Charlie] Coyle and [Trent] Frederic in a shutdown role where I want them to match up against [Auston] Matthews tonight for the majority of the game. And I'm asking him to maybe sacrifice, but he's fine. Like whatever we ask of him, he's going to do if it's going to help the team.''
''And then the other thing is just how smart of a hockey player he is offensively and defensively. I think he's a little snake-bit right now. He rang that one off the post and he made a great play in the middle of the ice and he makes the right shot. He goes for the top corner but the puck's rolling off his stick or else he would've had a top-corner goal that would've put us ahead a little earlier. We're really happy about the four-year deal and we're really happy to have him here.''