‘“He has that inner drive that he just is not going to accept anything less than success in the NHL,” Granato said. “And … when he was on the taxi (squad), when he was in and out of the lineup, he was the guy that was trying to figure it out, like, what do I need to do? What do I need to learn? What do I need to execute better? How do I get to a permanent spot? How do I move up the lineup?’