‘“I think there was a lot of internal pressure and wait-and-see for him because he had an injury-plagued year the season before,” Granato explained at his end-of-season press conference. “And to his credit, he made it through. He’s the only player for us to play all 82 games. So, I think the first part of the season was like, ‘Just stay healthy, just stay healthy’ as a priority to try to get on track. And he had such a challenging and frustrating season internally for him last year that I think his whole focus and dedication the first 30 games was just on survival.”’