‘“I was excited to get them in this position where they can gain experience,” Granato said, reflecting on the three forwards. “And I think it’s significant and huge. I am very excited at how much they’re going to improve right now until the start of next year. And we’ve seen it. I know it sounds ridiculous, but it’s about the closest thing to fact. We watched these guys, they have hindsight of an 82-game season, so every day they train, and they go to bed at night, they think about this and that about hockey and the NHL. … I expect them to come back bigger, stronger, better, and I’m very, very excited for that.”’