Well said. 2) was indeed when the hype was grandest: Adams was the toast of the town for a while when Tuch stripped Eichel. He was, as you say, excelling at the easy part
We didn’t have to make those trades.
It’s like people take the fact we had to long form rebuild as set in stone. It was not. Eichel asked to be traded only after he got wind of Adams wanting to build thst way. Reinhart said he was open to a LT deal (under Adams). He owns the result because the deals themselves were a choice not an imposed handcuff. They are *professionals*. Their job is to convince them to stay. Remember when we were going to trade for Hellebuyck? Cheveldayoff sorted it out and signed him long term instead weighing a rebuild unwise
Defended him with a poke check really well on another. He was frustrating McDavid all night
No power play time…if the coach gave him the ice time he deserves he’d have stood out even more. Considering opponent…I won’t say impressive - it’s what I’ve come to expect from RD