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Originally Posted by Trxjw
Good to see the progress from Thomas. I think missing out on a shot with the Rangers last season really hurt his confidence. A lot of people thought he had a real shot of cracking the lineup and to go back to the OHL was probably a shock to him. You could tell that upon returning to Oshawa, he was trying to be some kind of dominant force with the puck. He wanted every play to run through him instead of being the guy who finds seams in the ice and picks corners. He's a tenacious player, but he's going to do most of his damage in open ice. Seems like he's getting back to what made him most effective.
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Exactly this. I also think the Rangers may have told him to try and work on other parts of his game when he went back. By all accounts his physical play picked up after that. He isn't soft. Love that he is shooting from everywhere.