We crave instant gratification.



Who has time for patience these days? We want results, and we want them now.



That’s how some Predators fans are feeling about Eeli Tolvanen. They’re still waiting for the 19-year-old phenom to bust out, and they’re getting antsy.



It’s understandable. Tolvanen was a globetrotting, scoring machine last season, rocketing into the KHL record books with an historic rookie year. He’s the Predators’ brightest prospect and one of the most hyped in team history. But he has struggled to stand out in limited action since arriving here.



That’s perfectly normal for a teenage prospect, but because it’s Tolvanen, it feels like a disappointment.



“Just make the team and play as much as I can, produce as much as I can,” Tolvanen, who appears to have grown weary of the constant attention, said of his immediate...