"He came in at 19 years old - and you get a lot of money and fame and you're living in New York City, and it's like, 'I've got the life,' and you don't realize what got you there," the general manager said. "You temporarily lose sight of everything. It happens time after time with these young kids. Part of the reason I talk about time in the minors being a good thing, is [because] you kind of get grounded. You kind of get assimilated to pro hockey, but not on the big stage right away."