Exactly
Remember too he's been non-stop since early August when he played exhibition games for the Finnish Junior team, then he played for his Finnish team, then he played the rookie tourney, NHL preseason and now over 70 NHL games. Its way more than he's used to
And he hasn't played well in his last 10 games
Kid has slowed down and there is nothing wrong with that,
As far as learning to be a Champion, the kid is on his way. Taking the time to recuperate is not going to hurt his development. Most assumed he wouldn't even be in the NHL this year. He's ahead of schedule and has shown improvement at every step. This season exceeded all expectations, I don't think you can argue that