from Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star,

Young players across the league have again added spice, raising teams up faster than might have been expected: Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser in Vancouver. Rasmus Dahlin added to Jack Eichel in Buffalo. Thomas Chabot, Brady Tkachuk in Ottawa. Mathew Barzal with the Islanders.

The youth of the league is personified by the top of the scoring tables. The top six scorers in the NHL heading into Tuesday’s action were 25 or under. Five of them were 23 or under.

But with youth comes mistakes.

“There are so many things to be corrected, but I’m not going to fill their heads,” said Tortorella. “That’s an adjustment coaches have to make in today’s game. Allow them to play.

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