‘”I think from a playoff standpoint it’s disappointing, and I guess it stalled,” he said. “But I think from an individual-player-development standpoint, that’s what I’m a big part of and believe in, I think (center) Jack Eichel took big steps. I think (center) Sam [Reinhart] took steps. I think [defenseman Jake] McCabe and [defenseman Rasmus] Ristolainen in the first half of the year especially, or the first two-thirds of the year, took big steps.’