oh yah for sure it did. I remember the first time I met him He was out for a hip injury and he would skate everytime in practice but wouldnt play in the game just do to not being 100 % yet. Yah it somewhat affected him just not being able to play or being hurt or sick didnt always help either. Like i said He would skate in practice but never 100% until he knew he was 100% then he would giv'er all he got. But when He played for Windsor I noticed he wasn't playing to the best of his ability. When he was traded to Oshawa Generals i noticed he was also on fire there and he wasn't hurt so much either. Now look at him he's on fire and he's doinbg great!