He's a hockey geek, and has always, since childhood, come across as mature and level-headed. So he's just being himself, and the press super-hypes his "maturity" along with everything else they hype about him. He still lives at Mario Lemieux's house, so I think he has all the support that could be possible. He loves to play with Mario's kids, for example. But he hasn't lived at home since I dunno when-- HS I know was a billeted hockey experience.

So I think he's probably really doing fine with the pressure and has pressure-release valves with the Lemieux family. His own dad was a hockey man as well, so it's all good.

~S~