This is public service announcement regarding Alex DeBrincat and his potential this season with the Blackhawks:
Tap the brakes.
We’ve relayed this address a few times the past few seasons, most notably with Teuvo Teravainen as people eagerly anticipated his professional debut. We’re pretty sure when he was recalled for the first time, exultant trumpets played faintly in the background. But it bears repeating now with DeBrincat, who might or might not do fantastic things right out of training camp.
This warning, however, comes not only because DeBrincat might not be ready for the grand stage play-wise.