«You hear about the NHL your whole life, but you don't really know what it's like until you're there,» McGroarty said. «For me, reflecting on it, coming down here, I can definitely work on more things in the (offensive zone). I feel like defensively, I was good (with the Penguins), but in the (offensive zone), holding onto pucks, taking pucks to the net - you hear about the NHL and how fast it is, so you're trying to get pucks on and off your tape.
«I feel like there's definitely opportunities for me to hold onto pucks and take pucks to the net or just create more by myself.»