That's been the call around town for the past 36 hours, ever since Tyler Seguin had a coming-out party with a four-point second period in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final Tuesday night at the Garden.
Seguin's display of skill led the B's to their first win in a conference final since May of 1991, eight months before he was born in Brampton, Ontario. It was also 19 years before Seguin would be chosen with the No. 2 pick in last summer's draft.
When he was drafted, Seguin was expected to be the big addition to a Bruins team that had been knocked out of the conference semis in Game 7 for two straight years. He was one of the main reasons some 15,000 fans trekked to the Garden to watch the team's rookie scrimmages before training camp opened.
How young is Seguin? Only two players on the Boston University hockey roster were younger this past season.
Seguin became a forgotten man on Claude Julien's team, and when given the opportunity to play, he didn't do much to help his cause. He scored only one goal in the final 19 games of the season, and it was obvious to everyone that he was not going to be a part of the Bruins lineup when the playoffs began.
But as the playoffs continued, and the B's went scoreless on the power play through a seven-game series with the Canadiens, people began to wonder when Julien would give the kid a chance.
Seguin didn't get his chance, as Julien didn't let him play in the four-game sweep of the Flyers. The 19-year-old only got on the ice for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final because Patrice Bergeron was out with post-concussion symptoms. He scored a goal that night, but the B's lost 5-2.
Then came Tuesday night, when Seguin became the first teenager to ever score four points in a single period of a Stanley Cup playoff game.
Two things happened in the wake of that game.
First, there was a run on Seguin jerseys at the pro shop. Then, there was an instant debate over whether or not the 19-year old should've played sooner, and whether or not the energy and skill level he brings to the ice would've helped the Bruins get through that first-round series quicker.
To most, the answer is a resounding "yes." But not to everyone. Many people who watch this team closely believe the team has handled Seguin perfectly, and that a little time on the ninth floor with the other scratches is exactly what the kid needed.
Joe Thornton once told me that Mike Keenan was the greatest coach he could've had as a young player, and Keenan wasn't exactly doling out ice time to the youngster. Thornton had to earn his playing time, first under the late Pat Burns, then under Keenan.
There comes a time when a young player has to prove that he has learned enough about the pro game, and that he is ready to accept his responsibilities on both ends of the ice, to play a regular shift.
For Seguin, that point has come.
We can argue over whether or not the time should've come sooner, but that's irrelevant at this point. What matters is moving forward. The kid has arrived, and he'd better see plenty of ice time when the series resumes in Tampa on Thursday.
