Da Costa has looked better than expected. He is very offensive minded, shifty, and creative. He makes very nice passes and makes his linemates better. Although he only played 14 minutes or so last night. He looks like he COULD be a good second line centre down the road.
9 games has nothing to do with Da Costa. He is a professional hockey player, he can go up and down from Binghamton at any time. The only player that is on a 9 game stint is Zibanejad.