I listened when Grant was on PA and Dubay and he made no mention of this at all. He was very cool and calm and talked about being outworked against the Sioux and how they need to step it up this week against Bucky.
I've watched almost every Devils game Hale has played in. He holds his own and has only obviously screwed up a couple of times, but he is a rookie and that is expected of them.
He was never drafted nor signed for his offensive capabilities. Roche on the other hand was looked at being a guy who could produce from the blue line.