newfy
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- Jul 28, 2010
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Well... to be fair, he is THREE drafts away from now, and the media doesn't have much to benefit as of yet, in hyping people to watch the draft lottery and draft itself, that far in advance. But, guys like Bob McKenzie have been tweeting about him, since late 2016 I think. Not frequently or anything, but he has had mentions. THREE drafts away, is a lifetime in the hockey world, but the hype will certainly begin, probably starting to build up steam about a year from now, and then taking off, after the 2019 draft year.
I'm not saying hes McDavid, but I remember hearing plenty in the media about him since he was like 14. Same with Josh Ho Sang. Guys like Eklblad and even Sean Day were all heard of well before their 16 year old season. I brought Lafrenierre up to my friends who are massive hockey fans and they hadnt heard of him, despite the season hes actually putting up in junior. I guarantee they would have all heard of the other guys names I listed.
Could also just be an Ontario thing for TSN as well I guess