Button rubbing in the fact that he knew about the kid all along, that article was a chance for him to get a laugh in at everyone else, including skeptics in the fanbase.
However, I'm happy to say I wasn't one of them. I remember listening to his phone interview on draft day and thinking wow 5'6 and he doesn't seem to know anything about calgary (indicating the story above), seems like an out of nowhere pick, but his numbers are impressive, and Jay had also claimed him to have 'top 10 skill' so maybe they're onto something. I also have always liked the idea of a small guy beating the odds and the doubters to make it, so I had kind of kept track of him since (though not that closely initially), and his first season in BC really impressed me, since I knew you had to be at least pretty good to score a PPG clp in the NCAA, and as a rookie, wow. Second year safe to say everyone else caught on and my attention grew about tenfold. Since the WJCs, all doubt in my mind has been erased.
Can't wait to see him against NHL opposition (although EDM, so debatable) again on sunday!
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