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Originally Posted by KipperFaNaTic
Wouldn't being 1st overall actually be a detriment to Ekblad when being compared to 104th overall Gaudreau? Ekblad was undoubtedly going to be in the calder conversation before the season. Gaudreau? Not so much.
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I think the media likes to hype the 1st overall thing. Helps them promote draft analysis and draft coverage a lot more than saying "look how low the stars got picked."