The third pick has lost the luster simply because the Leafs have gotten the top pick. And then Laine had a very good WHC.
Thus, the talking heads out east are focused on those two (and a Canadian team has the second pick) and less about the guys after, and that coverage drives a lot of the chatter about those players, as it did in the weeks leading up to the lottery when there were 3 top guys.
If the Leafs picked second or third, we'd be hearing all about Puljujarvi.
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