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Old 02-06-2025, 07:01 PM   #9005
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Originally Posted by Jay Random View Post
Many people in national media have to pretend to cover a lot more teams than they actually have time to watch. A guy like Bahl doesn't have a lot of highlight-reel plays, so he flies under the radar.
Also, Holtz was a top 10 pick from 2020 and Bahl a late 2nd rounder in 2018. A bit of bias towards pedigree and recency.

Plus, even if it is unfair, forwards that can (or at least should) score have a lot more fan appeal than stay-at-home defensemen.
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