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Old 11-08-2025, 12:19 PM   #192
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Originally Posted by devo22 View Post
Shane Wright probably didn't have the same hype, but was pretty much pencilled in as 1st overall for multiple years, I believe.
The exceptional status thing plays a massive part of that hype build. The biggest exceptional status bust in this era was Sean Day. Tons of hype, never materialized. Not even a late bloomers into a serviceable NHL career.

Wright's problem was there was a ton of hype and he bought into it instead of working over the hype. But at least he will be carving out a pretty okay NHL career.
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