It's not recency bias, it's ceiling bias. The possibility of becoming a star is more important to his analysis than the likelihood of playing NHL games overall, so he's more likely to favour boom-or-bust guys than safer prospects. The range of outcomes for more recently drafted higher players is generally broader.
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