haulinbass
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I've said it before, this kid was the best player at WJC, also in Liiga. He will be special no doubt. I still wonder why people think he is overhyped? There hasn't been a post of him for two months
Most of the hockey "gurus" around here don't really watch hockey. So they likely wouldn't have noticed his WJC performance. Aho even went under my radar up until WJC last year as well. After seeing one period of him I knew he was special and was actually able to pick him up in my dynasty leagues.
They also are unlikely to understand and gauge Liiga stats or other European leagues. So unless a spec is playing for a NA league they will be off the radar to most fans here.
One other tough thing is that it can be hard to find decent video on European prospects. Even when you do find film it's obviously not in English. We are mostly a one language deal over on this side of the pond.
And then there will be another factor that could keep Aho off the radar. Unless he jumps in the NHL and absolutely dominates the stat sheet, nobody will hardly notice him because he plays for the Hurricanes. That and again, people don't tend to really watch hockey around here. They prefer just stat watching.