Hype about Kariya was intense. I still have a copy of the Boston Globe from 
Sept or Oct 1992 where a headline reads
"Is the next Gretsky in Orono". That's what you call hype.

   Jon


At 04:48 PM 8/25/2005, you wrote:

>I see all sorts of talk about this recruit and that one (all the Yandle 
>stuff)... and I never really paid much attention to that in the past
>
>I wonder ... what sort of hooplah was there over Paul Kariya coming to 
>Maine, and who else was there a bunch of fanfare over?
>
>Nonni, Dave, Bob F.... any of you have a comment?
>
>Now the Pepin-Danis kid is coming and I forsee a bunch of fanfare over 
>this as well.  (he and Duffy will look a lot like the Merrimack Defense of 
>the mid 90's )
>
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