It’s been a long time since a mid-first-round draft pick was hyped as heavily as Teuvo Teravainen. The Blackhawks are playing in a major market, a contender and a team that could really use the player Teravainen is eventually supposed to become.
Given all that, it isn’t at all surprising that the team seems to be putting a lot of effort into trying to control expectations.
In his first scrum with the media in Chicago (available from the team’s official website), Teravainen was asked about the pressure of expectation and, after acknowledging that it existed, framed the issue modestly:
Of course there’s big expectations and pressure, but I don’t think about those too much. I’m just a player, a young kid coming here, and everything I do here is bonus. I’m just trying to have fun.
Those comments echoed the official line from general manager Stan Bowman:
As much as the Blackhawks organization wants to keep a lid on how much is expected of Teravainen, his skill set can’t help but generate excitement.
Going back to draft day, ...
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