As Max Domi, 20, was embracing his Hollywood script homecoming on Monday night in front of proud poppa Tie and other family members at the Air Canada Centre, a number of scouts high above the ice surface in the Foster Hewitt Media Gondola were marvelling at this season’s bumper crop of fantastic NHL freshmen.
“Domi, McDavid, Eichel, Larkin ... this league is in great hands moving forward, isn’t it?” said one Eastern Conference bird dog during the first intermission after watching Domi open the scoring in a 4-3 Arizona Coyotes victory over the Maple Leafs.
“Think about it.