On a *hockey* level, somebody could probably do something interesting with the "4th rounder drafted in his last year of eligibility has consistently overachieved" narrative. I can't imagine he's ever going to be Norris-quality, but everything I read is that he *has* turned into a fairly solid d-guy.
Although including this would obviously take more nuance, there were a bunch of bottom-feeders on boards and such whose general message was "you're drafting a dude named Martinez just to draw Hispanic/Latinx fans" so including a little bit about that would make me happy.
(His paternal grandfather is Spanish and his paternal grandmother is Mexican according to wiki. What *he* IDs as is anybody's guess unless some nonnie knows, and I have no idea if he's fluent in Spanish but I don't think so. I doubt his ethnic background/last name was a major factor in drafting him, but given the LA area demographics I *can* easily see it being a minor point in his favor for once.)
And of course, he scored the WCF and Stanley Cup winning goals in the 2014 Cup run, which plus the obviously hot factor should be *perfect* for "you won us a Cup" celebratory porn.
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From: (Anonymous)On a *hockey* level, somebody could probably do something interesting with the "4th rounder drafted in his last year of eligibility has consistently overachieved" narrative. I can't imagine he's ever going to be Norris-quality, but everything I read is that he *has* turned into a fairly solid d-guy.
Although including this would obviously take more nuance, there were a bunch of bottom-feeders on boards and such whose general message was "you're drafting a dude named Martinez just to draw Hispanic/Latinx fans" so including a little bit about that would make me happy.
(His paternal grandfather is Spanish and his paternal grandmother is Mexican according to wiki. What *he* IDs as is anybody's guess unless some nonnie knows, and I have no idea if he's fluent in Spanish but I don't think so. I doubt his ethnic background/last name was a major factor in drafting him, but given the LA area demographics I *can* easily see it being a minor point in his favor for once.)
And of course, he scored the WCF and Stanley Cup winning goals in the 2014 Cup run, which plus the obviously hot factor should be *perfect* for "you won us a Cup" celebratory porn.