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Well, Easton isn't a rookie anymore in the junior ranks, which means that it's a whole new feeling with even younger talent coming in through Ottawa's recent draft.  He isn't really used to the idea of being a 'mentor' or 'model player' for some of the new players, but he knows, with his whole career ahead of him, it's an inevitable reality.  He does lead the Ottawa Highlanders in scoring already, so eyes are already on him.

"It's been a fun challenge this season", he said in an interview with a local sports news broadcast, "Losing guys like Demir and Benji to the SHL leaves a bit of a hole in our leadership core for sure, but with Pique and Biggsy, there's a new core that's always forming, and one day it will be my turn as well.  I'm more the type of guy that players come to to goof off with, not ask much advice.  Some new guys have approached me about hockey stuff, yeah, so I do take the time with them.  Demir did it with me last season and we went to the finals."