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ST. PAUL, Minn. — There remains lots of room for the legend of Brock Boeser to grow.

When he’s out in Vancouver with friend and teammate Jake Virtanen, it’s nearly always Virtanen who gets noticed first.

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“They know him more than me,” Boeser said.

Virtanen said: “It’s just because I’m a hometown guy. They do recognize him after a bit.”

We predict that is going to change.

When Boeser’s new coach was asked this week how he scored all his goals, Travis Green winced just a little. I mean Boeser only has two. I know, it feels like a lot more to me, too.

That will also change soon.

“He’s a good young hockey player, but it may be a little early to start describing how he scores goals,” Green said.

He’s not wrong. People have to be careful not to get ahead of themselves. But Boeser is good enough to be a Calder Trophy candidate and it’s been a long time since the Canucks had someone you could write that about.

Boeser has only played 15 NHL games. But, boy, those 15 games have been good.