Andrew McGilligan writes in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, "Ask most players in their National Hockey League draft year what they think about it and you get the same answers. 'I don't really think about.' 'I just go out and play my game and let the rest take care of itself.' Nice statements, but not altogether believable. Getting drafted would be a high-point in their career and it's hard to imagine that it's not on their minds. Saint John Sea Dogs defenceman Yann Sauve is eligible for the NHL draft this summer and admits to feeling the heat at times. The 18-year-old is projected as a late first, early second-round pick. His combination of size, speed and skill made him the first overall pick in the 2006 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft and the expectations have been building ever since."

Nathan White writes in the Telegraph-Journal, “First-round pick or overrated? National Hockey League teams will let Yann Sauve know what they think this weekend, but the Saint John Sea Dogs defenceman knows he won't really answer the question for a few years. Sauve is the Sea Dogs' top prospect heading into the NHL draft in Ottawa, but a scouting report dubs him one of the five most overrated players in the entire draft.”