They are high on our radar

A national hockey writer was talking about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ chances of winning the Stanley Cup this year, and he mentioned that the Pens are always “high on our radar”.  This is a congruent conflation of “on the radar” and “high on the list” (something important or noteworthy).  “Under the radar” (undetected) is an idiom and may have contributed to the mashup (under vs. high).  A big thanks to John Kooser for hearing this one and sending it in.