[Sylvanfan]

Well one poster on this board has a theory about CHL players who become the best player on their team as a 17-18 year old. That theory isn't as crazy as it can come across and Poirier looks to be the top player on his team this year and lead them to the 2nd round of the playoffs.

The way the Canadian minor hockey system is structured, it can be hard for a December kid to stand out early enough to get on rep teams and get the better ice time etc.. On the surface it appears that he had to play a year of midget to get noticed, than did okay as a CHL rookie placing as a top 4 scorer on his team, and continued to improve this past year. I remember when David Perron was a first round pick he was actually a guy who could have been picked the previous year but was a complete unknown, but after making the Q as an 18 year old, ended up a first round pick.

It's an intriguing pick and one to watch. It will put Ricardo's theory to the test.