[Caged Great]

Poirier thinks the game well enough. He's basically a slightly shorter, slightly less dynamic version of Valeri Nichushkin that plays an in your face style of game.

He has the secondary skills to be at least a 3rd liner in the NHL (Speed + Size + Defensive Awareness), but has the offensive ability to potentially emerge as a top line winger although not a star, but a good compliment to the star talent.