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Originally Posted by Delthefunky
I was a little too young in the Fata days, and I could be totally wrong, but I don't remember him being that big and physical at all. I thought he was small and relied on his speed. Poirier struck me as being quite physical during the prospects camp. What I mean is, that he works hard and goes to the dirty areas, as well as plays an up-tempo hard hitting game. I really like him as a prospect, especially when you add his speed, which is the only semblance to Fata (imo).
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Fata had poor hockey sense. It was noted the moment he was picked by the Flames in the 1998 draft which wasn't the deepest of drafts. He wasn't able to overcome the fact that he just didn't have a good feel for the game despite being a very good skater. I haven't heard that about Poirier.