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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Lombardi's draft year: 18 g 44 pits in 65 games. In the following year he scored 28 and 67 in 72.
Poirier's draft year: 32 g 72 pts in 65 games. He is on pace to crack 100 pts this year.
Poirier has a fairly significant size advantage on Lombardi when he was the same age, and was a first-round draft pick in a strong draft. He is a much, MUCH better prospect than Lombardi ever was, and we should expect him to be a much better player at the NHL level.
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Not my intention to pick on the guy, but Lombardi was really a marginal player with low-average to average hockey IQ. Didn't think the game exceptionally well, had a below average shot (no slapshot to speak about), and unremarkable passing. His straight line speed and skating were exceptional, but his hands did not keep up.
Emile appears to have a much better toolset, and if he followed in Lombardi's footsteps it would be a regression.