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Originally Posted by Rick M.
How are Poirier's stickhandling skills? From the video posted earlier it's clear he can blow by people but can he handle the puck at speed? In other words is he a grittier Paul Ranheim: all speed and hands that can't keep up?
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I believe he has the hands to match the speed - he's no Lombardi for sure. I've seen him blow by players across 200ft, keep the puck secure, and drive it to the net, even with numerous backcheckers on him.