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Originally Posted by Bingo
I think I read somewhere that the proximity to Ottawa worked into Poirier's selection. Scouts getting a look at Monahan in Ottawa, would make the short drive to see Gatineau the next night, etc.
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Yeah, I read that too. It was also rumoured that Montreal was going to take him but things like that are pretty common when you are trying to justify your pick. Not that Poirier needs justifying, he looks like a fine pick to me, he's a RW too but I always want a defenceman.