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getbak · 07-15-2015, 09:49 AM

A lot of players have looked good in the AHL, struggled on their early NHL call-ups, then went on to become solid NHLers once they got properly adjusted.

Mark Giordano is one example. His first year in Omaha, he was named to the AHL All-Star game and led the entire team in scoring (ahead of other future NHLers like Moss, Nystrom, and Prust). All that season, he and Richie Regehr were neck-and-neck for a call-up to Calgary, and when they finally got them, Regehr looked much better.

Gio continued to look better on each subsequent call-up, and we all know how it eventually turned out.

Gio got his first call-up when he was 22. Poirier was still 19 at the start of last season. Poirier was one of the youngest players in the AHL last season. He still could have played junior last season. If he was two and a half weeks younger, he would have had to play junior.

The only player who saw any time with the Flames last season who is younger than Poirier is Bennett. The fact that Poirier didn't look as good in the NHL as Bennett or Monahan says more about how good Bennett and Monahan are than it does about Poirier. Poirier is also seven months younger than any other player in Adirondack last season (and was only one point behind Agostino for the team lead in points, while playing 12 fewer games).

07-15-2015, 09:49 AM	#701
getbak Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	A lot of players have looked good in the AHL, struggled on their early NHL call-ups, then went on to become solid NHLers once they got properly adjusted. Mark Giordano is one example. His first year in Omaha, he was named to the AHL All-Star game and led the entire team in scoring (ahead of other future NHLers like Moss, Nystrom, and Prust). All that season, he and Richie Regehr were neck-and-neck for a call-up to Calgary, and when they finally got them, Regehr looked much better. Gio continued to look better on each subsequent call-up, and we all know how it eventually turned out. Gio got his first call-up when he was 22. Poirier was still 19 at the start of last season. Poirier was one of the youngest players in the AHL last season. He still could have played junior last season. If he was two and a half weeks younger, he would have had to play junior. The only player who saw any time with the Flames last season who is younger than Poirier is Bennett. The fact that Poirier didn't look as good in the NHL as Bennett or Monahan says more about how good Bennett and Monahan are than it does about Poirier. Poirier is also seven months younger than any other player in Adirondack last season (and was only one point behind Agostino for the team lead in points, while playing 12 fewer games). __________________ Turn up the good, turn down the suck!