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Originally Posted by polak
Sounds like BS to me.
He was an All Star in his first pro season and was looking like a Bonafide Top 6 NHL'er. He has regressed in his second season.
What really probably happened was the coaches asked him to play a different game and now he had to adjust. I really hope they don't try and turn him into a grinder.
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That's a bit of stretch, isn't it?
It isn't unusual for a player new to a league to have a good run. But as you move up the leagues, the opposition becomes smarter and is able to adjust.
Poirier did have a good year last year and it may well be that opposition players saw what he did last year and adjusted accordingly. The smart players will figure out how to adjust in turn.