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Originally Posted by polak
I'm sorry but this was the mantra for all of the Sutter drafts and almost none of those picks panned out. We were told to have patience for Boyd, we were told to have patience with Chucko, we were told to have patience with Negrin and I could go on and on. I'm not buying it. It seems to be getting pretty easy to tell who will have a meaningful NHL career and who won't by how early they start gelling in the NHL. All of those picks and only Backlund and Brodie ever became career NHL'ers.
Chances are if a prospect doesn't start showing they can hang in the NHL early, they never will. Not saying they have to be racking up points but they need to contribute in some way (i.e. Ferland).
Would be far more surprised if Poirier made it at this point then if he didn't. I think this camp will be the make or break.
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There's a difference between over-ripening and these guys stagnating. People want to point to Detroit and allow their guys to ripen in the minors but those guys were tearing up the AHL and coming up and making an impact in the NHL in their call-ups.
There's nothing saying the Poirier is not going to be an NHL player but the odds of him being a top 6 guy at this point are slim.