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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
Odds of him being a top 6 guy when we drafted him were slim also...........as would be the case for any player picked in that spot.
The way you articulated you thoughts there proves exactly what peoples problems are. I'm not sure what the odds are for a player picked where Poirier was picked even making the NHL, but I'm pretty sure most don't have a meaningful career, and I'm very sure, most don't become regular Top 6 forwards.
As people are evaluating his progress (or any prospects for that matter), they are confusing what expecations should be versus what their hopes are. There was no reason to believe a player picked where Poirier was should develop into a top 6 talent, that was never the most likely scenario. Getting to be a consistent NHL talent at some point is goal, nothing more. The fact that he hasn't yet developed into said player, this early on in his development, and it's causing some to view that as a failure on him or our development system is completely off base and has nothing to do with anything other than our own false expectations.
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The hope is that these guys can be productive NHL players or else why follow them at all.
And if Poirier isn't going to be a scorer then he's competing with guys like Hathaway/Jooris, etc to be an energy guy and he's not showing that either. He's still young and there is still time but pointing out red flags is still a valid discussion point.