It's crazy how things change.
Thought for sure we were drafting Shinkaruk, but we took Poirier.
Then over the next few seasons it looked like a genius move. Poirier dominated at the junior level and put up 46 points in his first 57 AHL games. Meanwhile Shinkaruk struggled with injuries over his remaining junior career and struggled as a rookie pro.
Yet here we are a year later, BT has traded for Shinkaruk and he not only has put up better AHL numbers this season than Poirier, but has now managed to slip past him while managing to remain in the NHL while EP was sent back down.
Hopefully they both make it eventually, but as of right now Shink looks like the better bet. We'll see.
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