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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
For some fans there's never a right time to express doubt about a prospect. It's too early, too early, too early, too early, and then when they're cut loose at 24, it's what's the point in talking about that bust now? When was the right time to express doubts about the NHL future of Max Reinhart? How about Bill Arnold?
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Expressing doubt is not what Highlander was doing. He was DEFINITIVELY STATING that Poirier is a bust.
He is most definitively NOT a bust. He may not be trending correctly, and it is fair game to question his likelihood of reaching the NHL and/or at what capacity, but to make a definitive statement that a prospect is already a bust is both premature and completely wrong. Until he is a bust, he simply isn't. I would be fine with a post stating: "I think Poirier is going to bust because 'x'...". Re-read his post, and you can see why FDW took exception to it.
It is just as wrong to make grandiose proclamations that "Prospect X will be a super duper awesome franchise player" as well. However, given a choice between the two statements - and being an actual 'fan' of the team - one can guess which statement becomes more annoying, no?
It is one thing to offer an opinion with your underlying rationale (wrong or right). It is another to make such a definitive, "irrefutable" proclamation.