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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
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.
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I really hope Poirier turns it around, but is it really that irrational to call Poirier a bust? At what point is it allowed? Is Yakopov still not a bust, just trending the wrong way, as he is only a year older? What about Alexander Daigle or Pavel Brendl, can we safely call them busts yet? Brian Lawton still got a shot?