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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I wanted also to point out that heading into the Draft and then in his Draft+1 and Draft+2 years Poirier looked fantastic. It is tragic that his own metal health issues got in the way of his hockey career, and these are the sorts of things that are often hard to predict. It was a very good pick at the time it was made.
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I had high hopes for him as well. Yes, the Q is inflated for stats, but he was a player with some offensive skill, to go along with speed/grit too. It’s a shame he didn’t pan out.