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‘You don’t perform, you don’t play’: Wranglers’ Jeremie Poirier scratched for second consecutive game

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In conversation with the media on Sunday, Love made it clear he views Poirier as an integral piece for this Wranglers team but also stressed the need to keep his players in check when they begin to tail off.

“Yeah, he’s fine, he’s day-to-day right now,” Love said. “Last couple nights, we’ve had other guys that have played better hockey than him. We’ll see what our lineup is on Tuesday. You know, we talked about ‘next man up’ mentality, we’ve had guys step up in those roles.

“With our team here, it’s about accountability. You don’t perform, you don’t play, and that’s plain and simple,” Love continued. “Our guys know that internally. It makes us a competitive hockey team and that was a situation that’s happened there.

“Jeremie is a big part of our hockey team, he’s a good young player. He’s still learning what it takes to be a good young pro.”