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Originally Posted by Monahammer
I'd like to understand why some are not high on Poitras when they are high on Mercer. IMO these players have pretty similar profiles; Poitras' point pace is very similar to Mercer's rookie season pace but Mercer was 20 when Poitras is 19. Poitras doesn't have the top speed of mercer but is agile and is known for being tough in the corners.
I'd say they're a very similar profile of player, age advantage to Poitras. I like acquiring this player.
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imagine getting them both (Markstrom to NJ, Hanifin to BOS) ... would set us up extremely nicely down the middle going forward.
People need to remember that Poitras made a top NHL team at 19. That is darn impressive ... I get he didn't have the best WJC, but chances are his shoulder was already banged up at that point.