Player Discussion Derrick Pouliot, Pt. II: Will not be qualified (again)
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I think if anything we've learned that we should not judge any top 10 pick in any way until.....forever...they should just have the benefit of the doubt through to being 29 year old journeymen on the verge of being out of the NHL.
sting101
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Did you watch a lot of his games then?
The whole defense got lit up by a hapless group of forwards and a joke goaltending performance. Yes he was bad but so was the whole group collectively. He's been a really nice find let's hope he doesn't lose his confidence
Pouliot was --5 on the night and deserved it based on his play. But that Del Zott0 -Pouliot pairing is a catastrophe.....can't really decide who is worse, but tonight it was equal blame. What happened to Beiga?.....you can't tell me he'd be any softer than the current Canuck blueline.
hellstick
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LOL.
The ENTIRE defense was brutal tonight and we have the anti-Pouliot club in here acting like he was the main culprit. The guy had a bad game just like everyone else on the entire team.... like literally the ENTIRE team.
Let's see how he and the rest of the team respond.
The ENTIRE defense was brutal tonight and we have the anti-Pouliot club in here acting like he was the main culprit. The guy had a bad game just like everyone else on the entire team.... like literally the ENTIRE team.
Let's see how he and the rest of the team respond.
Melvin
21/12/05
People focusing on Pouliot in the Pouliot thread, will wonders never cease.
Your handle is apt.
ProstheticConscience
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Of course the d was terrible tonight. We all know that. But Pouliot was really terrible. He was at the head of the parade down terrible avenue, waving the battle standard of terribleness as he swayed and boogied to bagppipes playing a terrible dirge.
That's how bad he was.
That's how bad he was.
Melvin
21/12/05
Yeah but we should be talking about how bad Stecher was in the Pouliot thread.
RobertKron
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I mean, when you have a guy like Young Drew Doughty here who was a Norris finalist at 19, they're going to be held to higher standard than the rest of the D group.
RebuildinVan
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Pastor Of Muppetz
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No kidding...Pouliot was -5....Even Brock Boeser was -4..
Pouliot is this years new "Granlund'.
Melvin
21/12/05
Does that mean that YDD is about as good now as doughty was when he was 15? Cause that makes sense actually.
Cmon man, this is fake news deflection. Boeser was even tonight and hasnt been a -4 this year.
opendoor
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A crappy player who gets overhyped by people desperate to make management look good, only to look like he's playing himself out of the NHL the next year?
Yeah, that's actually probably accurate.
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HSD19
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Does that mean Pouliot will be useless next season?
Pastor Of Muppetz
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Well played...but I can't predict anymore than anyone else can...but his skills are pretty impressive (Travis Green seems to think so).
Melvin
21/12/05
I will say this for Pouliot. We need defenders who are willing to play a high risk game. Sometimes he will look good, sometimes he will have hilariously bad gaffes, but you can't have six guys that just chip it out like gudbranson.
I thought that Stecher and Hutton would bring more offensive swagger but their games seem to have been neutered. I hope the same doesn't happen with Pouliot.
I thought that Stecher and Hutton would bring more offensive swagger but their games seem to have been neutered. I hope the same doesn't happen with Pouliot.
Ryp37
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Can’t comment as I didn’t watch but this thread has been bumped after almost every game, good or bad, should we call out the Pouliot brigade after a good game?
Megaterio Llamas
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I know, I can't decide which one is worse either. They're both so bad I find it nearly impossible to choose just one, I really want to choose both. I guess if a gun was held to my head I would probably go with Del Zotto. But then, this is the Pouliot thread, so...
Uh, he was the main culprit.
Pretty much singlehandedly turned this game from a 2-goal loss into a blowout.
3 goals tonight were a direct result of him completely quitting on plays and making no effort whatsoever.
ProstheticConscience
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Bolded is the most accurate post you've ever made on this forum.
--acquired for assets just before he was due to hit waivers: check.
--team he left had better options at his position but we should somehow be better for his presence: check.
--given lots and lots of unearned icetime: check.
--fanbase of team he comes from warning us he sucks: check.
--Benning fanboys pump him up when he clearly sucks: check.
--soft, gutless player who's useless along the boards and fades anytime the going gets tough: check.
--has same weaknesses since being drafted but Benning somehow thinks they're going to go away now: check.
Yup. He is most definitely this year's Granlund.
Called it.
WTG
December 5th
TBH I could careless if a player is gutless. Effectiveness is all that counts, and the fact that there's been 1 game like this doesn't discount all the good will he's bought.
I want to see him more in situations like this. Because I doubt he would preform like this over 100 games. Maybe this is just a statistical anomaly.
I want to see him more in situations like this. Because I doubt he would preform like this over 100 games. Maybe this is just a statistical anomaly.
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