He has TONS of raw talent, he has every tool to be a super star in the NHL. Huge player with a large frame that hasnt filled out yet but is still wirry strong (which is almost disturbing to think how powerful he will be when he does fill out). He is a very fast very smooth powerful skater with unreal hands and great offensive instincts. BUT, a major but he needs to float less and work harder, if he did he would score alot more, he also has to play with more disciplin he takes selfish penalties far to often. He has Lecavalier upside but is very immature as a player (ie the hard work basic things, like stops starts not giving up on a puck and stupid penalties at important part of the game) which to me just means when that comes around he will be that much better. He has not had the development of a normal 18 year old to this point he is basically a year and a half behind.
Pouliot went from Clarence Creek Jr B as a 16 year old. To his father dieing as a 17 year old while stayin in Ottawa playing a few games of Jr A for Hawksbury then at the end of the season playing 4 playoff games for Sudbury scoring a ppg. This year he won rookie of the year, led a defensive minded team in scoring as a rookie then lead his team to the second round of the playoffs. The sky is essentially the limit for Pouliot his game will mature with his age when it does all come together he is going to be very scary.