well, I can tell you first hand that I have had plenty of conversations/disagreements with RR over certain US players, it all hasn't been roses - we call out bad play and have done so for years - on this occasion, I second his motion that you really do not know what you are talking about with regards to Poehling. I don't get your comparisons at all or what you are even trying to say.
Poehling is doing very good this year, I doubt he ever becomes a #1 center, if anything he might have a similar career to a Ryan Kesler - a top #2 center on real good teams but can fill in at times on the top line - his season so far outside of his bad WJC performance has not changed that thought for me at all, if anything it has confirmed it for me that he will be a solid NHLer for a long time. He has a lot to work on, but he has at least 1 more year to do so before going pro.