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In hockey, often teams have to trade off size for skill. Sherbrooke Phoenix forward Samuel Poulin, a potential first round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, is a rather unique combination of size, skill and hockey intelligence and could be a bargain for the Calgary Flames at 26th overall.
The son of former NHLer Patrick Poulin – who played 634 games in NHL for Hartford, Chicago, Tampa Bay and Montreal – the younger Poulin is a 6’2″, 205 left shot winger hailing from Laval. He was one of the more promising rookies in the QMJHL in 2017-18 with a 45-point debut in the circuit.