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Recently, with my dive into draft eligible prospect analysis, I’ve been more so paying attention to the defensemen in the draft. On my most recent article, I noted that all of the first round and high second round graded defensemen seem to have one thing in common: they skate very well.
For the next player I will discuss today, that rule once again has no exception. Jeremie Poirier, of the QMJHL’s Saint John Sea Dogs, is another smooth skating defenseman with near NHL-ready size (6’0”, 192 lbs). However, stylistically, he is a near complete opposite to his compatriot Justin Barron.