On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, Vicki Price wrote:
 
> > It's not really about recent defections to the pros....with the exception of
> Tom Poti
>
> So, then what you mean is: two BU (Poti and LaCouture), year 2000 graduate
> recruits, game breaking players bounded to the NHL leaving a hole in BU's
> depth, which they have not filled in this year's squad.
>
> I'm not sure those two players (Poti and LaCouture) would have changed the
> whole show, but Poti in particular had the ability to change the course of a
> game. They were Parker's top recruits and if they were expected to bolt, they
> haven't been replaced   performance wise yet.
>
It is hard to quantify in games that might have been won but the loss of
Poti is huge both on the ice and in the dressing room.  I've had the
pleasure of following Poti in the NHL quite closely and Poti played his
way on to the team in training camp and has been getting shifts on the
power play and penalty kills.  The Oilers are quite high on him.  He would
be a rookie of the year candidate if more people saw the Oilers, which in
media centres, they don't.
 
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