The Penguins have recalled forward Sam Poulin from WBS

5 comments

1. If he actually looks good over however many games he gets here it will just be the cherry on top of a season of incompetence after their refusal to call him up at any cost

2. Finally get to see this kid?

   Don’t suck, Sam. You will get sent back forever by Mike if you’re not robotic enough.

3. its nice to finally see him get a chance but I wouldnt hold my breath for anything spectacular.

   He’s only appeared in just over 51% of WBS possible games over the past 3 years due to whatever reason it may be. I know he took some time away from the team for mental health reasons and I hope he was able to sort himself out, but missing that ammount of time and playing experience in that 20-23 yr old timeframe can be hugely detrimental to a prospects development.

   I hope he shows something that can help him stick, because hes really a suspect instead of a prospect after this season.

   If he could somehow hit a ceiling of a tyler kennedy -esq player I’d be thrilled for him.

4. Give him a run of games. It’s been long enough post draft year that we need to find out if he’s an NHL player or not. Can’t be any worse at center than the corpses of Noel Acciari or Jeff Carter. The question will be if he’s good enough to be a center next year after they, hopefully, further overhaul the roster.

5. Finally we have been trotting out 3 forwards who aren’t nhl level all season at least let prospects play when the season is lost