The odds haven’t been in Matthew Poitras’s favor since the fresh-faced center first stepped onto the ice at Warrior Ice Arena Sept. 21.
The 2022 second-round pick’s playmaking poise was evident after a standout 2022-23 campaign in which he dished out 79 assists in 63 games with the OHL’s Guelph Storm.
But after just two seasons of junior hockey, the prospect of the 19-year-old Poitras cracking the Bruins’ roster felt like an improbable scenario just a few weeks ago.
But it’s far from impossible, as Milan Lucic can attest.
Lucic’s bruising style stands in contrast to Poitras’s ability to evade punishment on the boards and orchestrate Grade A chances with slick feeds.