Perception is a strong influencer. The last time we did this ranking, Ryan Poehling was coming off of his first career NHL game; a game in which he just happened to score three goals and add a fourth to win a shootout against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Like most people would, Poehling struggled to meet the heightened expectations entering his first professional season. That, along with the emergence of several younger prospects in the Montreal Canadiens system has seen the shine come off the 2017 first-round pick.
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The numbers were not kind to Poehling in 2019-20.