VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Samuel Poulin's got a lot to love.
He's got the sturdy 6-foot-1, 216-pound frame, he'll confess to being "dirty" when it's appropriate, he can slide from center to left wing, he buries the puck like he hates it, he's got playmaking finesse belying all the rest, he was his QMJHL club's captain at age 17, and he was the first French-Canadian selected in the NHL Draft here Friday night, 21st overall to the Penguins.
Oh, also, he isn't 6-1.
"It's 6-1 ... and a half," as Poulin would correct me with a broad smile that reminded me so much of Ulf Samuelsson it might as well have scared Cam Neely out of the building.