This is kind of nonsensical to me. You can have any one of the many AHL vets set the tone for the young kids.He's staying in WBS to do exactly what we just saw tonight. As a multi-year pro, he's setting the tone and example on a nightly basis for the first-year AHL players like McGroarty and Koivunen. That group's collective development is more important right now.
I agree with the opinion that it would make more sense to have Poulin finish the year with the big club just to see if there’s any chance there’s an NHL player there. I don’t personally think there is, but the entire world already knows that Emil Bemstrom sucks at the NHL level. No further data needed there.
I suppose there is nothing more inspirational than young guys learning from a former first round pick of the organization continue his career in the minors after getting a whopping 12 NHL games, the vast majority of those getting about 5 mins playing with absolute plugs.