Poirier is an incredibly skilled and talented offensive defenseman, showing the ability to make defenders look foolish and pick apart defenses with his offensive instincts. Strong all over the ice, he possesses elite skating, great vision, quality passing/shots and solid in transition. He always keeps his feet moving and is ready for anything. His speed when backward skating is incredible as he can accelerate at the same rate as if he was skating forwards. He has a great gap control and works well in corners with his strength and active stick, but his positioning in the defensive zone is sometimes a bit off and he could be more physical. One of the best components of his overall game is his vision. He doesn’t often make rash decisions with the puck and always seems to find teammates with open ice and delivers quality passes to them. In addition, he seems to find gaps in every zone which leads to quality puck movement. He also consistently finds loose pucks. Offensively, he is deceptive with the puck and flashes creative offensive puck skills and a well-timed and powerful shot from the point. He distributes the puck well with hard passes from the point and he has the smarts to find teammates around the offensive zone. He displays the ability to walk the blue line with his great lateral quickness and edge work. He is the whole package and would slide in well as a top-4 defenseman if he hits his full potential.

– FCHockey’s 2020 NHL Draft Guide