And that was exactly the case with Pittsburgh Penguins 2019 first round 21 overall draft selection, who was just now on the cusp of cracking the Penguins roster, or so it seemed.
Recently, however, the big winger made a decision widely-perceived as peculiar at best. Until Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan addressed the situation.
Following that tweet, another emerged with devastating news for Poulin, his family and the Penguins organization; Poulin's grandfather passed away.
I'd like to speak on behalf of the Flyers Insider brigade, and offer my condolences and well wishes to Samue, his family and the Penguins.