It took 22 years but infamous draft pick Marc-Antoine Pouliot has finally got the best of his draft day nemesis, Zach Parise. Article content

For all the unending, sometimes angry criticism that the Oilers got for drafting Quebec junior star Pouliot ahead of Parise, a strong two-way centre in the U.S. National Jr. team program, Pouliot has successfull7 played the long game here. He is superior to Parise in one important hockey category: career longevity. Article content Article content

Pouliot just concluded his 20th season as a pro. Parise’s pro career ended after the 2023-24 season, 19 pro seasons, one in the AHL, 18 in the NHL, where he played 1254 regular sesaon games, scoring 889 points. No doubt — and it’s not close — he was the superior player of the two.

Pouliot played just

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