(Credit: Ross Bonander/Texas Stars) Remi Poirier stood tall, and Texas improved on nearly every mistake made in their previous game on their way to a 5-0 bounce-back win against the Roadrunners. Poirier had his best start of the season, stopping all 24 shots and earning his first shutout of the year. “He had great pop,” head coach Neil Graham said. “He was early on shots. He was square to the puck. [Poirier] has had a lot of success here. And you look at his first two years. He won a lot of big games for us. He's won playoff games for us, playoff series for us. It was only a matter of time.” Texas fans sang Poirier’s praises after a spectacular set of saves late in the Stars’ second penalty kill. A sprawling Poirier found a way to make two massive stops on what appeared to be wide-open chances for the Roadrunners. This led the Cedar Park faithful to chant “Remi! Remi! Remi!” as play continued down the other end of the ice. These chants were heard again as the final buzzer ra...
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