 The following season he played in 52 games with the Rangers and registered a career high 199 penalty minutes.Prior to the 1993–1994 season the Tampa Bay Lightning picked up Poeschek and it was here that he developed his reputation as an enforcer to be reckoned with, dropping his gloves with the likes of Bob Probert and Craig Berube.Poeschek played 4 seasons with the Lightning before being picked up by the St. Louis Blues.