Drouin is a much, much better player than Simmonds is or ever will be. Don't let stats sheets fool you.
Drouin could be a star in Montreal like Kovalev was. Both are magicians with the puck both are prima donna with great talent.
Drouin could be a star or a bust but it's a gamble Bergevin should made.
Simmonds, JVR or Drouin witch one would you take for a package of 1st round pick+ Juulsen + De la Rose or Scherbak ?
Should try it on playstation first. And then you add the Eastern Conference mode, and it's virtually impossible. Sorry.
I'll offer them Sherback, Ghetto, Tinordi and a 2nd.
Drouin could be a star in Montreal like Kovalev was. Both are magicians with the puck both are prima donna with great talent.
Drouin could be a star or a bust but it's a gamble Bergevin should made.
Simmonds, JVR or Drouin witch one would you take for a package of 1st round pick+ Juulsen + De la Rose or Scherbak ?
Simmonds offensive skillset starts and ends with parking himself in front of the net on the powerplay. Beyond that, you're looking at at a Dale Weise with lesser skating.
That sounds about right. The issue here seems like most people haven't seen much from Drouin. You think Galchenyuk hasn't been put in a position to produce, well Drouin has been put in a similar position, times ten. He has a better P/60 at 5 on 5 than Galchenyuk while being used mostly as a 4th line grinder. He hardly gets over 10 minutes of ice time per game on average.
Make no mistake. Drouin is a player of similar caliber as Galchenyuk. Probably even more offensively gifted. If we can obtain him without conceding any core players, it's a home run.
Terrible trade for Montreal. Drouin has not looked good at all in the NHL yet. He has upside for sure but he appears to be a player who will not live up to his draft year hype. He is not worth three major buikding blocks.....
Nah, no need for another whipping boy for this board.....
I'd offer Juulsen + Scherbak + 1st. The only prospect I would not offer is McCarron.
Nah, no need for another whipping boy for this board.....
Nah, no need for another whipping boy for this board.....
Wow, don't let the facts get in the way of your opinion. Drouin is a borderline NHLer right now and Simmonds is a proven power forward who has scored 28,29 and 28 goals over his last 3 full seasons.
Maybe Drouin will be the better payer in the future and maybe he won't but please don't pretend that there is a discussion to be had about their current play.
1. This is the most non-French lineup in the history of the Canadiens.
2. If Bergeron was named Bob Gainey he'd be getting destroyed in the press right now.
3. The only French element we have right now is un gros téteux behind the bench and his illegitimate son.
4. I think people can see real talent for what it is.
It's the timing that worries me. We're trying to win a cup now. In two years our cap blows up. What are the Lightning going to want for this guy and can he help us now? All kinds of questions that we don't know the answer to. I'd rather trade prospects for an established vet right now and know what we're getting. Trading for a prospect now goes against what we should be doing.If he proved himself, he wouldn't be asking for a trade.
We have to buy low on him and bite the bullet if it doesn't work. I'd be all in at this point. We have no one that brings his skill set. Not even on the radar. This is it.