We drafted Sergachev to address a need, he had the potential to be a number one defenceman and then we traded him to Tampa for a player they wanted to get rid of for several reasons. If Drouin had been an up-and-coming D-man it would have made sense, a local kid that could step in and play right away on a team that desperately needed it. It was more of a PR move than anything else and was made worse by the contract and the idea that JD could play center. It was another throw shit at a wall move from MB, God damn he was a moron.
“À l’époque, rapatrier un Québécois était important.” -Marc Bergevin