Confirmed with Link: Drouin taking indefinite leave of absence for personal reasons - placed on LTIR (Mod warn #28, 382

[llamateizer]

I'm almost "relieved" to see that news.
He wasn't playing well for the last few weeks/months.

Hopefully it's nothing too serious and is recoverable.

 

[loudi94]

I don’t want to analyze any of this other to confirm the timeline. He was at the pregame skate and after a chat with a trainer he left the ice. Non-Covid related. Now we are looking at him being out for a long time. I wish him the best.

 

[Treb]

Keep it classy people. Making fun of Drouin's personal problems will have consequences.

 

[Yourkeyparka]

I think he has played his last game for Montreal. He must leave the market and his baggage behind. Will be traded in the off season for peanuts.

 

[Justsayin]

Keep it classy people. Making fun of Drouin's personal problems will have consequences.

I think you should let them do it. Then we'll all know who the freaks are

 

[sampollock]

POOR GUY, he is a human

 

[CHfan1]

Wishing Drouin the best. I hope he’s able to take the time he needs to get better.

 

[Zorba]

Totally transcends hockey. Whatever is going on with him I hope he gets the help he needs to recover

 

[Halakitlikethat]

Hope he’s ok

 

[sharks9]

What it entails : He's out for at least 10 games and 24 days.

Oh wow, so he can't come back until game 2 of the playoffs at the earliest?

Although can't they make it retroactive from the last game he missed?

 

[Et le But]

I really hope he's ok and can get through whatever he's dealing with.

He seems like a good guy who loves hockey and genuinely wanted to make it work here, but once you get past the unfair expectations set by Bergevin's loyal media (and I truly believe the Anglo and Franco media in Montreal are equally terrible here), the warning signs were always there that he just didn't have that extra gear to be the player he was in juniors. He's not the first and not the last, but if an organization as strong as Tampa didn't see it with Drouin it should have been obvious Drouin was at best a very flawed player.

Hopefully whatever he is dealing with isn't too serious and Drouin can actually be appreciated for what he is, which is a hockey player talented enough to play in the NHL but a flawed and streaky playmaker who should probably be considered closer to a Tomas Tatar than a guy with unlimited upside. It might be best for all parties involved if he can be moved somewhere where he doesn't have constant media attention - the overhyping being just as bad for him as the criticism. But either way I hope whatever happens he can get through this and the GM who set him up to fail in Montreal is soon unemployed.

 

[Zorba]

I think you should let them do it. Then we'll all know who the freaks are

I agree. Anyone who wishes a guy Poor health should really f*** off

 

[Le Tricolore]

Hopefully it's nothing too serious and he'll be good to go at 100% whenever he's ready to return.

 

[MXD]

Oh wow, so he can't come back until game 2 of the playoffs at the earliest?

Although can't they make it retroactive from the last game he missed?

Since there's a days count AND he was put on the LTIR today, I doubt they can make it retroactive.

 

[GordonGraham]

Really hate the Habs not saying anything and running their organisation like the KGB/FBI

It will once again lead to a lot more speculation ( sick wife sick kid, dying parents, drugs, depression.......) than coming out with the truth.

He did the pregame skate and pulled himself out so none of it makes any sense

 

[MXD]

... Okay, now, what I'm wondering : the reports about Drouin's issues in Calgary were... Basically, bullshit, right?

 

[Doc5]

I hope everything is okay. Things like this definitely puts things in perspective.

If this is related to all the pressure he has been feeling, I hope we all can take it easy on our players. They're human too after all.

 

[MXD]

Really hate the Habs not saying anything and running their organisation like the KGB/FBI

It will once again lead to a lot more speculation ( sick wife sick kid, dying parents, drugs, depression.......) than coming out with the truth.

He did the pregame skate and pulled himself out so none of it makes any sense

... To be honest, if Drouin was in any of the situations you mentionned, he could have a legit interest in keeping things to himself (and not make them public)
And the Canadiens would be right to respect that.

Edit : Except maybe the drugs part, if he was at his second check at the NHLPA program, then they'd have to disclose (I think...).

 

[le_sean]

Really hate the Habs not saying anything and running their organisation like the KGB/FBI

It will once again lead to a lot more speculation ( sick wife sick kid, dying parents, drugs, depression.......) than coming out with the truth.

He did the pregame skate and pulled himself out so none of it makes any sense

What’s the point? Any reason they say will be met with criticism. Look at how disgusting people were when Rask pulled himself out of the bubble last year because his kid was sick.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

... Okay, now, what I'm wondering : the reports about Drouin's issues in Calgary were... Basically, bullshit, right?

It seemed so obvious too. Drouin essentially either had a burnout or a breakdown. Hope he gets better. But I don't think the Montreal market was (ever) for him.

 

[Draft]

Brutal. Hope he gets the support he needs from the organization.

 

[Deebs]

Really hate the Habs not saying anything and running their organisation like the KGB/FBI

It will once again lead to a lot more speculation ( sick wife sick kid, dying parents, drugs, depression.......) than coming out with the truth.

He did the pregame skate and pulled himself out so none of it makes any sense

The KGB....what is this garbage. Fans don't need to know everything that is going on with the club. Take the info provided and live with it. This is a problem with the world today.

 

[le_sean]

It seemed so obvious too. Drouin essentially either had a burnout or a breakdown. Hope he gets better. But I don't think the Montreal market was (ever) for him.

That’s a Bergevin issue, not a Drouin one. They acquired him and right away said “hey look we have our #1 centre.” Imagine that pressure.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

What’s the point? Any reason they say will be met with criticism. Look at how disgusting people were when Rask pulled himself out of the bubble last year because his kid was sick.

Didn't it take a long time before we knew what was going on with Rask? At the beginning he simply looked like a guy who didn't want to play. Like the game bored him to death. Pretty sure it took days if not weeks before knowing the truth.

And if they said it right off the bat, most people would've understood and he would've been left alone.

Those who are fueling speculations are always the pseudo-journalists on Twitter.

 

[bobholly39]

Hope whatever issues he has he can get better/resolve positively quickly.

I wonder how long whatever it is has been happening. As far as I can tell he was playing very good to start the year, and eventually his play dropped off. Wonder if there's a connection, or if this just recent and he was just having a bad season for purely hockey reasons.