Whatever reason Drouin is sitting, I'll bet most in here are hoping it's on account of a pending trade call. It's just comforting to entertain the thought.
Yeah, I just don't think its a good time to be entertaining the notion of trading him. I don't like him as a player, but I'm aware he's capable (and even proven) of being much better than his last quarter stretch. His value has never been lower, and that's just not smart asset management.
I don't have the numbers infront of me, but it seems to me that drouin has already figured into quite a few games, so thats very likely why he sits for this one.
Having said that, teams generally ice something really close to their opening day lineup for their final preseason tune-up, but for whatever reason, the habs used drouin in each of their last 2 games, and it would be odd for a regular to play 3 exhibitions in a row.