Is it time to admit Drouin is a bust ?

[thrillhous]

I'm beginning to think that Jonathan Drouin wasn't the brilliant tactition I thought he was.

 

[bobbyking]

Edmonton should try to buy low on him. I think he could look great on McDavid’s wing.

He’s definitely not a bust though lol. In what world is 50 points is a bust? He’s at least better than half the forwards in this league.

Drouin in the right system is easily a ppg

 

[OurlordAndSaviorKuch]

Disappointment, not a bust. But I think it is clear we won this trade.

 

[These Are The Days]

Not at all. He's been in a bad slump and is still a 50 point player. I'd take him back in Tampa in a second. He would be absolutely dynamic with Stamkos. Unfortunately for Drouin he's never gonna be "the guy" but will thrive under correct circumstances. On Stamkos' line 25 goals and 60 points with possibility for more is realistic

 

[Arhidia]

Drouin in the right system is easily a ppg

He has 1 goal in 24 games

 

[BargainBinSpecial]

Not a bust but a good 3rd liner on well build teams. If he had a little work ethic, he can easily become an excellent 2nd line winger but he's 24 and next season, he can have a career season.

 

[ottawa]

Get your stats straight.

Last 28 games. 4 goals 11assists.

If you want to bash him. Do your homework

Yeah, he f***ed up there...he should have gone with one of the following:

- 1 goal in his last 25 games
- 2 points in his last 17 games
- pointless in his last 24 of 26 games

 

[Emerz]

Drouin was the best junior player I've ever seen live, it was absurd the things he could do with the puck every shift.

It just doesn't work in the NHL though, unfortunately really because it was damn entertaining to watch.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

Not a bust but a good 3rd liner on well build teams. If he had a little work ethic, he can easily become an excellent 2nd line winger but he's 24 and next season, he can have a career season.

He's a bust for a guy who was picked where he was.

 

[Zalos]

Lol at the guy who said Drouin would be a good 3rd liner... You are smoking some good shit.

Drouin had a good year until this final stretch. I was expecting him to be in the 65-70 pts range this season. He falled short, in the end, but they didn't succeed in finding him a stable line to play on.

He's not really that different here compared to the way he was in Tampa. The difference is that he is not playing with Stamkos or Kucherov.

As for the trade, I still think it's pretty even. Sergachev isn't a superstar either.

 

[izzy]

Drouin was the best junior player I've ever seen live, it was absurd the things he could do with the puck every shift.

It just doesn't work in the NHL though, unfortunately really because it was damn entertaining to watch.

yeah he was a beast

i love that roster from those years. drouin, mackinnon, weegar, frk, abeltshauser, ashley and lewis

machine

 

[Golden Puppers]

Drouin in the right system is easily a ppg

Weird way to spell AHL

 

[David Suzuki]

He does so much standing around in the offensive zone it hurts to watch

 

[Emerz]

yeah he was a beast

i love that roster from those years. drouin, mackinnon, weegar, frk, abeltshauser, ashley and lewis

machine

Oh yeah that roster was nuts, the year after when it was just him and Ehlers is when I remember him just winning games on his own. One game against my Eagles he put up 7 points lmfao, SEVEN it was like he was playing against peewees.

 

[izzy]

Oh yeah that roster was nuts, the year after when it was just him and Ehlers is when I remember him just winning games on his own. One game against my Eagles he put up 7 points lmfao, SEVEN it was like he was playing against peewees.

ashley and weegar were still high end players st that point but yeah was a drop off

(best jr player i remember from then was andrighetto. make drouin look like a chump when they played)

 

[DFF]

One of the most respected scouting staffs in the NHL did too. Should we laugh about all the people Bennett was supposed to be better than?

Yup and Nylander with 6 goals for 7M

1 goal per million dollar LMAO

 

[DFF]

He's a bust for a guy who was picked where he was.

He is not a bust period.

 

[Kaako Kappo]

He is not a bust period.

I think there's more than one way of looking at it.

 

[Roksta]

One of the most respected scouting staffs in the NHL did too. Should we laugh about all the people Bennett was supposed to be better than?

And to be fair Monahan is not that special, just plays for a good team with good offensive players

Would Drouin have done better spending the season with guys like Gaudreau or Tkachuk? Who knows

+ Claude Julien is killing him

 

[CupInSIX]

The question is do they have the patience to wait until Koko Niemi emerges as the #1? He could be really dynamic on that kids wing in a year or two.

Or are they going to run him out of town as usual

 

[Smartguy]

He’s definitely not a star, I think he should be though, some nights I tune into a Montreal game and he looks like the best forward on the ice. Then the next game you have to check and see if he was even in the lineup.

He will be a life long Hab though just because he’s French Canadian, and they sold off sergachev so they wouldn’t want to trade him anytime soon

 

[Bounces R Way]

One of the softest players in the league. He can get by on talent alone and that I think is his attitude. Maybe he gets better, maybe not, wouldn't bet on it.

 

[cg98]

Not a bust by any means but for where he was drafted and what he was expected to be he has been a massive disappointment. There's still time for him to turn it around tho.

 

[SnizzNasty88]

I love that they traded Sergachev for him the brilliance of Stevie Y man

 

[DFF]

And to be fair Monahan is not that special, just plays for a good team with good offensive players

Would Drouin have done better spending the season with guys like Gaudreau or Tkachuk? Who knows

+ Claude Julien is killing him

He was in Tampa....last I checked they had good players

This claims that Monahan is only good because he plays with good players is getting old.