Player Discussion Jonathan Drouin - Blue White Red Dead Redemption Edition

[ahmedou]

 

[Le Barron de HF]

I get people are pissed at him but he still had a much better game yesterday than the previous two games. Armia was the anchor on that line yesterday

 

[Big Empty]

Drouin sux

again

 

[CHfan1]

 

[salbutera]

 

[Burke the Legend]

0 goal, 3 assists in his last 16 games.

1 goal and 6 assists in his last 25 games last season.

We better trade this guy asap. It's not a player that you can trust or rely on.

He also had 15 points in 19 games to start the season and was playing the best hockey of his career before he broke his wrist... He did not recover form when he returned, and does not look to be at all in form right now.

He showed us he was an impact forward when he was on, but the problem is he is a negative contributor when he is off (what we saw last night). He is not a 3rd liner but a more important offensive player, and this kind of inconsistency is very problematic.

I like to be optimistic and hope we will see October Drouin come back in top mental and physical shape for next season and be able to avoid injuries and have a great year, but I would also be fine if management decides to move on and can find value in a trade return.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Thought the same earlier but could you imagine Torts with JD? He might kill the kid

Torts might be the best thing to happen to Drouin's career.

 

[The Real Timo]

Torts might be the best thing to happen to Drouin's career.

Too bad Drouin didn't stay where Torts is. For the Habs good.

 

[The Great Weal]

Torts might be the best thing to happen to Drouin's career.

Agreed. He'd light a fire under his ass.

 

[salbutera]

Torts might be the best thing to happen to Drouin's career.

Drouin is similar to Anthony Duclair...that didn’t work out too well in Torts-land.

 

[CapSpace]

Drouin is a bust and garbage for us. Time to accept it and move on. Trade him for whatever we can get.

 

[OldCraig71]

Torts might be the best thing to happen to Drouin's career.

Bang on! It is what he needs, there is no way that a guy as talented as Drouin should be performing with the level of inconsistency he has shown. He needs a tough coach to turn him into the LaFlamme that we saw in Goon Last of the enforcers. He is the most talented player on the habs and he is pissing it away, he could really use a Torterella type in his life.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Bang on! It is what he needs, there is no way that a guy as talented as Drouin should be performing with the level of inconsistency he has shown. He needs a tough coach to turn him into the LaFlamme that we saw in Goon Last of the enforcers. He is the most talented player on the habs and he is pissing it away, he could really use a Torterella type in his life.

Im gonna say the unthinkable, but maybe Therrien would've been a better coach for Drouin than Julien.

I feel dirty now

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Drouin is similar to Anthony Duclair...that didn’t work out too well in Torts-land.

You mean, they both have the same personality and same exact drives. They're clones, really.

 

[puckie]

So Domi and Droin had good chemistry in the past..."oh, wait let's not play them together" thinks CJ.

 

[sharknado]

He is another over hyped bust from Quebec geting paid millions to do nothing.

 

[OldCraig71]

Im gonna say the unthinkable, but maybe Therrien would've been a better coach for Drouin than Julien.

I feel dirty now

Maybe Julien is not permitted to demote him or call him out because of him being one of Bergevin's big trades. He rarely says anything about him in the press but he demotes KK to the fourth line or staples him to the bench while Drouing drifts aimlessly around the ice shift after shift.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Maybe Julien is not permitted to demote him or call him out because of him being one of Bergevin's big trades. He rarely says anything about him in the press but he demotes KK to the fourth line or staples him to the bench while Drouing drifts aimlessly around the ice shift after shift.

You're right. Therrien would probably have to deal with the same thing.

It's not just Torts that would be best for him, but also taking away his keys to this city, removing him from this undeserved and forced upon icon status, making him an anonymous nobody in a nontraditional hockey market

 

[ahmedou]

 

[ahmedou]

 

[Mario Lemieux fan 66]

Drouin needs to go. He is paid 5.5 millions/year but he is playing like a 2 millions player. If he stays he screws the intern salary cap. Danault, Domi, Tatar, Gallagher and Petry are all 5 to 6 millions/year caliber player but because of the Drouin contract they will all ask 6 to 7 millions.

 

[ahmedou]

 

[The Real Timo]

So Domi and Droin had good chemistry in the past..."oh, wait let's not play them together" thinks CJ.

Clod thinks in mysterious ways

 

[WeThreeKings]

Domi and Drouin bleeds goals and shots against. There is no way a coach trying to choke the life out of a game would pair them together.

There is other things to criticize Julien for, that's just a smart decision.

 

[ahmedou]

#Drouin-Conférencedepresse(20/08/04)

«De façon plus personnelle, la rondelle ne colle pas sur mon bâton jusqu’ici. C’est plus difficile. J’essaie de patiner et de terminer mes mises en échec.»

«Je sais que je dois créer de l’attaque et amasser des points. C’est mon rôle. Je me sens bien, je n'ai aucune blessure ou fatigue. Je dois sans aucun doute être meilleur.»

«Suzuki, Armia et moi, on a quand même eu un bon premier match. Nous avons terminé la soirée à +1. Mais hier, on n’a pas créé beaucoup d’occasions. Les Penguins nous coupaient constamment en zone neutre. Nous manquions de vitesse entre les deux lignes bleues. On a des attaquants rapides et quand nous mettons de la pression c'est là que nous sommes à notre meilleur. Il faut qu'on soit sur toutes les rondelles. Si on ne fait pas ces choses là on se donne aucune chance de gagner. En troisième période, on a pu rouler à quatre trios. On a vu une grosse différence. On a eu des chances, on patinait mieux. On doit trouver une solution pour jouer de cette même manière pendant 60 minutes»

«C’est sûr que quand tu joues contre Sidney et Malkin, tu dois être vigilant défensivement. Mais quand tu joues bien défensivement, tu peux aussi te créer des chances en attaque. On verra bien...»