OldCraig71
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The old one is nearing 1000 so I thought I would start a new one, the taste of the Drouin burger has me:
Player Discussion Jonathan Drouin----Nothing burger edition.
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Milhouse40
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New sponsorship for Drouin.
Out with the old ...
In with the new. Or not so new ...
Out with the old ...
In with the new. Or not so new ...
HabsWhiteKnightLOL
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it was a shit trade from day 1
Still laughing at the fact we traded him so he could be our ''1st center''
what a joke hes now a 3rd line winger
Still laughing at the fact we traded him so he could be our ''1st center''
what a joke hes now a 3rd line winger
Draft
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There are things that this board gets stupid about every off-season and I'm glad this thread gets a new life to start the year.
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What a putz.
"Ah you know what... at the end of the day did I want Jonathan to be our 1st line center? Of course. but you know tings don't always work out the way you planned. We tried him in different spots but you know what? You cannot always get de guy you need cause trades can be hard to make. You win some and you lose some, I mean look at other teams in da NHL... dee Parity is so close that any team on enyday can beat da best team and make it look like the worst"
-Probably Marc B.
blarneylad
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He aint no f***in' caterpillar. don't expect a sudden metamorphism.
We should give him the full 8+ years his boss is getting.
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He even lost the AC crew who are normally total homers.
They ripped into him repeatedly yesterday. Even Gaston mocked him about how he promises he's going to do better and how everything about him is in the future. The future is now.
HabsWhiteKnightLOL
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This team would be really good right now with Sergachev and weber
HabsWhiteKnightLOL
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saw that , well deserved imo , Drouin is a brickhead not gonna lie. He should be traded , hes a distraction around the team. He makes everybody around him wors.
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There were a lot of juicy segments on AC yesterday.
One of them was the quip about how players go into the dressing and check out what the new lines will be for next game and how those who end up with Drouin on their line feel like they are being penalized.
LaP
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He has played 322 regular season games so far. What 15 more will change? He's not a terrible player and yeah there's still room for some improvement and career seasons. On a good team he could play a role. But i would be very surprised if he lives up to his draft rank or even the draft rank of the player he was traded for. Still possible but unlikely. At this point if expecting him to do more is the plan of any GM then it's not a really good GM. He should be considered WYSIWYG by all GMs.
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HabsWhiteKnightLOL
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haahahahhhahaThere were a lot of juicy segments on AC yesterday.
One of them was the quip about how players go into the dressing and check out what the new lines will be for next game and how those who end up with Drouin on their line feel like they are being penalized.
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LaP
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There will be more when the season starts, not to worry.
A s is missing to turnovers.
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Disagree. It was a good trade that directly addressed our biggest need: offence. Drouin came with question marks and a lot of talent, which is a risk worth taking.
The **** came after. Anointing him our #1C and not adding more talent were the double mistakes that turned a potential star into a underperforming headcase. Becoming a media darling thrust his on-ice problems into the spotlight, making him a target. Yeah, his usage sucked, but right now the problem is purely mental. And that's not something you can predict beforehand, any more than we can predict how another question-mark, Laine, would respond in our market.
It's still possible Drouin can get his head straight and take another step this season, but I have to admit I'd rather he take a series of steps in the direction of Winnipeg.
LaP
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I don't think anybody is advocating trading him for scraps. I mean i don't understand why this type of arguments come up every time there's a discussion. Of course if the options is keep Drouin and hope for the best and trade him for an end of 1st round pick then of course you keep him. But the road map of MB for the upcoming seasons should have Drouin as a 50-60 points offensive minded top 6 winger who needs help from his line mates both offensively and defensively. And if there's a good offer for a player answering a need then do it. We are not lacking smallish wingers right now.
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