He is not the 1st player taken 3rd overall to completely bust.
Stunned to this day Yzerman passed over Seth Jones for him.
Stunned to this day Yzerman passed over Seth Jones for him.
I think it'll be for a similar toxic contract and with a possible retention from our side. Perhaps someone like Shattenkirk.It makes sense, and best for all, if he is used to get a PMD....probably a very young puck mover who can't crack a good teams lineup....we will not get a big return obviously.
Could be.....it just seems like he has to move on...he has struggled with the pressure, so sending him to another team, with less media hockey coverage would do him good....a gamble by MB that just never worked for us, but did for TB.I think it'll be for a similar toxic contract and with a possible retention from our side. Perhaps someone like Shattenkirk.
It's not so much the player, but what it cost to get him. Breezy and DD were "free". Gomer and Droudou cost a lot for poor return.,In NHL history, is there any player that has left the game because of toxic environment or because of burn-out ? Among all possible scenarios, I rank the toxic as reason very low. Moreover, I don't find that fans hate Drouin that much; Brisebois, Desharnais, Gomez were much worse. I even find that few fans are harsher to Price than to Drouin, especially before the last PO run.
In NHL history, is there any player that has left the game because of toxic environment or because of burn-out ? Among all possible scenarios, I rank the toxic as reason very low. Moreover, I don't find that fans hate Drouin that much; Brisebois, Desharnais, Gomez were much worse. I even find that few fans are harsher to Price than to Drouin, especially before the last PO run.
Brisebois fetched a perfectly fine career for a 2nd round pick i would say.
Drouin was a stud in juniors hard to pass on that but looking at it today yes Jones/Hedman would of been crazy but turned out good for them Sergachev should be a good one alsoHe is not the 1st player taken 3rd overall to completely bust.
Stunned to this day Yzerman passed over Seth Jones for him.
If he can ever simply enjoy the game again that would be great for him.Drouin was a stud in juniors hard to pass on that but looking at it today yes Jones/Hedman would of been crazy but turned out good for them Sergachev should be a good one also
that being said i woudlnt call Jo a complete bust hes still good for 50 points a season hes no Yakupov
He is not the 1st player taken 3rd overall to completely bust.
Stunned to this day Yzerman passed over Seth Jones for him.
Context is important. By the same token, neither Andrei Kostitsyn, or Galchenyuk were busts. However, when you factor in the players available at their draft position, it becomes clear they were not good picks.Drouin was a stud in juniors hard to pass on that but looking at it today yes Jones/Hedman would of been crazy but turned out good for them Sergachev should be a good one also
that being said i woudlnt call Jo a complete bust hes still good for 50 points a season hes no Yakupov
When we had Desjardins and Schneider Brisebois was perfectly slotted on the 2nd or 3rd pair. You're right after Houle dismantled the D and Brisebois became the number one he was in over his head I think.And he was put in an impossible as a #1 Dman, which he should never have been.
With limited 5 on 5 and PP time, Brisebois was a very solid Dman actually.
Potential Marty St.Louis replacement and off the chart stats in Junior, outproducing Nate MacKinnon by a wide marginHe is not the 1st player taken 3rd overall to completely bust.
Stunned to this day Yzerman passed over Seth Jones for him.
And in the NHL Nate is 10X the player......Jr stats at times, mean absolutely zero....like in the case of JD.Potential Marty St.Louis replacement and off the chart stats in Junior, outproducing Nate MacKinnon by a wide margin
Potential Marty St.Louis replacement and off the chart stats in Junior, outproducing Nate MacKinnon by a wide margin
I know it's just pratic... but he looks like a star on that video. Why he don't play with that intensity in games?
If Drouin comes back strong, then he might be our best acquisition in this off-season. Don't forget that Drouin was pretty good in his first 20 games of the last season.