Player Discussion Jonathan Drouin: To C Or Not to C

[OldCraig71]

It also doesn't matter if Drouin is better than Galchenyuk at everything. If he puts in absolutely no effort like last year, it's going to be pointless. You can have all the skills in the world, but if you dont compete at all, you are just wasting those talents.

Every time I watched Drouin last year all I could think of was the movie Goon and the character Xavier LaFlamme.

 

[Peanut]

As terrible as this team is ill take Drouin playing center over the black hole that is Pleks watching that black hole shut down his own line and shooting into the goalies crest is one of the things im glad Drouin doesn't do.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Every time I watched Drouin last year all I could think of was the movie Goon and the character Xavier LaFlamme.

 

[kgboomer]

Damn, Golden Boy is ranked the 244th players in yahoo, they sure don't think much of him.

 

[groovejuice]

Damn, Golden Boy is ranked the 244th players in yahoo, they sure don't think much of him.

Regardless of which Golden Boy you're referring to, you certainly cited an impeccable hockey source.

 

[kgboomer]

Regardless of which Golden Boy you're referring to, you certainly cited an impeccable hockey source.

Yeah, it's probably because he finished something like -30 last season.

 

[groovejuice]

Yeah, it's probably because he finished something like -30 last season.

If they're using +/- for player rankings, that pretty much makes my case.

 

[sandviper]

Yeah, it's probably because he finished something like -30 last season.

Which one we talking about. Both of them were “like” -30.

-28
-31

 

[JuicyHam]

If they're using +/- for player rankings, that pretty much makes my case.

I think it's because it's a fantasy website and +/- is usually a fantasy stat. So yes.

 

[groovejuice]

Yeah, it's probably because he finished something like -30 last season.

If you're interested, there are a lot of very good sites for stats. One that I like is Quanthockey.com

 

[HerculePoirot]

Bruce Cassidy in an interview (In a Q&A, Bruce Cassidy talks integrating youth into the Bruins forward corps - The Boston Globe):

Q. How does the China trip complicate your decision-making?

A. It’ll be interesting. I haven’t gone through this. We’ve got the rookie camp to start [Sept. 7-10 in Buffalo], and that’s great. We’ll get a good look at these guys.

Generally if you can’t be one of the better players there, you’re probably not going to be a better player in main camp. I know that sounds simple but . . . I remember watching Pasta his first year. He was one of the better forwards. [Filip] Forsberg in Nashville. [Jonathan] Drouin in Tampa, I thought he was just OK. Well, right now he’s . . . you know, not where Forsberg and Pasta are. So there is some relevance to that.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

Not to mention his primary assists have gone up every year over the last 3 seasons.

Galchenyuk had his flaws but in the right environment I am comfortable calling him a 30g-40a player. Which is unfortunate that we always have to find these things out after the players are cast away...

He has had 16 primary assists each of the past 3 years.

 

[Censored Toad]

As terrible as this team is ill take Drouin playing center over the black hole that is Pleks watching that black hole shut down his own line and shooting into the goalies crest is one of the things im glad Drouin doesn't do.

I disagree.. Pleks is good for the tank. Pleks #1 Center... Book IT!
Open your EYES!!! weee neeeed him!!!


I'll stop being a troll after this post

 

[cphabs]

Statisticians around the league hand out assists like Halloween candy. Galchenyuk has always had limited vision on the ice. He's not a great playmaker and has no higher gear when it comes to his skating. These are all things that the Habs could have worked with him to improve on, but between the kid's meddling hockey dad and the Habs' inept coaching and development strategy, he never had a chance to become anything more than what we've already seen.

Buckle up my friend! He sure as hell will have a “chance” now. I can’t wait! You don’t think he knows he was treated like shit on our team? LMAO!

 

[kgboomer]

I think it's because it's a fantasy website and +/- is usually a fantasy stat. So yes.

Correct. I was doing a pre-draft ranking for a yahoo fantasy league and that's where they had him.

 

[Belial]

 

[sandviper]

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Urgh I can’t stand even looking at this kid . Just reminds me how embarassing the organisation is

 

[NobleSix]

Jesus Christ. He looks like Joe Dirt

 

[EdAVSfan]

Is it just me, or does he look a little like Andrew Shaw, the mulleted version.

 

[Peanut]

Jesus Christ. He looks like Joe Dirt

I think he looks more like Tommy Fleetwood with that hair cut lol

 

[Dagistitsyn]

Is it just me, or does he look a little like Andrew Shaw, the mulleted version.

I see that as well lol

 

[OldCraig71]

What am I seeing? Is it
1. Focus
2. Attitude
3. Hangover?

 

[Rosso Scuderia]

 

[sandysan]

Urgh I can’t stand even looking at this kid . Just reminds me how embarassing the organisation is

I don't even like him in the center of the frame of that picture.