Lafleurs Guy
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- Jul 20, 2007
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He's a selfish player with talent. He's never going to be a star.I'm divided on this. Drouin frustrates the hell out of me, so part of me wants to send him to his room without supper. Plus, the perception -- rightly or wrongly -- that he's pampered in this city adds to the desire to trade his ass outta here.
But on the other hand, he's got the single most coveted quality: Talent. We poke fun at Bergevin for choosing character over talent; well, Drouin's the poster boy for talent over character. He might be the perfect test case for how a player can be mentored into becoming a star.
That being said, we don't need to get rid of the guy. People who are saying that if you rely on him as your primary scorer to win you'll never get anywhere are right. But that doesn't mean he can't be an asset for us. He's secondary scoring and that's how he should be viewed. He's good enough to be a sidekick to a good player and can chip in some goals here and there.
Our real problem is the lack of primary scorers. Domi looks like he might have that potential but it's very early days. Drouin can complement him but Domi's the guy pulling that train.