Attitude is the key for Johnny D.
Cant do worse than absolute disasterI think he will do better.
i put the same, but now i think he will be better.....im predicting 15 goals
How can he not be better?
Considering his usage 46 points is awful. I predict he'll do in the low 50 if he gets the same usage.
A .00000001% improvement is technically "better".
Is he going to be significantly better? I'm skeptical. His own GM said how he'd be better suited at wing but that he's only playing center cause they have no one better.
The loss of Pacioretty, Galchenyuk... and Gallagher possibly coming back down to earth is going to hurt. Weber also out for a considerable chunk of time.
Also Drouin gets majority of his points on the PP. Will the PP be good next year?
Welcome to hf habs, I see that you joined today.Drouin has supposedly indicated that he feels he is stronger in faceoffs as well. I think it is relevant to the situation to discuss the need to win faceoffs.
Montreal Canadiens 2017‑2018 Stats
I don't know about y'all but those numbers are pitiful. Stronger on the puck Drouin. Get stronger on that puck!
Drouin lost 604 Faceoffs vs his 447 won. That's a staggering number. It doesn't matter what you think, puck possession and winning faceoffs creates goals. Hard to create goals and wins when that crucial little cog in the wheel is being shattered.
Just a thought!
Wish there was an option for "improved but still dismal"
First time for me.
Well, Drouin's development at center does matter IMO. If he improves and turns into a top 2 center, it's a big deal for our team. If he doesn't, we move him to wing but saying it don't matter is weird. How our team does next season vs how Drouin does is two different things.
Bingo. And that is why I couldn't vote on this one. I think he will put better numbers, but show some potential at center (remembering that we expect top 2C production from him and considering that we have Danault with Kotkaniemi and Poehling down the pipeline)? Not sure.While I voted he'll do the same, I do agree he'll do better. The reason why I didn't choose the 3rd option though is I think he'll do better statistically but I don't think he'll show much more potential (like he is suddenly going to show signs of being a Bergeron or Kopitar).