Not according to his coach... you know the guy who actually knows him.
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/h...nathan-drouin-allan-walsh-lightning-lnh.shtml
TSN: The Drouin Saga Part III "Don't Tell Me What the Poets are Drouin"
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Not according to his coach... you know the guy who actually knows him.
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/h...nathan-drouin-allan-walsh-lightning-lnh.shtml
Paul Dipietro
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Pretty sure he said that because he's not planning to suit up for the Bolts in any capacity (NHL or AHL)
Just waiting to be traded
hototogisu
Poked the bear!!!!!
It's not that he was afraid of getting injured and that he's a wuss that he said that...it's that getting injured would be a huge stumbling block as far as him getting traded.
CupInSIX
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The frustrating thing about this kid is if you go by a lot of entitled superstar prospects in the past, there's nothing to indicate he can't be a superstar in the NHL. There's not even anything to indicate he can't be a captain or Conn Smythe winner some day. Some of the best players the past 30 years were brats and even a few so-called legends were headcases.
But 1 point in 6 AHL games doesn't show me a damn thing. He wants to sit, Stevie Y starts getting calls with a lot of 'conditional this, conditional that' because they're scared he's a flake. I saw a Ho-Sang plus for Drouin proposal and that might be the best TB gets right now.
But 1 point in 6 AHL games doesn't show me a damn thing. He wants to sit, Stevie Y starts getting calls with a lot of 'conditional this, conditional that' because they're scared he's a flake. I saw a Ho-Sang plus for Drouin proposal and that might be the best TB gets right now.
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Exactly.....holding his breath and stomping his feet like the spoiled, petulant brat that he is.
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Don't know if this was posted before:
"Should the 20-year-old forward remain suspended for the rest of the season, the Lightning could seek to have his contract tolled. If successful, that would leave Drouin with two years of entry-level remaining and make him an even more valuable commodity.
Of course, that action would have to be upheld by a partial arbitrator, and with no precedent to lean on, it's impossible to predict what outcome might come from a grievance.
Another potential consequence of this situation is that Drouin won't register an accrued season if he doesn't spend two more games on a NHL roster by mid-April -- which, as GeneralFanager pointed out on Twitter, means that he wouldn't be eligible for unrestricted free agency until July 2022 rather than one year earlier.
Now Drouin isn't being paid and he's got nowhere to play. There's every possibility the Lightning will leave him in limbo beyond the Feb. 29 trade deadline.
We've never seen a player with so little leverage step out on a limb like this before. And with the stances hardening there's no guarantee that this standoff will end anytime soon."
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/jonathan-drouins-ugly-situation-unlike-any-in-history/
By extending, that could screw up Drouin even worse. Looks like not showing up is a real dumb move by him now.
"Should the 20-year-old forward remain suspended for the rest of the season, the Lightning could seek to have his contract tolled. If successful, that would leave Drouin with two years of entry-level remaining and make him an even more valuable commodity.
Of course, that action would have to be upheld by a partial arbitrator, and with no precedent to lean on, it's impossible to predict what outcome might come from a grievance.
Another potential consequence of this situation is that Drouin won't register an accrued season if he doesn't spend two more games on a NHL roster by mid-April -- which, as GeneralFanager pointed out on Twitter, means that he wouldn't be eligible for unrestricted free agency until July 2022 rather than one year earlier.
Now Drouin isn't being paid and he's got nowhere to play. There's every possibility the Lightning will leave him in limbo beyond the Feb. 29 trade deadline.
We've never seen a player with so little leverage step out on a limb like this before. And with the stances hardening there's no guarantee that this standoff will end anytime soon."
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/jonathan-drouins-ugly-situation-unlike-any-in-history/
By extending, that could screw up Drouin even worse. Looks like not showing up is a real dumb move by him now.
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I realize many argue he shouldn't be forced to be a TBL player. I get that(obviously, he signed a contract but it's a fair request).
What I don't understand is the justification on why he asked for a trade in the first place. What I don't understand is how he's DEMANDING a trade. I just don't follow that.
What I don't understand is the justification on why he asked for a trade in the first place. What I don't understand is how he's DEMANDING a trade. I just don't follow that.
Oh, you mean that thing that Bill Gates never actually said?
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/schoolrules.asp
CupInSIX
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He can be traded after the deadline and sent to another team's farm before the AHL deadline, can't he?
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I think so, if the returns did not include a player who would play for the Lightning that season either.
A young player, on an entry level deal, takes his agent's advice, paints his GM into a corner.............hmm, this usually doesn't work well.
Trist and Sea
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He can actually be traded after the deadline. The players involved in the trade won't be able to play in the Stanley Cup playoffs though
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http://919sport.ca/on-parle-de-sport/article/dominic-ducharme
Listen to his old coach on 91.9
In french though
Listen to his old coach on 91.9
In french though
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You know, the coach who won a championship with him.
Of course he's going to say he's a good kid and he probably is on a daily basis.
However, he's a stupid kid taking bad advices. He has been doing the same **** since he was 15 years old.
Tabarouette
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A junior coach who probably has some aspirations of becoming an NHL coach is not ******** on one of his player that made it to the big league? how surprising.
The thing is....he's an NHL player. He's currently making about $400 a week in the AHL. He's forfeiting 1 million or more with bonuses by not playing in the NHL. Tampa sent him down 2 games before another year of his entry level contract was absorbed. Most here would not accept that. He may not have handled this well....but most here wouldn't accept that in their own lives
Bourne Endeavor
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My guess is Yzerman wanted Galchenyuk when Bergevin inquired. And likely has sought an equivalent piece, which is why a trade hasn't happened. He's valuing Drouin based on what he might become instead of what he currently is. That's just my theory though.
CupInSIX
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Only a moron would throw away an opportunity to play in the NHL playoffs when that's their dream.
I'd shut my mouth and do whatever it took for the next few years, in the big league or the minors, rather than risk being traded to a place that might not make the playoffs for years.
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He signed his contract. Maybe he should abide by it?
Maybe if he did right by Tampa, they would have done right by him. Instead, he tried to use leverage he didn't have and now it's coming back to haunt him. Cry me a river
He signed his contract. Maybe he should abide by it?
Maybe if he did right by Tampa, they would have done right by him. Instead, he tried to use leverage he didn't have and now it's coming back to haunt him. Cry me a river
He didn't sign a contract electively. He has no rights. He was drafted.
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