The Official Jonathan Drouin Thread - Part 4

[Coopers Gum]

Dreger reports Drouin headed back to Syracuse.

 

[DFC]

Good. Step one in the maturation process here is swallowing some ****ing pride.

Wonder if teammate did in fact reach out while they were in Canada.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

Heeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Common sense wins!

 

[Felonious Python]

Wow. Wasn't expecting that.

 

[These Are The Days]

Great news

 

[DFC]

Wow. Wasn't expecting that.

Time to cool off probably worked wonders.

Really, this isn't an easy thing. He made his bed by walking away. He's in for a lot of humiliation when he returns. Fans might boo him. Opposing fans might have chants. Coming back doesn't clear up ALL the red flags other teams will have about him, but it definitely won't hurt his value.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Joining the team tomorrow for practice

 

[Felonious Python]

Time to cool off probably worked wonders.

Really, this isn't an easy thing. He made his bed by walking away. He's in for a lot of humiliation when he returns. Fans might boo him. Opposing fans might have chants. Coming back doesn't clear up ALL the red flags other teams will have about him, but it definitely won't hurt his value.

once it came out why he was leaving the team, that course was set.

 

[chasespace]

Hopefully this is sorted now. Would love to have him with the team going further as he still has incredible talent but if Yzerman feels the relationship is too damaged then here's to hoping he helps Syracuse go the extra mile and we get a nice haul for him in the summer.

 

[JS91]

This is great news. I'm still hoping that he will change his mind and stay with us. I really doubt that's his plan right now though, but there is a chance that he could still get some NHL minutes this season. If that happens then who knows, he might decide to stay.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

Any chance of call up for the playoffs or has that ship sailed?

 

[Felonious Python]

the next Crunch game will be on Friday versus Bridgeport so he'll get a few practices in before then (starting tomorrow)

Any chance of call up for the playoffs or has that ship sailed?

depends on how he plays, or at least that should be the official line. You don't **** with Yzerman, but Yzerman knows when enough's enough.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Can't wait for him to address the media.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Any chance of call up for the playoffs or has that ship sailed?

Perhaps if there is an injury situation, but I don't think Yzerman is keen on calling him up. He said himself that the plan changed as soon as Jonathan made his trade request public.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Any chance of call up for the playoffs or has that ship sailed?

As a black ace, sure, but I'd let his play onward decide that. There's 17 games left in the Crunchs season. If we're serious though about winning a cup, you want to surround yourself with the best players available with you. And compared to Angelidis, Blunden, and McGinn, he'd be a great injury replacement.

I expect Yzerman to be what he has been all along. fair.

 

[Glide5]

Any chance of call up for the playoffs or has that ship sailed?

If he's playing well and we need him, I could see him getting a call-up. Yzerman's not going to be petty about this. Just by the kid coming back its a step in the right direction. He played chicken with the GM and it didn't work out. It would be smart for both sides to just say the past is the past, and the future is tomorrow. Focus on that.

 

[JFleegs]

Strange turn of events here. Really glad he decided to man up and play for cuse. This has been one horrible mess. Hopefully he works hard and all of this becomes the distant past for him.

I doubt this means he would stay even given the right circumstances. So unless he miraculously changes his mind, I hope we trade him at the draft and get a good player in return. Then both move our separate ways.

 

[Felonious Python]

 

[DFC]

He had every former player within ten feet of a microphone telling him to suck it up and go back.

 

[These Are The Days]

Not a surprise. They all have had his back in this

 

[LightningStrikes]

He should get booed.



It's the right thing but he has both hurt his career and his relationship to Yzerman and the organization.

 

[LightningStrikes]

 

[Hoek]

About ****ing time, kid.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Not a surprise. They all have had his back in this

I know that's how our players, who have know him for a year and a half, feel about him. Not so sure about the guys in Syracuse.