[News] Upd: Drouin decides to sit out until trade is completed. Lightning suspend him.

[sureLoss]

Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
Allan Walsh, agent for Jonathan Drouin, admits his client had asked for a trade




update:

McKenzie:

http://www.tsn.ca/so-many-questions-...drama-1.418988

How many teams are interested in trading for Drouin? How many of those teams are a possible fit with the Lightning and what does Yzerman expect to get in return?
I believe there are upwards of a dozen NHL teams with varying degrees of interest (please note emphasis on “varying degrees”) in Drouin.
Alphabetically listed, I’d say: Anaheim, Calgary, Colorado, Columbus, Montreal, Nashville, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Vancouver and Winnipeg, among others.

update 2:

[Hackey]

Hudler.

[sureLoss]

So a lot of players ask for trades under Yzerman.... just saying.

And Allan Walsh is a doofus.

[mrdonkey]

Originally Posted by Hackey

Hudler.

It would have to happen now for it to make sense.

[The Original FFIV]

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

It would have to happen now for it to make sense.

Yzerman would never go for that. Has to be something young going back in return.

[bax]

Originally Posted by The Original FFIV

Yzerman would never go for that. Has to be something young going back in return.

That's the joke

[Vulcan]

With the Stamkos troubles and now this, some of the shine is going off last season's GM of the year.

[Knut]

He seems pretty entitled. He is young and needs to develop properly. Asking for q trade and getting guaranteed nhl ice time may hurt him more long term

[d_phaneuf]

more than a rumour if the source is his agent no?

[ComixZone]

comprable trade:

To Ottawa:
Kyle Turris

To Phoenix:
David Rundblad (former mid-1st round pick)
2nd round pick

[Hackey]

Originally Posted by Hesla

He seems pretty entitled. He is young and needs to develop properly. Asking for q trade and getting guaranteed nhl ice time may hurt him more long term

Is that the case? Seems like he is in Coopers dog house because he doesn't like his 2 way game or lack of a 2 way game. I haven't paid attention enough to know if its warranted or not. Maybe Cooper is right or maybe Drouin is right and just needs a fresh start. Regardless I think a lot of teams would be willing to take the gamble. It will be interesting to see what a team actually pays.

[StrykerSteve]

I would love to see Calgary get in on this one.

[DionTheDman]

Very Orange Julius-y, but there's stories around about how he's an entitled little prick. Don't know if it's something that he'll grow out of, a la Tyler Seguin-ish, or just float around despite all the talent, like Alex Semin.

MOD EDIT: Removed unnecessary nickname.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by ComixZone

comprable trade:

To Ottawa:
Kyle Turris

To Phoenix:
David Rundblad (former mid-1st round pick)
2nd round pick

Another comparable is Nino Niederreiter.

To Wild:
Nino Niederriter

To Islanders:
Cal Clutterbuck
3rd round pick

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

So a lot of players ask for trades under Yzerman.... just saying.

And Allan Walsh is a doofus.

Allan Walsh blocked me on Twitter. He's literally the only person y has blocked me ever. Because I asked him a very normal question during the lockout

[Flash Walken]

Could you package Drouin and Stamkos and get almost any other player in the league?

[Street Pharmacist]

And no thanks to Drouin

[Hackey]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

Could you package Drouin and Stamkos and get almost any other player in the league?

Not even close. Stamkos UFA. Drouin too many question marks.

[Vulcan]

This reminds me of our Baertschi situation although I don't know enough about Drouin to draw a conclusion. I think he's lowered his trade value though so Yzerman can't be happy.

[albertGQ]

Backs and 2 second round draft picks?