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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
"When they went public with the trade demand, I decided to punish them for making it public by delaying a trade."
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Don't think that is at all what that quote insinuates.
It meant that they weren't going to recall Drouin to the NHL roster if they knew he wanted out.
Also helps that the team was playing it's best hockey of the season and were on a winning streak.
Drouin broke his promise when he took trade demands public, so Yzerman no longer felt the obligation to recall him up to the NHL roster after he played a handful of games in the AHL.