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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
but I disagree that the sooner Drouin gets moved the better it is for all parties involved. The only party that benefits in my mind is Drouin.
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Untrue.
Trading him now returns something for the Lightning now while they're in the playoff hunt, Drouin with a half season of development time (that he would otherwise lose) is worth more then the alternative, a cap strapped team will prize his cheap contract more now then in the off-season when they have contracts coming off the books and added flexibility.
Forcing Drouin to sit out the rest of the season as some exercise in "message sending" is just cutting off your nose to spite your face. Nobody is better served by it not Drouin, not the Lightning, not any potential trade partners.