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Originally Posted by CroFlames
You answered your own question. Why would Cooper and YZerman act irrationally? They want to win. They WANT Drouin to be the best player he can be and give him every advantage to do so. Why would they do otherwise? It's in their best interest to help Drouin be the best. In their hockey experience, they thought the AHL route was best for his development. And for the vast majority of players, that holds true.
Drouin seems to think he's above the system, and the minors are below him. The kid needs to smarten up.
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No, I didn't answer my own question. All the reasons you point to as motivation for Cooper / Yzerman acting rationally are just as applicable to Drouin. You just choose to dismiss them for the youngster and assume irrationality on his behalf because... Cooper/Yzerman can't be acting irrationally.
Has he said "he's above the system"? No. Is asking for a trade away from a team confirmation of irrational behaviour? No. I could just as easily cast aspersions towards Cooper / Yzerman if we've no need to back them up, akin to the old "have you stopped beating your wife?" trope. What has Cooper done to prove he has not been a "delta bravo" towards this kid?
To be honest, this isn't so much about Drouin vs Yzerman/Cooper but more about people filling their own preferred narrative in the absence of facts.