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Originally Posted by Textcritic
How on earth is Yzerman "choosing" to sit Drouin out? Drouin is suspended because he decided he was no longer playing.
If he had made the choice to play in line with his contractual obligation, then we have every reason to believe that the Lightning would be happy to continue to honour that. I would warrant that if he decides to participate again in games in the AHL, he will then be reinstated.
The only "choice" Yzerman made in this instance is to stop paying him. Do you think he should continue to pay the player who refuses to play? That's nonsense.
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I'm not sure how or why you got that out of my post.
I fully understand that the Lightning owe Drouin nothing. I completely agree that Drouin should not have refused to play.
That doesn't mean the right thing for the Lightning to do (by the player or by the team) is to refuse to trade him as a means to send a message to young players around the league that they need to "pay their dues" before they can act like this in the NHL. This is Drouin's career and livelihood. He's doing what he believes is in his best interests. I think the Lightning have a lot at stake here and they are handling it extremely poorly.
I don't understand the confrontational manner of your post.