05-18-2015, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Drouin a healthy scratch (similarities to Burke comments)
http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/i...e-in-press-box
Funny how big of a deal these things are in our market, but when its 4000 miles away it just seems like a good player taking a little longer to find his NHL legs.
"There is more than one net in a rink. There's two. So you have to be able to play in front of both of them. ...
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05-18-2015, 09:56 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Djibouti
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"There is more than one net in a rink. There's two. So you have to be able to play in front of both of them. ..."
That quote has so little context within the article, it makes me leery. I'm not saying it doesn't apply to Druin, but it would be nice to know how it came up in the conversation.
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05-18-2015, 10:00 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Red Deer
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Concerning Baertschi, I always felt that some fans established an early bond with the player because he really was the first exciting, flashy, bright spot in the franchise's cupboards. For good reason, I suppose, as he came in with a blaze in his NHL debut and was pretty darn electrifying in his Junior career. Thus, some took it kind of personal when it seemed Sven was being jilted.
Drouin is in the same boat: loads of skill and potential with some 2-way commitment issues. It wasn't something he needed to develop in Junior because he was such an explosive offensive talent. I would imagine expectations are higher for Jonathan than Sven, so it will be rather interesting to see how he responds over the next season or two.
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05-18-2015, 10:03 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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So you're saying we can trade a 2nd round pick to acquire Drouin now?
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05-18-2015, 10:04 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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I think the problem with Drouin is that he is too good for the CHL, but not good enough for the NHL yet.
He needs AHL time, but the rules don't allow him to be assigned there until next season.
If he is still struggling after being put in the AHL, then that is the huge warning flag.
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05-18-2015, 10:45 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Flames fan in Seattle
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Maybe Rerun was right after all! 
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05-18-2015, 10:56 AM
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Quote by Drouin when asked about his 200 foot game. "My game's fine." Exactly what you want to hear from your healthy scratch rookie forward...
I wanted the Flames to trade up and grab this guy, wow. Imagine how far back the rebuild would be if we had this guy instead of Monahan right now.
At the time Monahan seemed like a ho hum pick, no one expected 30 goals as a 20 year old. His offensive upside was questioned and being compared to a Daymond Langkow.
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05-18-2015, 11:02 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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Maybe Rerun was right after all! |
Deryk Engelland for Drouin? Get'r done BT!
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05-18-2015, 11:06 AM
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TB has been adamant about really sheltering their rookies for their first season. It seems to be working, most of their rookies improve significantly from season 1 to 2.
That 13-14 minutes a night is quite a bit higher than the 10 minutes I heard he was getting.
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05-18-2015, 11:48 AM
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Franchise Player
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Is it too late to trade Cammalleri for him? Would it still make sense?
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05-18-2015, 11:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Deryk Engelland for Drouin? Get'r done BT!
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Actually, I think its been fairly conclusively proven that you need guys like Engelland in order to win in the playoffs.
Drouin? Maybe not so much...
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05-18-2015, 12:17 PM
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There's a lot to like about what Yzerman has done as GM but passing over Seth Jones was a major blunder. I'm not passing off Druin as a failure or anything and I think the Lightning are doing the right thing for his development by not handing him NHL ice time. That said Jones could be contributing on that roster in the playoffs and could be an anchor for a long time while Druin looks like he's going to be a solid one way scoring forward which is more of a nice to have than a major building block.
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05-18-2015, 02:44 PM
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Hedmen-Jones would have been an incredible pairing for a very long time. I think Yzerman wanted to add a dynamic forward to pair with Stamkos.
If the Bolts were going to move Drouin there would be no shortage of suitors from around the league but I doubt it happens
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05-18-2015, 03:01 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Houston, TX
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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Hedmen-Jones would have been an incredible pairing for a very long time. I think Yzerman wanted to add a dynamic forward to pair with Stamkos.
If the Bolts were going to move Drouin there would be no shortage of suitors from around the league but I doubt it happens
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Hedman-Jones had the potential to be near the level of Niedermeyer-Pronger!
With the young offensive talent carrying that team, even while Stamkos has struggled, one cannot help but question Yzermans choice at the draft. I will boldly say that he was WRONG by a longshot, no matter how good Drouin turns out!
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05-18-2015, 09:07 PM
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If Tampa doesn't win the cup this year. I wonder if they don't trade him for more experienced veteran to get them over the hump.
Like Giordano straight up for Drouin. A player like Giordano could help win Tampa the cup just like Nieuwendyk helped Dallas win the cup. But they had to give up Iginla.
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05-18-2015, 09:10 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Originally Posted by Chewy
If Tampa doesn't win the cup this year. I wonder if they don't trade him for more experienced veteran to get them over the hump.
Like Giordano straight up for Drouin. A player like Giordano could help win Tampa the cup just like Nieuwendyk helped Dallas win the cup. But they had to give up Iginla.
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Except there is no way the Flames trade Gio. He says he wants to be here and Trelving says his top priority is to re-sign him.
Canucks would be all over it. Their 1st plus Edler or something like that to give them another young player they can't draft for themselves
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05-18-2015, 10:58 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
There's a lot to like about what Yzerman has done as GM but passing over Seth Jones was a major blunder. I'm not passing off Druin as a failure or anything and I think the Lightning are doing the right thing for his development by not handing him NHL ice time. That said Jones could be contributing on that roster in the playoffs and could be an anchor for a long time while Druin looks like he's going to be a solid one way scoring forward which is more of a nice to have than a major building block.
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And that is why you draft the best player available rather than for position
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05-18-2015, 11:03 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by smiggy77
And that is why you draft the best player available rather than for position
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Which many thought he was
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05-18-2015, 11:14 PM
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Which many thought he was
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I actually don't recall many thinking that Drouin was a better player than Jones at the draft. Yes, he was a good pick at #3, but the fact that he was selected before Jones, who was still there for Nashville at #4, was pretty shocking at the time.
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