Agreed. If it was Simmonds + Hagg + 2nd. Or a variation. I don't want the first given up. No way. Not when it could be so high
- Mononoke

I wouldn't give them both Haag and a 2nd.

I wouldn't give them both Haag and a 2nd.
- MJL

Whatever. I would and I wouldn't think twice.

TB has about $2 million in cap room. Whoever trades for Drouin will have to get creative on the $$ side of the equation if they are sending substantial contracts that way.

There's no doubt that he has talent, he was a high draft pick. That's not a guarantee of anything.
- MJL

What about his efficient offensive production at the NHL level?

I wouldn't give them both Haag and a 2nd.
- MJL

I would easily

Agreed. If it was Simmonds + Hagg + 2nd. Or a variation. I don't want the first given up. No way. Not when it could be so high
- Mononoke

I think that's fair....Flyers should kick tires or sure....just remember prospects aren't exact science....Both Schenn's and Gagne were all top 6 guys....I think it will be a prospect deal not a guy like Simmonds if it happens at all.

Whatever. I would and I wouldn't think twice.
- Mononoke

Well, you very well could be right. That deal could wind up a steal. It could also wind up a bad deal. I'm more inclined to keeping a player like Simmonds, and drafting and developing the teams prospects, and using it's draft picks.

What about his efficient offensive production at the NHL level?
- Nucker101

Doesn't exist. He was just sent down to the AHL.

Not interested in drouin.

Doesn't exist. He was just sent down to the AHL.
- MJL

How could it not exist? He has over a season of games. They just don't disappear....Something something A Mac something blah blah blah yada yada yada.

Corey Long ‏@CoreyLong
Yzerman more or less blows off Drouin's request for a trade. Now we all wait to see if he reports to Syracuse.

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris
Syracuse Crunch coach Rob Zettler tells @Sportsnet that he hopes Jonathan Drouin shows up motivated: "I expect him to play on Friday."

Corey Long ‏@CoreyLong
Yzerman more or less blows off Drouin's request for a trade. Now we all wait to see if he reports to Syracuse.
- ob18

Wouldn't expect anything else. Value is at a low. He has to be PISSED at the agent. And the team doesn't have to trade him for the forseeable future. Pretty much any GM would blow it off publicly.

Wouldn't expect anything else. Value is at a low. He has to be PISSED at the agent. And the team doesn't have to trade him for the forseeable future. Pretty much any GM would blow it off publicly.
- Mononoke

He has 3 options report to Syracuse, go to Europe, or just retire.

How could it not exist? He has over a season of games. They just don't disappear....Something something A Mac something blah blah blah yada yada yada.
- Mononoke

LOL, the Amac comment is senseless. Drouin scored 4 goals in 70 games last season. His assist totals were good. He had 8 points in 19 games, this season including 2 goals. Obviously, the team feels he needs more development, and some playing time. He missed some time with injury. If he currently was efficiently scoring, they would not have demoted him.

LOL, the Amac comment is senseless. Drouin scored 4 goals in 70 games last season. His assist totals were good. He had 8 points in 19 games, this season including 2 goals. Obviously, the team feels he needs more development, and some playing time. He missed some time with injury. If he currently was efficiently scoring, they would not have demoted him.
- MJL

Yea we have enough projects on this roster. Tell tampa we'll talk stamkos tho.

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris
Syracuse Crunch coach Rob Zettler tells @Sportsnet that he hopes Jonathan Drouin shows up motivated: "I expect him to play on Friday."
- ob18

See, this is where it devolves into stupid

Does anybody think that Drouin is gonna play 1000 games in Tampa and get his jersey retired?

It's silly. Everyone knows they are going to trade him. It doesn't have to be today, tomorrow, this season. But you are going to trade him, and his value isn't going up or down based on this stint in the minors

Doesn't exist. He was just sent down to the AHL.
- MJL

lol

See, this is where it devolves into stupid

Does anybody think that Drouin is gonna play 1000 games in Tampa and get his jersey retired?

It's silly. Everyone knows they are going to trade him. It doesn't have to be today, tomorrow, this season. But you are going to trade him, and his value isn't going up or down based on this stint in the minors
- AllInForFlyers

We'll see. If I was Yzerman, I'd let Drouin play in the AHL for a while, get his game back and he probably will dominate, and then call him back up after a period of time, and see how he plays, then reevaluate. Unless I was completely blown away by an offer, I'd hold tight, to make sure I knew what I had.

lol
- Nucker101

He's put up 2 points in the last 14 games. His efficient NHL scoring, is currently not there.

He's put up 2 points in the last 14 games. His efficient NHL scoring, is currently not there.
- MJL

Sample size. Over his career to date, his points/60 is solid, especially for a player of his age.

Sample size. Over his career to date, his points/60 is solid, especially for a player of his age.
- Nucker101

NHL GM's don't make decisions based on past stats. In Drouin's case, the GM is doing what he feels is best for the player and the TB Lightning. He had an injury, and missed a bunch of games.

NHL GM's don't make decisions based on past stats. In Drouin's case, the GM is doing what he feels is best for the player and the TB Lightning. He had an injury, and missed a bunch of games.
- MJL

I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest most of them prefer larger sample sizes that don't go back too far. I don't believe including his production last year is a mistake.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest most of them prefer larger sample sizes that don't go back too far. I don't believe including his production last year is a mistake.
- Nucker101

Seguin is just a trouble maker. I have no interest in him

I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest most of them prefer larger sample sizes that don't go back too far. I don't believe including his production last year is a mistake.
- Nucker101

It's not about his past production. It's about his current level of play and production. He needs playing time.