Kennerback
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Tribute There Goes Our Hero : Jonathan Drouin
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I'm sure he can replace Newhook.
Poor Drouin will always be associated with Bergevin's "Summer of Shame".
Some have now reluctantly admitted he is a viable NHL Dman.Only return that is recurring is an inexhaustible array of posts cutting down Sergachev’s value from “his performance is boosted by being on a stacked team” to “he’s only a low level 2nd pairing D” and the all time greatest hit on this forum “he would have been way worse had he stayed with Montreal.”
Same thing is happening whenever any other player is traded or not drafted by the Habs.
It’s happening right now with Michkov. I wonder if there are Habs burner accounts working overtime on this forum to extol the virtues of the Popcorn Prince.
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Yeah, “some”. Panning Sergachev on account of Drouin disappointment will never end.I'm sure he can replace Newhook.
Poor Drouin will always be associated with Bergevin's "Summer of Shame".
Some have now reluctantly admitted he is a viable NHL Dman.
The big drama was that many said Sergachev was some kind of sure fire future norris winner which I find unlikely.
He's been a viable NHL dman for years even if he doesn't reach the lofty expectations.
Monsieur Miz
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The Avs fans are already putting him on the first line with Nathan. They're watching videos of Drouin's time with the Lightning like that's what they're going to get out of Drouin. I know it's a low risk signing but my god, the amount of hopium is insane.
The only line they'll share is the one at the cafeteria after practice.
The only line they'll share is the one at the cafeteria after practice.
I don't see him being there either unless they are aggressively balancing lines.
I believe they also hoped Galchenyuk would return to form last year. It's a low risk situation so no harm done for them.
Really because the big Drama for many was the belief that Drouin had a sense of entitlement he hadn't earned and he was never going to live up to being a main cog.
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This board makes me puke. Useless never ending discussions. With a background of bashing if the player speaks a language. They don't like Hughes picked Reinbacher, they compare him to Hitl. Maybe not posters from this board but it's coming from the same mold. The worst posters here can be even worse on Tweeter or facebook. Bullying families of a player, etc.Only return that is recurring is an inexhaustible array of posts cutting down Sergachev’s value from “his performance is boosted by being on a stacked team” to “he’s only a low level 2nd pairing D” and the all time greatest hit on this forum “he would have been way worse had he stayed with Montreal.”
Same thing is happening whenever any other player is traded or not drafted by the Habs.
It’s happening right now with Michkov. I wonder if there are Habs burner accounts working overtime on this forum to extol the virtues of the Popcorn Prince.
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Drouin felt he deserved to be in NHL while in TB and handled it poorly. He did show he belonged when they brought him back though.
As for entitlement with us? He played whatever position they asked of him, was very active with charity work and seemed well liked by his teammates.
I think he's just a one-dimensional player who doesn't adapt well. I don't think he's any more entitled than the next player.
My guess is he will probably end up injured the minute he tries to get engaged. Because I don't see Bednar putting up with his perimeter play.
Okay.
It's nice to hear from you.
I've noticed you are always front and center when Drouin gets discussed and hardly ever heard from otherwise.
He does need his defenders.
calder candidate
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He just never live up to the draft hype or is contract. but every time he was good he get injured and have to start all over… hopefully he finish is career on a high note it just to bad it couldn’t be in mtl…
I usually do it trying to move from the GDT and the Out of Town threads and back.I know that feeling
"wtf, I was in other thread? Oh shit... come one edit edit, quiiiick, come on, f***in phone *i'll look like a fool*.. come on, edit... confirm... ooouf sigh
You act like I said something outlandish. Drouin did offer to play C or W. He does do charity and he is liked by his teammates. Sergachev is a viable NHL D-man like you said. I never said he wasn't. All I did was not insult Drouin as a person. As a player, he has not lived up to expectations.
As for my posting frequency. Drouin had a bad year all year and you act like I was talking about him. I wasn't. I barely posted this entire season. I have 37K posts, do you think they're all about Drouin? I literally posted in this thread today but haven't mentioned Drouin in months otherwise.
FWIW. I don't like Drouin on this team and I am glad he's gone.
Grate n Colorful Oz
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Michel Bergeron, the day after the trade:
"On a beau analyser de toutes les manières possibles cette transaction, on ne peut en venir qu’à une seule conclusion: Marc Bergevin a réalisé un véritable coup d’éclat."
"Le Canadien a mis la main sur une super vedette, un joueur explosif et électrisant."
"Sa principale qualité: sa vitesse en possession de rondelle. À ce niveau, Connor McDavid vient au premier rang dans la LNH à mes yeux et j’en surprendrai peut-être plusieurs avec ma prochaine affirmation, mais Jonathan Drouin n’est pas loin derrière."
"Et, tant qu’à être dans les comparaisons, je pense que sur le strict plan du spectacle qu’il offrira sur la patinoire, Drouin apportera ce que Guy Lafleur a offert aux amateurs de Montréal pendant des années."
"Tout le monde a son opinion sur la transaction. Certains y voient un vol de Marc Bergevin tandis que d’autres craignent que le Canadien ait réalisé une transaction semblable à celle qui avait envoyé le jeune Ryan McDonagh aux Rangers en retour de Scott Gomez.
Je vous le dis tout de suite, oubliez ça. Il n’y a absolument aucune comparaison possible."
Ouf, Bergy was already senile back then, can't imagine what he's up to now.
This was almost as worst, in the failed predictions department, as when Norman Flynn made a scanting review of the Habs 07 draft.
"Le plus spectaculaire depuis Guy Lafleur"
"On a beau analyser de toutes les manières possibles cette transaction, on ne peut en venir qu’à une seule conclusion: Marc Bergevin a réalisé un véritable coup d’éclat."
"Le Canadien a mis la main sur une super vedette, un joueur explosif et électrisant."
"Sa principale qualité: sa vitesse en possession de rondelle. À ce niveau, Connor McDavid vient au premier rang dans la LNH à mes yeux et j’en surprendrai peut-être plusieurs avec ma prochaine affirmation, mais Jonathan Drouin n’est pas loin derrière."
"Et, tant qu’à être dans les comparaisons, je pense que sur le strict plan du spectacle qu’il offrira sur la patinoire, Drouin apportera ce que Guy Lafleur a offert aux amateurs de Montréal pendant des années."
"Tout le monde a son opinion sur la transaction. Certains y voient un vol de Marc Bergevin tandis que d’autres craignent que le Canadien ait réalisé une transaction semblable à celle qui avait envoyé le jeune Ryan McDonagh aux Rangers en retour de Scott Gomez.
Je vous le dis tout de suite, oubliez ça. Il n’y a absolument aucune comparaison possible."
Ouf, Bergy was already senile back then, can't imagine what he's up to now.
This was almost as worst, in the failed predictions department, as when Norman Flynn made a scanting review of the Habs 07 draft.
French media building something the player can never live up to. Even if we were in Nashville the trade alone was a loss but people selling this hype was insult to injury.
The issues with Drouin happened long before we acquired him end of story. Bergevin then proceeds to pay him a lucrative contract sight unseen and I don't care where he offered to play he was a terrible center and he was a terrible winger. Maybe we should have tried him on D?
The issues with Drouin happened long before we acquired him end of story. Bergevin then proceeds to pay him a lucrative contract sight unseen and I don't care where he offered to play he was a terrible center and he was a terrible winger. Maybe we should have tried him on D?
You aren't saying anything I disagree with.
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Hummmm … you can’t really infer that any posters on this forum had any connection whatsoever to the heinous and unforgivable spewing that Reinbacher faced, without evidence. We are heavily moderated here so if anyone was doing it, they’d have been sanctioned by now.
Also, the Reinbacher abuse has been denounced repeatedly by a large contingent of posters in here. One might even say that sanity prevails.
Same goes for those 2-cent brains who make threats to a player or his family. That has nothing to do with being a fan nor has any link been established with anyone on this forum. I mean, seriously, how mentally incapacitated does one have to be to do shit like that?
As for the assessments you make or received about this and other forums, your qualifiers are quite broad and overreaching. There are good and bad posters everywhere, it’s just a reflection of the society they originate from. There is no monolith.
By way of example, Peg posters may be nice between themselves but my experience is that they get quite condescending about Habs fans. Does that still make them unconditionally nice?
If there is truly a place on this site that brings out the worst in people, is the Maim Forum. And that includes posters from all stripes, even the ones that come from the forums you’ve dubbed as “nice”.
Now, if you don’t like the comedy routines attempted by some in here, just remember that you get what you pay for. JFL is around the corner, strive for quality material, I say!
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BenchBrawl
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Well then I must be the lucky recipient of your rebuttals because the last time I discussed Drouin you jumped all over that post as well.
I've never disparaged Drouin the individual but don't expect me not to call him out on Hockey related issues.
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Maliki2
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The whole thing was the result of a massive due diligence failure, from top to bottom. It’s a mistake of the past and glad the player has moved on.The issues with Drouin happened long before we acquired him end of story. Bergevin then proceeds to pay him a lucrative contract sight unseen and I don't care where he offered to play he was a terrible center and he was a terrible winger. Maybe we should have tried him on D?
Indeed I've already said more than enough about JD over the years.
Thank You and Goodbye seems adequate at this point.
You can check my post history.
I literally made 89 posts all of 2023(this is my 90th). 50 of those posts are from the last 3 days. If I responded to you at some point its a coincidence. I actually don't care who the poster is when I reply.
So I didn't get the passive aggressiveness especially since I agree with you. I just responded by saying many had extremely lofty expectations for Sergachev which were unfair to him(the norris trophy isn't an easy trophy to win) and that he is a quality d-man. Other than that, Drouin seems like a good kid but not a good hockey player. I think we agree there too. Cheers.
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