a possibility for Jonathan Drouin according to Danièle Sauvageau

If there is one thing that has been clear with the Canadian for a few weeks, it is that there is a surplus of attackers within the group. Right now, there are about 15 players who can hope to crack the team’s top-12 for the first game, and unless you take inspiration from the Maple Leafs and make them play defenseit will be impossible to get everyone to play with the big club.

In short, all of this means that the possibility of sending veterans on waivers is one that exists. Guys like Michael Pezzetta and Paul Byron seem not bad destined to make a turn there sooner or later, but even there, it does not necessarily open up enough space for young people like Juraj Slafkovský or Jesse Ylönen, to name a few.

However, if ever the CH wanted to make room for them, Danièle Sauvageau mentioned a possibility last night during her visit to the Sports enthusiasts : send Jonathan Drouin to waivers.

Sports Fans | Could an ordinary Jonathan Drouin camp lead the @CanadiensMTL to put his name on waivers?
“If I were Jonathan, I would say to myself: ‘Where is my place?’ @coachdaniele at the microphone of @LangloisMario. ???? ➡ https://t.co/4DLyRbu4uP pic.twitter.com/KEGl7r1S5k

— 98,5 Sports (@985Sports) October 1, 2022

In response to a question about the possibility, here is what she replied:

Everything is possible in his case. We talk about his self-confidence, but I think it’s his place he’s looking for. There are 24 forwards, 8 right-handers, 7 left-handers… I have the impression that Martin St-Louis really wants to develop duos and then add (a player). We are talking about Caufield and Suzuki. Is Anderson going to play there? If I were Jonathan, I’d say to myself, “Where do I belong? And when you don’t have a place within a team, within a working group, then you actually begin to ask yourself questions. – Daniele Sauvageau, as reported by 98.5 Sports.

In fact, his argument stands: Drouin does not seem to have a fixed place in the formation at the present time. We have seen him used alongside several players since the start of the camp and tonight he will notably be placed to the left of Owen Beck (and Mike Hoffman will complete the trio).

That said, I tend to believe that Drouin will start the season in Montreal regardless. Let me explain.

You can say what you want about the Quebecer, the fact remains that he is capable of producing offensively. Last year, for example, he was the team’s leading scorer before his injury and he still showed great things before having to be absent.

Also, don’t forget that this is the last year of Drouin’s current contract. If the team ever wants to trade him at the trade deadline (as they might try to do for many veterans in the final year of their present pact), they should at least try to put him in the showcase. a strand.

And no, it is not by sending him to waivers that he will be in the window.

I’m not saying that Drouin will be on the team’s first line on October 12. However, he is starting to have an interesting chemistry with Sean Monahan and I would not be surprised to see the two being paired on the same line. Will it be the second, third or fourth? No idea.

Both players need to prove their injuries are behind them https://t.co/PJ7KF6XWAT

— DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) October 1, 2022

If Slafkovský or Ylönen knew an excellent camp and it was absolutely necessary to make room for them, the idea of sending a veteran like Drouin on waivers would already make more sense. That said, they’re not particularly dominating so far and I expect both to be in Laval to start the year.

And since I tend to believe that they are the two closest forwards in the NHL among the prospects of the organization, I do not believe that there is currently a young person who is really forcing the hand of the team.

In short, it will be to watch, but it is true that the possibility exists. I doubt it will happen in the short term, but if a youngster starts pushing with the Rocket during the season and Drouin does not get going, it will already be a more logical scenario to consider the idea of sending him to the ballot.

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