It has been a major story this season surrounding
the 2013 3rd overall draft pick for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jonathan Drouin's
season has been surrounded by controversy and doubt, after struggling to crack
the lineup early in the season it was clear Drouin was unhappy. After being
limited to just 19 games because of injury and only five games in November. So
in his second season Drouin was sent down to the Lightning's AHL affiliate the
Syracuse Crunch to get more playing time. GM Steve Yzerman stated at the time "he's been dealing with a minor
nagging injury that is finally healed. With everyone coming back at the same
time, it's a good opportunity to get a young player a lot of ice time, get his
game right back on top and bring him back at the appropriate time". With
that there was no clear date set for Drouin to rejoin the Lightning.
Showing posts with label injury. Show all posts
Showing posts with label injury. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Is Ryan Miller the same goalie?
In the early 2000's Ryan Miller was arguably the
best goalie in the NHL, he was the back bone of some of those great Sabers
teams under Lindy Ruff. But Miller has fallen off over the last few years, age
and news teams have led him into obscurity. Miller has struggled since joining
Vancouver as a free agent in 2014. The narrative has been his best years were
in Buffalo and has been in decline since the 2010 Olympics. He joined the
Canucks on a three year 18-million-dollar contract, he was supposed to lead the
Canucks back to the playoffs. He had been one of the most sought after goalies
at the trade deadline when he was dealt to the St. Louis Blues to help them in
their cup hopes. Miller had a decent run with the Blues helping them make the
playoffs. Unfortunately, they fell short in their cup hopes and were knocked
out of the playoffs in the first round.
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Can the Montreal Canadiens get back into the playoff picture?
The Montreal Canadiens were the hottest team in the
NHL when the season started up in October, they won't their first nine games in
regulation. After setting the NHL record for most regulation wins in a row. The
Canadiens were on top of the hockey world and nothing looked like it would slow
them down. Despite losing their next two games in a row Montreal fans were
still confident in their team. Fans were dreaming of the first Stanley cup in
Canada in 23 years, the players tried to damper the excitement. PK Subban
said “I've said it before and I'll say it again: All we've accomplished is
to have a good start to the season, and that's it".
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