Mark
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I'll just comment on the Drouin situation: I completely agree with your assessment. At worst, he'll get you 40 points, but he'll most likely get you 45-50. So, he's not McDavid, but we all knew that. Complaining that it was, in hindsight, a bad trade, is playing revisionist history and I refuse to do that. 5.5 million is a lot for 45-50 points, and nobody would argue against that. But he is still a very talented player and probably could easily fit into their top 6. As long as the Canadiens' give a sweetener - a pick or prospect or even Kulak - I would bet they take that.
BTW, we are not the only ones who think this: both Friedmann and Ryan Johnson from The Hockey News have mentioned this.