Karine Hains: Looking Ahead: Jonathan Drouin Last offseason, I did another Looking Ahead entry for Jonathan Drouin in which I rationalized his points output based on what he earned, this time around, the conversation will be different.

Karine
Hains: Looking Ahead: Jonathan Drouin
Last offseason, I did another Looking Ahead entry for Jonathan Drouin in which I rationalized his points output based on what he earned, this time around, the conversation will be different.
- Karine Hains

Good blog as usual Karine

We might never really know what pushed Drouin to take an indefinite leave of absence from the Canadiens last season, but what we do know now is that according to Marc Bergevin, he’s doing much better, and he will be at camp like everyone else.


not that he HAS to talk about everything in detail, but surely he'll address the media about it, right? it would be kind of awkward to just start the season and pretend like nothing happened

Good blog as usual Karine

We might never really know what pushed Drouin to take an indefinite leave of absence from the Canadiens last season, but what we do know now is that according to Marc Bergevin, he’s doing much better, and he will be at camp like everyone else.


not that he HAS to talk about everything in detail, but surely he'll address the media about it, right? it would be kind of awkward to just start the season and pretend like nothing happened
- Pat1993

At the same point, when did we become so entitled that we expect to be told what happened?

you can't catch covid on a private plane to ottawa, but you can to winnipeg
- mr.peanut

I think the point was they wanted to travel to fewer cities, so they went with Toronto and Ottawa because they were the closest

At the same point, when did we become so entitled that we expect to be told what happened?
- Takemedrunkimhome

I think you're misreading what I said, he doesn't have to give all the details, but he could acknowledge it. as a professional athlete I don't think it's too much to ask.

oh, but it's gonna be fine for the regular season? ok I guess it kinda makes sense lol... Have they announced anything about the number of fans allowed at the bell? I think they lifted the "state of emergency" for MTL recently
- Pat1993

It's really for private contracts only. Capacity will still be dictated by our führer in Quebec City

It's really for private contracts only. Capacity will still be dictated by our führer in Quebec City
- mr.peanut

that "fuhrer" thing makes me cringe so much lol

Karine
Hains: Looking Ahead: Jonathan Drouin
Last offseason, I did another Looking Ahead entry for Jonathan Drouin in which I rationalized his points output based on what he earned, this time around, the conversation will be different.
- Karine Hains

Time to move on. MB purposely went out and got assets that make Drouin redundant.

If they get something for him, good. If not, at least they get cap space.

that "fuhrer" thing makes me cringe so much lol
- Pat1993

he is not respecting the democratic process.

I think you're misreading what I said, he doesn't have to give all the details, but he could acknowledge it. as a professional athlete I don't think it's too much to ask.
- Pat1993

Apologies, I didn't mean you, when I say "we" I meant fans as a whole. My point is if he didn't want to address it, that should be fine. It wouldn't be but it should

he is not respecting the democratic process.
- mr.peanut

whatever, all those allusions to dictatorship and the nazi regime are simply ridiculous.

Apologies, I didn't mean you, when I say "we" I meant fans as a whole. My point is if he didn't want to address it, that should be fine. It wouldn't be but it should
- Takemedrunkimhome

meh, if he really doesn't want to talk about it then he could simply say so and move on. it would be less awkward then just avoiding it completely, imho.

whatever, all those allusions to dictatorship and the nazi regime are simply ridiculous.
- Pat1993

well that's what i'm going for. but it's also ridiculous for a provincial leader to stifle political debate towards his decrees

Good blog as usual Karine

We might never really know what pushed Drouin to take an indefinite leave of absence from the Canadiens last season, but what we do know now is that according to Marc Bergevin, he’s doing much better, and he will be at camp like everyone else.


not that he HAS to talk about everything in detail, but surely he'll address the media about it, right? it would be kind of awkward to just start the season and pretend like nothing happened
- Pat1993

For his sake, hope he has it all figured out.

Otherwise, his personal poop is his own thing to deal with... Don't want or care to know. And neither should we. On any level, quite frankly.

well that's what i'm going for. but it's also ridiculous for a provincial leader to stifle political debate towards his decrees
- mr.peanut

so you're going for ridiculous? loll

I'm not sure exactly what you're referring to though

Apologies, I didn't mean you, when I say "we" I meant fans as a whole. My point is if he didn't want to address it, that should be fine. It wouldn't be but it should
- Takemedrunkimhome

Fans think they are more entitled to know than drouin is to his privacy

so you're going for ridiculous? loll

I'm not sure exactly what you're referring to though
- Pat1993

curfew, passports...

Edit: he refused to debate or promote their merits to the national assembly

For his sake, hope he has it all figured out.

Otherwise, his personal poop is his own thing to deal with... Don't want or care to know. And neither should we. On any level, quite frankly.
- Mashadar

oh I agree, no one should be obligated to talk publicly about a personal issue, professional athlete or not.

curfew, passports...

Edit: he refused to debate or promote their merits to the national assembly
- mr.peanut

yeah I wasn't against most of the measures in place (although I'm on the fence about the passport), but I agree the way they were implemented could have been different. still, wearing the star of David to protest against these measures is so (frank)ing dumb, and it completely removes any credibility the protesters might have had.

oh I agree, no one should be obligated to talk publicly about a personal issue, professional athlete or not.
- Pat1993

I think he may worry that his issue(s) could be used against him if he struggles as well.

I think he may worry that his issue(s) could be used against him if he struggles as well.
- mr.peanut

and that's totally understandable, especially considering the heavy criticism he was already facing.

yeah I wasn't against most of the measures in place (although I'm on the fence about the passport), but I agree the way they were implemented could have been different. still, wearing the star of David to protest against these measures is so (frank)ing dumb, and it completely removes any credibility the protesters might have had.
- Pat1993

As a historian, and GREAT person, i hated it too. But it also lets us know who we should ignore.

My point is that keeping emergency powers without an end date then refusing to debate an inherent public goods because there may be criticism is moving away from the democratic process

and that's totally understandable, especially considering the heavy criticism he was already facing.
- Pat1993

Reading what some were saying about him was quite troubling

As a historian, and GREAT person, i hated it too. But it also lets us know who we should ignore.

My point is that keeping emergency powers without an end date then refusing to debate an inherent public goods because there may be criticism is moving away from the democratic process
- mr.peanut

JFC

JFC
- Pat1993

i hear this jesus was a great person just from some stories i've been told. not sure if he was much of a historian though. those BC years were for the birds.