Our journalist Marc-André Perreault wants Jonathan Drouin to start the season on the first line of attack at CH. On the podcast the dose“Mapper” did not hide his enthusiasm for a healthy Jo Drouin.
“Let’s go! Let’s put him on the top line with Caufield and Suzuki! With Jo in good health, if it works and the guys are on the same wavelength, it won’t be embarrassing at all.
“With a Drouin in good health and in good spirits on your first line, you’re in business.”
The full interview
Bored by health problems year after year, the number 27 of the Habs could well sparkle this season if he manages to avoid the infirmary.
Frustrations of other veterans?
Could a possible promotion to the first line for the former first-round pick, 3rd overall of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2013, cause frustration among some veterans?
For Marc-André Perreault, it is unthinkable for a situation like this to occur. “With all due respect to Brendan Gallagher, if he’s on your first line, you have a problem.”
“Mike Hoffman on the first line? I do not think so. Ideally, you find him a place in the top 6 and a few minutes on the power play, but I really don’t see him playing on the front line.
Drouin will probably try to win the heart of Martin St-Louis during the last preseason games, he who did not collect a point in his first game since March 21, Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators.