TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 01: Jonathan Drouin #92 of the Montreal Canadiens. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)
I do not envy the position that Jonathan Drouin was put in when he was traded for the Montreal Canadiens acquired him in 2017. It was one of Marc Bergevin’s famed one-for-one deals, and Drouin was immediately signed to a big contract, making him the highest paid forward on the Canadiens.
Not to mention that Drouin is a francophone, and has the ceiling of being a superstar offenceman who was traded for a blue-chip defensive prospect. That kind of pressure is immeasurable and to say that Drouin has not lived up to the hype is an understatement.