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Jonathan Drouin: On the virtue of selfishness in today's NHL

Jonathan Drouin isn't a bad guy.

There's a fairly common fan opinion out there right now that he is. Words like "abandonment" and "petulant", and various other synonyms with varying degrees of vulgarity are thrown around quite commonly with regards to this scenario Drouin has put himself in via a trade request made public and a refusal to report to the AHL while he awaits a trade.

Is he being selfish? Absolutely. The question really is, is that selfishness such a sin given the business this kid is in?

Consider this: the Tampa Bay Lightning organization, and Steve Yzerman specifically, have a job to do.