{"id":10526,"date":"2017-06-15T15:22:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T19:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=10526"},"modified":"2017-06-15T18:05:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T22:05:24","slug":"drouin-re-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/06\/15\/drouin-re-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Drouin Traded to Montreal Canadiens for Mikhail Sergachev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the first blockbuster of the 2017 NHL off-season, Tampa Bay Lightning winger<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/drouijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Drouin<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has been dealt to the Montreal Canadiens. \u00a0Drouin immediately signed a new contract with the team, and called moving to Montreal the fulfillment of a boyhood dream.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Canadiens acquire <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/drouijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Drouin<\/a> + a cond. 6th-round pick (2018) from TBL, in return for M. Sergachev + a cond. 2nd-round pick (2018).<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Canadiens Montr\u00e9al (@CanadiensMTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/875429633860263936\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">6 x $5.5M for Drouin: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zGrrwB5PX4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/zGrrwB5PX4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSNBobMcKenzie\/status\/875471208237719552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/drouijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Drouin<\/a> Traded to Montreal Canadiens<\/h3>\n<p>Drouin is coming off his best season in the NHL. He recorded a career high 53 points in 73 games. 21 of those points were goals, marking the first time Drouin has scored more than 20 goals in a season. He was second on the team in power play points and ranked third overall on the Lightning in scoring.<\/p>\n<p>The Ste-Agathe, Quebec native was selected third\u00a0overall by the Lighting in the 2013 NHL draft. Drouin was dominant during his Junior hockey career. He was a member of the Halifax Mooseheads from 2011-2014. The forward recorded back to back 100+ point seasons in 2013 and 2014, both years in less than 50 games. He helped the Mooseheads win the 2013 Memorial Cup Championship. He also represented Canada twice at the World Junior Hockey Championships. Drouin tallied 13 points in 13 career games.<\/p>\n<p>During his rookie season in the NHL in 2014-2015, Drouin recorded 32 points in 70 games. However, following a strong rookie campaign, Drouin began to struggle. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/lightning\/news\/lightning-assign-foward-jonathan-drouin-to-syracuse\/c-795527\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On January 2nd 2016 he was assigned to the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.<\/a>\u00a0Shortly after, news broke that the winger had requested <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/hockey\/nhl\/jonathan-drouin-trade-request-ahl-syracuse-crunch-tampa-bay-lightning-steve-yzerman\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a trade earlier in the season.\u00a0<\/a>Drouin played 21 games in the American Hockey League. He recorded 10 points during that time. Drouin\u00a0was recalled by the Lighting on April 7th and finished the regular season with Tampa Bay. He appeared in 17 playoff games for the Lightning that season, recording 14 points.<\/p>\n<p>After the season, it was reported that Drouin had <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/agent-drouin-withdraws-trade-request-1.509889\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">withdrawn his trade request<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The prize for Tampa Bay in this deal is obviously <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sergami01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikhail Sergachev<\/a><\/strong>, having been drafted ninth overall in last year&#8217;s draft. For a complete prospect report, check out Last Word On Hockey&#8217;s prospect guru Ben Kerr&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/2016\/04\/09\/mikhail-sergachev-scouting-report-2016-nhl-draft-10\/\" target=\"_self\">2016 scouting report<\/a> on the blue liner. This past season, he scored ten goals and 43 points for the Windsor Spitfires in 50 games after a 17-goal, 57-point campaign last season in 67 contests. The Lightning needed another potential high-impact puck mover in their system to complement <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/stralan01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anton Stralman<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hedmavi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Hedman<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/y\/yzermst01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Yzerman<\/a> looks like he&#8217;s gotten his man.<\/p>\n<p>The conditional picks for the 2018 draft, a 6th rounder for Montreal and a 2nd rounder for Tampa Bay, will both be voided if Sergachev plays 40 games for the Lightning next season.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hudonch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charles Hudon<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>In other Montreal Canadiens news, left win <strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hudonch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charles  Hudon<\/a><\/strong> has re-signed with the Habs. The contract is a two-year, one-way contract worth $650,000 per season. Hudon played in three games during the 2016-17 season, registering two assists during that time. Hudon also played in three games during the 2015-16 season, once again registering two assists.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/875447872853991424<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/476154314\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/476154314?et=2wYwLW9iQCBUUx9OnCTqvg&amp;tld=ca&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=ikv5ITxyzL1P2qOCOdYQYoA5M5zMYZdBSl9j9Cyel3c=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the first blockbuster of the 2017 NHL off-season, Tampa Bay Lightning winger Jonathan Drouin\u00a0has been dealt to the Montreal Canadiens. \u00a0Drouin immediately signed a new contract with the team, and called moving to Montreal the fulfillment of a boyhood dream. 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