There are not a lot of players in recent NHL history that easily compare to the situation currently in front of Jonathan Drouin and the Colorado Avalanche.
Jonathan Drouin of the Colorado Avalanche skates against the Dallas Stars during the first period at Ball Arena in Denver on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Let’s just get this out of the way up front: There are not a lot of players in recent NHL history who easily compare to Jonathan Drouin’s current situation.
“We’d love to have him back. I think he wants to be back,” Colorado general manager Chris MacFarland told The Denver Post at the NHL draft combine. “It just comes down to the salary cap with the challenges and unknowns of and . The long-standing relationship with junior teammate Nathan MacKinnon was the original selling point, but Drouin became an integral part of the 2023-24 team. Coach Jared Bednar loved his work ethic and two-way play. He played well with and without MacKinnon on the ice.
There are a lot of interesting wings who could reach the open market in July. Who are some of the guys who might be in a group with Drouin?Again, there’s no perfect like-for-like comparison. Drouin’s previous four seasons were limited by injury or time away from the team. That puts him firmly in the middle of the group above. There are a lot of similar-looking contracts in that group as well. Mason Marchment is probably the most similar, in that he had one breakout season with Florida before he hit the open market and signed with Dallas.
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