St. Louis sends message to Drouin, questionable for Saturday's game due to disciplinary reasons
The Montreal Canadiens hit the ice on Friday for practice over 12 hours after losing 9-5 to the Florida Panthers. But one notable player, Jonathan Drouin, was missing and it was a bit puzzling as to why he wasn't on the ice.
Following the skate, Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis told reporters that Jonathan Drouin missed a team meeting and was not allowed to practice on Friday, adding that it's a 'non-negotiable'. St. Louis also mentioned that it's unclear if the 27-year-old will play on Saturday against Tampa Bay.
The Sainte-Agathe (Quebec) native has had a rough time finding his stride as a Montreal Canadien since being dealt to them from Tampa Bay in 2017 due to several reasons, including injuries. Drouin is likely entering his final games as a Hab as he's set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1st. The likelihood of the Canadiens re-signing Drouin seem pretty low as they'll want to use that roster spot on a younger player who's shown that they're NHL-ready, such as Sean Farrell, Owen Beck or possibly even Filip Mesar.
In 46 games this season, Drouin has 26 points (one goal, 25 assists), 14 penalty minutes and is a minus-14.
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JUNE 6, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mitch Marner | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shea Theodore | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Brayden McNabb | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Martinook | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jackson Blake | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brett Howden | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Karlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jaccob Slavin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | - | - | |
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