We’re almost into the month of September, and in the NHL, that usually means two things: training camps are around the corner, and PTO season is about to begin in earnest.
There is a reason Jonathan Drouin's name still catches my attention when it comes up. Recently, I saw some discussion about him being a potential PTO for several teams.
I first learned a little about Jonathan Drouin because of a young hockey player. A few years ago, I asked a friend's son, who was playing hockey at the time, about his favourite player.
How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"
August is a funny month if you’re following the Toronto Maple Leafs. Unless there’s a huge surprise roaring down the tracks, the big moves have mostly been made, and the roster is starting to take shape.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The St Louis Blues have officially named Alex Steen the new general manager of the club. His appointment was announced over two years ago, when Doug Armstrong said he would step down from the role.
The St. Louis Blues placed veteran forward Jonathan Drouin on waivers Tuesday for the purpose of buying out his contract. Drouin, 31, is signed through the 2026-27 season and carries a cap hit of $4 million.
On Tuesday morning, Alexander Steen made his first announcement as the general manager of the St. Louis Blues. The newly named general manager announced that Connor McMichael and Leo Loof have been tendered qualifying offers, while Jonathan Drouin has been placed on waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract.
The St. Louis Blues announced Tuesday they have placed forward Jonathan Drouin on waivers for the purpose of buying out his contract. With one year and $4 million remaining on Drouin’s deal, the Blues will be on the hook for a $1.33-million cap hit in both 2026-27 and 2027-28, according to PuckPedia.
New York Islanders forward Jonathan Drouin is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury and did not dress for Sunday’s game against the Florida Panthers.
Things haven’t gone according to plan so far in 2025-26 for second-year New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov, as the talented Russian winger has been a healthy scratch in four consecutive games, bringing his total number of healthy scratches to 14 across the Islanders’ 34 total games played.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Canadiens arrived in Salt Lake City late yesterday afternoon. A very big challenge awaits them this week, as they cross swords with Utah, Vegas and Colorado.
The New York Islanders are off to a good start this season, with 20 points (9-6-2) in 17 games. The team is benefiting in particular from the presence of rookie Matthew Schaefer, who is off to a very good start to his NHL career.
In the season opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the New York Islanders were already trailing late when tempers flared in the final seconds. With just 14.2 seconds remaining in the third period, forward Jonathan Drouin and Connor Dewar clashed in front of the Penguins’ net.
Jonathan Drouin’s Islanders debut was a multifaceted one.
The NHL's free-agent signing period officially opened on Tuesday, and a lot of teams did really well to make themselves better.
An experienced scorer is heading to Long Island. On Tuesday, the New York Islanders announced that the team has signed forward Jonathan Drouin to a two-year contract.
There are multiple aspects of the Chicago Blackhawks summer that will be crucial to the positive swing that the rebuild took at the end of this past season.
It was a milestone night for Jonathan Drouin. The 29-year-old forward scored his career 100th goal at 18:30 in the second period against the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon.
Avalanche forward Jonathan Drouin has moved on from the ugly overtime win against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night and is ready to face a highly skilled Edmonton Oilers team.
The Colorado Avalanche will be without a key winger for the next couple of weeks.
Since getting drafted third overall in 2013, Drouin has managed to register 96 goals and 337 points in 565 games over three years.
Something in the $4.5M-$5M range could be achievable, especially if several teams believe he’s back on track now coming off the year he had.
He produced at nearly a point-per-game level over the final two months of the season.
At the seven-minute mark of ex-Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin’s first game against his old team, the hometown crowd gave him a touching ovation.
The Colorado Avalanche took a flier on Jonathan Drouin this offseason, getting little risk on a friendly one-year deal to bring in one of Nathan MacKinnon’s old linemates from their junior hockey days.
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