The Tampa Bay Lightning have suspended Jonathan Drouin indefinitely without pay. The 20-year-old Quebec player refused to report for the game Wednesday night between the Syracuse Crunch and Toronto Marlies.
The 20-year-old Quebec player refused to report for the game Wednesday night between the Syracuse Crunch and Toronto Marlies.
Jonathan Drouin has been suspended indefinitely without pay after failing to report for tonight’s Syracuse Crunch game vs. Toronto.
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) January 21, 2016
According to a report on NHL.com, his agent Allan Walshsaid they were led to believe Drouin was brought down to the American League’s Syracuse team for conditioning and to show other clubs he was healthy.
He has had two goals and one assist in seven games with the Crunch.
On Monday, CTV Montreal’s Brian Wilde reported that a strong source confirms Habs General Manager Marc Bergevin is making “a huge push today putting a more significant package on table to acquire Drouin.”
The Habs' assistant general manager Rick Dudley was in Syracuse, watching two Crunch games last weekend.
