Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Jonathan Drouin will reportedly address the media tomorrow morning in Syracuse before the team’s optional skate.

Unless you have been living under some sort of rather large rock formation over the course of the last 24 – 48 hours, there is a pretty good chance you have heard about the chaos surrounding the news that Jonathan Drouin had requested a trade from the Tampa Bay Lightning in November.

There has been a firestorm surrounding the issue ever since. Many questions have arisen from the flames of chaos. Why is this just now becoming an issue? What does Drouin really hope to accomplish from all of this? There have also been many questions about what many perceive to be Drouin’s self-entitled attitude.

Unfortunately, there is only one person in the world who can truthfully answer these questions for Tampa Bay Lightning fans. The good news is, Lightning fans will have a chance to hear the answers to these and many other questions tomorrow morning, straight from the horse’s mouth.

According to Jeremy Houghtaling over at BoltProspects.com, Jonathan Drouin will be addressing the media tomorrow morning in Syracuse before the Syracuse Crunch’s optional skate. Depending on what Jonathan Drouin had to say, this could very well get quite interesting rather quickly.

There is very little known as to the manner in which he will address the media. Will it be in a traditional press conference style? Will it be just Drouin speaking to the media? Maybe he will be accompanied by his agent, Allan Walsh? At this time, your guess is about as good as ours.

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At this point, Jonathan Drouin needs to choose his words rather carefully. Right now, Drouin has the support of his coaches and teammates in the hopes he will refine his game a little and make his way back to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s main roster. Should he say something damaging to the team or any of its players or coaches, that support could quickly turn into something damning that could ruin his career from a team’s perspective.

Some of Drouin’s actions have already turned a good portion of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s fan base against him. Many fans believe Drouin has a self-entitled attitude and is not living up to the level his attitude would otherwise suggest. Drouin has a lot of damage control ahead of him, but there is always the possibility he will prove everyone wrong and really turn things around.

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As we have said before, Jonathan Drouin holds his future in his very own hands. If he can rebuild his game to that of an NHL level and prove to people like Tampa Bay Lightning Vice President Steve Yzerman and Lightning Head Coach Jon Cooper he deserves to be on the main roster, then he will undoubtedly make his return. If not, it could in fact spell out the end of the line for the young forward.

It will be interesting to see what Drouin has to say about the matter at hand. Of course, we will keep you up to date on any new developments in the ongoing saga.

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