Jonathan Drouin is in the last year of his contract this season. This is his last chance to make his mark and earn a new contract in the Bettman circuit. Finally healthy, Drouin will at least have the chance to start the season on the right foot. Let's hope that the injuries will let him go a bit and that he will be able to show his talent on the ice. Who knows, if the new number 27 manages to have the best season of his career, maybe he'll force Kent Hughes' hand and offer him a contract extension before he becomes completely independent. According to Guillaume Latendresse, a contract extension seems very unlikely in Montreal for Drouin and he is in his final miles with the team. Here's what he had to say: <q>« JI hope he can bounce back. But it didn't work out with Dominique Ducharme, his junior coach. It's often the same speech with Drouin. Yes, he has the talent, but he has to be able to put all the pieces together to do something good and it's more difficult on that side right now. Will he blossom? I think this is his last year in Montreal. He's a good player, but you have to expect him to be a 45-50 point player, not 75. »</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/985Sports/status/1567339893147271168?t=gCyfCM6fezKO6CNvodU7Gg&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div> Credit: <a href='https://www.habsetlnh.com/equipe-lnh/canadiens-de-montreal/Jonathan-Drouin-va-quitter-les-Canadiens-de-Montreal-dici-un-an-selon-Guillaume-Latendresse-qui-souhaite-cependant-voir-le-Quebecois-rebondir' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Habsetlnh.com </a>