Drouin said he had "no clue" the Lightning were considering sending him back to Halifax: “Obviously it was devastating in a way. You want to make the team as quick as possible. There’s a lot of years in front of me, one year’s not going to change much. It’s disappointing but I’ve got to move on and help the team win another championship.”

Like anyone, Drouin will need some time to regroup: "The motivation will be a little hard at the beginning but I’ll get used to it. I still want to win and obviously two (championships) would be better than one. That’s pretty much my motivation right now.”