Jonathan Drouin Calls Out the Montreal Canadiens in New Interview: 'I Lost My Passion'

Jonathan Drouin is headed to the New York Islanders for the upcoming season, marking his fourth NHL team after playing with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche dating back to the 2014/15 season.

It was the lone Canadian team that Drouin played with for the longest time, playing in six seasons for Montreal, and over that time he found some solid success, but left without any significant Stanley Cup Playoffs success.

In that pressure cooker, it appears things got quite hard for the Quebec native, as he's opened up on his time in Montreal in his latest interview, noting that departing the team for Colorado brought his passion back.

Clearly, Drouin wasn't happy with the way he performed in Montreal, and given the constant pressure from the fans and the lack of elite level talent around him, getting to play in Colorado was seemingly the best thing for the 30-year olds career.

It's unclear exactly what went down in Montreal with Drouin during his six years in the city, but this certainly isn't going to make that rabid, passionate fanbase happy, but with the team moving the way it is and the veteran forward clearly moved on from his time there, it's safe to say that departing was likely the best move for both parties in this situation.