Tampa Bay forward Jonathan Drouin skates on the ice before a game on Dec. 30.
(Chris O'Meara / Associated Press)The battle of wills between the Tampa Bay Lightning and promising left wing Jonathan Drouin escalated Wednesday, when the club announced it had suspended him indefinitely without pay after his failure to report for Wednesday’s American Hockey League game between the Syracuse Crunch and the Toronto Marlies.
Drouin, 20, was selected third overall in the 2013 entry draft but injuries have contributed to him playing only sparingly for Tampa Bay.