With Brendan Gallagher out of the lineup, the Montreal Canadiens were in tremendous need of another player to step up and help drive the offence in his place. There is plenty already said about Nick Suzuki, and almost certainly much more to still be said. Many people shifted their expectations towards Jonathan Drouin and Max Domi, and with good reason.
Drouin has always had a bright spotlight on him due to the trade that brought him to Montreal and sent Mikhail Sergachev to the Tampa Bay Lightning.