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The Drouin saga has a mirror in Lightning team history

Issues came up in 1997-98 with the Bolts #5 overall draft pick from 1995, though circumstances with the club were profoundly different at the time.

A top performing young player is selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning at a high position in the NHL draft. His course to the Lightning roster is not direct despite his successes in the Canadian juniors. His first pro season is respectable and shows promise while turmoil hits during his second season tied in part to a reassignment to the AHL.

While Brett already highlighted the fact these conflicts that are playing out with Jonathan Drouin are more common in the NHL, it's the fact this has played out with the Lightning before that's fallen off the radar with thanks to time.