2014 Draft - 3rd OV: Leon Draisaitl

[Markous]

not so sure about this nickname that came up on the ticker

 

[Seachd]

Blazing Saitls?

 

[McChucky]

Does anyone have the screen shot of Draisaitl sitting behind Bennett for the sheer size comparison.

I couldn't believe how big he is....when he walked out on stage.....wow.....I hope he uses it.

 

[OVOXO*]

Not only that, but you don't score 105 points carrying a horrible team on your back if you aren't competitive.

My god Bennett supporters need to lay off.

 

[Ragss]

Heard him called the Deutschland Dangler on some highlights.

 

[McChucky]

You don't score 105 in your SECOND year in a new COUNTRY if you don't have skill ...and on a horrible team.

48 pts in his last 22 games.

 

[syz]

What was Draisaitl's number? A part of 91% of even strength goals when he was on the ice?

Hey, if he's good at carrying ****** teams then the Oilers took the right guy.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Heard him called the Deutschland Dangler on some highlights.

He doesn't like any of those nicknames. He doesn't like anything.

 

[Spawn]

Heard him called the Deutschland Dangler on some highlights.

Apparently he's not a fan.

 

[OVOXO*]

48 pts in his last 22 games.

This. I don't get where the MAP comparisons are coming from considering we took the more skilled player.

 

[RipsADrive]

Skill: Draisatl > Bennett
Size: Draisatl >> Bennett
Shot: Draisatl > Bennett
Passing: Draisatl >> Bennett (there's a reason he's called the German Gretzky)
Skating: Bennett > Draisatl

Skill over Size? No, we took Size AND Skill.

I know the debate is over but Draisaitl does not have a better shot than Bennett and Bennett is much more mobile.

In regards to the pick, I've always said that I think Draisaitl has the highest ceiling in the draft with his combination of size and skill. If he can address and skating and d-zone deficiencies the Oilers will be laughing. I just feel he was a risky pick.

 

[OILSLICK94]

My god the skating thing is so overblown. Anyone watch him at the WC's? Looked fine to me.

So typical Big guys always get criticized with there skating

Lemieux
Arnott
Thornton
Etc

List goes on and on

 

[OVOXO*]

I know the debate is over but Draisaitl does not have a better shot than Bennett and Bennett is much more mobile.

In regards to the pick, I've always said that I think Draisaitl has the highest ceiling in the draft with his combination of size and skill. If he can address and skating and d-zone deficiencies the Oilers will be laughing. I just feel he was a risky pick.

I think Draisatl has a very underrated shot. Maybe I should have put an = sign, but I think both will score around the same number of goals in the NHL (~25-30) but Draisatl will make players around him better.

 

[McChucky]

Hall-RNH-Eberle
Perron-Draisaitl-Yakupov

Love it.....

 

[McGoMcD]

48 pts in his last 22 games.

This is really impressive, however it wasn't like it was his first year, so it does beg the question why did it take him so long to get going? any way, he has a ton of upside. One thing I like is that he was in on about 40% of this teams goals vs Bennett who was in on about 30%, that's a big diff. Of all the players he was trending upward the most, which is something.

 

[PeakMcOil]

Anyone got a highlight package that will make me fall in love with Leon?

Last year's highlights.

 

[knockoutpanda]

Glad this thread isn't just whining. Edmonton and Calgary both have two very good top two centers. We may have a competitive battle of Alberta again.

 

[Panda Bear]

I know that the board dumps on Gagner, but I'd like to see how Gagner would do on Draisatl's wing along with Perron. Gagner does his best work off of the cycle, and the three of them would excel at that.

Yes, yes, I know. Yakupov. Just throw the dolla billz at Kulemin and Grabovski.

 

[Dorian2]

"The riesig bratwurst" gets my vote.

To any German fans, I thought that using riesig instead of reise was appropriate for it's noun usage.

Please correct me if I'm a dumbkoff.

 

[McGoMcD]

Hall-RNH-Eberle
Perron-Draisaitl-Yakupov

Love it.....

ya, it is well balanced, Draisaitl is going to fit perfect between those two. I just hope we trade gags soon, I don't want it to drag out all year and become a thing.

 

[Bobblehead]

MacTavish wants 3 scoring lines. If he gets what he wants in free agency I'd expect to see Draisaitl and Yakupov getting soft minutes together.

Big "if" though. Also depends on training camp.

If you assume the first line is intact. That means that 2 of the 3, Gagner, LD and Yak play on a line together. Sounds like Sammy will play RW, so that means he's on 2 and Yak is on 3. Would you have LD center Yak or Gagner.... either way they get eaten alive.

 

[Seedling]

Wonder what Gagner is thinking of all of this....

Who cares what Gagner thinks?

 

[syz]

If you assume the first line is intact. That means that 2 of the 3, Gagner, LD and Yak play on a line together. Sounds like Sammy will play RW, so that means he's on 2 and Yak is on 3. Would you have LD center Yak or Gagner.... either way they get eaten alive.

Not if they're playing behind 2 other scoring lines.

 

[OVOXO*]

Draisatl >= Monahan
RNH >> Bennett

 

[ohheyhemsky]

I know that the board dumps on Gagner, but I'd like to see how Gagner would do on Draisatl's wing along with Perron. Gagner does his best work off of the cycle, and the three of them would excel at that.

Yes, yes, I know. Yakupov. Just throw the dolla billz at Kulemin and Grabovski.

Should Draisaitl be up this season? I don't think so, but it's the Oilers, so it's an easy guess.

Hall - RNH - Eberle
Perron - Grabovski- Gagner
Kulemin - Draisaitl - Yakupov
Hendricks - Gordon - Joensuu/Gazdic/Pakarinen/Pinizzotto