Dear Scoring Race Diary: Today Dr. Drai Found Me (Day 58)

[Regal]

This thread actually makes me wonder how many days different Art Ross winners held onto the lead and how many seasons another player actually held the lead for longer. That was a pretty long stretch from MacK.

 

[CanadienShark]

Your exact words were "its not really close." Draisaitl has been the best player in the league, but hes not running away with it. He also happens to have the #4 player for points on his team. MacKinnons next closest team mate is 19th. If Draisaitl was running away with league MVP than he should be blowing away his opposition. Also, numerous hockey analysts would dispute that hes been better over Hughes.

What about Rantanen? The vast majority of the season, he's been on the same team as MacKinnon and is also top 10 in scoring IIRC.

 

[BertMcDrai]

Dunno why you’re brining on MacKinnon in here.. and whomever plays with whom, no one plays with a player of McDavids calibre

You brought in McD nobody else...and I showed you Drais stats without McD in the lineup.
And for reference I stated MacK without Rantanen.

 

[Hallonbroder]

You brought in McD nobody else...and I showed you Drais stats without McD in the lineup.
And for reference I stated MacK without Rantanen.

I mean, yeah I brought up McDavid because how can one not do that. I did not mention MacKinnon though

 

[BertMcDrai]

I mean, yeah I brought up McDavid because how can one not do that. I did not mention MacKinnon though

Yes, this McD narrative just needs to die...Drai has done it now over a 7 season span and his production without McD in the lineup is better than with him in the lineup...when Drai is the go to guy he ramps it up and he is showing it this year on an all around level on both ends of the ice which you can see on his xGF% and +/- in which both he had lead the league and is constantly in the Top5.

 

[Letsdothis]

Drai has carried McDavid (and the rest of the Oilers) this year and not the other way around. There are times when it's been the opposite. But right now, the clear cut MVP of the league is Draisaitl.