Kucherov is easily the most overrated elite player in the league
dude is the product of insane insulation, powerplay time, and stacked rosters
Kucherov cant even think up a way to dominate a game single-handidly like Draisaitl and MacKinnon can. dude is 100% dependent on teammates for production
What a spectacularly uninformed and narrative-driven take.
From 2017-2020, Kucherov has led the Lightning in scoring every single year and is
128 points above the second highest Lightning scorer in that timeframe.
In the same timeframe MacKinnon has outpaced his 2nd place teammate by 92 and Draisaitl is being outpaced by McDavid by 59 points.
If you include 2021, both numbers get worse, as MacKinnon was beaten out by Rantanen by a point this year, and Draisaitl was beaten out by 21 points. Meanwhile, the Lightning slipped to 9th in goals/game
after leading the league 3 years in a row. Kucherov is currently 8 points above 2nd place Point 15 games into the playoffs. Point is not just the second leading scorer for the Lightning, but the 2nd leading scorer league wide.
So... who is really reliant on their teammates?