Draisaitl vs Makar

[Lemonlimey]

Draisaitl easily. Makar benefits playing on a stacked team.

Landeskog, Girard, Byram, and Mackinnon are really carrying him lately through the heater he’s on.

 

[McVespa99]

does Draisatl come infected with Edmonton losers mentality, like in real life? If so, Makar AINEC.

No, but all the Leafs do, as evidenced by their playoff success.
Glass houses my friend

 

[McVespa99]

Draisaitl easily. Makar benefits playing on a stacked team.

Ummmm, Drai may not play on a stacked team but he does powerplay with McD, Nuge, Barrie, and Kane. He is not exactly starved for talent to play with these days

 

[ghostingtaro]

makar and its not even close

 

[howboutahug]

Franchise D or Franchise C?

Can't go wrong with either, but I'm taking Makar.

 

[Puckstuff]

Draisital is pretty damn good man NGL.

I think it goes

1. McDavid
2. Mackinnon
3. Kucherov
4. Draisital
5. Makar

honourable mention to Rantanen

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Makar was a product of Rantanen

 

[bobholly39]

Draisital is pretty damn good man NGL.

I think it goes

1. McDavid
2. Mackinnon
3. Kucherov
4. Draisital
5. Makar

honourable mention to Rantanen

You can re-arrange 2-5 depending on the year and such, but yes. And Matthews at times looked part of that group, but is having a very slow year.

The answer to me is still unquestionably Makar. Moving forward - he's younger, and defensemen age better usually, etc.

But if this was for onle one season, or one series - you can probably argue it both ways.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

For the Canes as much as much as I want to say Makar as a dynamic RHD is exactly what is needed moving forward, getting Drai and giving a legit 1-2 C depth, moving Kotkaniemi down would be such a game changer for the roster

 

[McFlash97]

Draisaitl is better. Plain and simple. Age 29 vs 26. You get 3 extra years so thats an advantage I guess. Draisaitl will age better in my opinion.

 

[NVious]

I'd take Makar but really nothing wrong with either choice, just my team would be better with more defense.

Although its probably the same with Drai both are God tier game breakers and you can't go wrong with either one, but generational RHD are probably the biggest unicorn in sports and ones that are younger you can't go wrong with.

 

[RevengeOfTheDrai]

I’m biased but Draisaitl is the second best playoff performer in the 21st century and his defense has been excellent in the playoffs for a number of years now. Just things to consider

 

[RevengeOfTheDrai]

As a franchise D, Cale also plays 5-10 minutes more every game. If Draisatl really was Edmonton’s franchise 1C, there’d be an argument. But we all know this is leading into the McDavid/Makar poll this summer.

That poll won’t be even close though


As a side note, Draisaitl clearly puts up well over franchise C numbers. Is Malkin not a franchise C because he plays behind Crosby?. Does 1C or 2C matter if your 2C puts up 1.55 ppg?

 

[Regal]

Still pretty much the same debate 3 years later with not much changing. Can’t really go wrong with either. I’d still probably take Makar to start a team, but Draisaitl on the Canucks because of Hughes

 

[KaprizovSaveUs]

Makar is the McDavid of defensmen and younger. I’ll take him.

 

[Machinehead]

For the Rangers, the thought of stacking Makar and Fox is both tantalizing and hilarious, but I think you have to take the center when you already have 1D settled.

 

[viper0220]

Draisaitl, he is scary good.

 

[wetcoast]

Makar being 3 years younger is a pretty big factor for me given you could assume they both have very positive impacts on their teams going forward.

Basically this and I'm a huge fan of Draiatal.

 

[NVious]

Makar was a product of Rantanen

Such a dumb take

















He was a product of Byram

 

[ExtraLoveSauce]

Drai for the sabres

 

[edevils]

I'm not too picky. I'll take either of them or both of them if it makes it easier.