Matthews is considerably better in all comparable seasons. Draisatls point totals sure as shit shot up when mcdavid got there. Unless he magically got better at the same time mcdavid arrived, it’s clear to see mcdavid makes him better. He either plays with him or gets to play against easier competition away from him.
Matthews is unquestionably the better goal scorer
Draisatl plays with the best player I’ve ever seen. That doesn’t make him the 2nd best player when there’s guys like Mackinnon, Matthews, Hedman, Crosby and Kane in this league. You’d be hard pressed to find a non-Oilers fan who would take draisatl second.
That last bit is hilarious and just Matthews hate. Marner is not better than him at all. Matthews routinely makes great plays that Marner just can’t finish cuz his shot isn’t good. Marner shouldn’t get credit cuz Matthews finishes what he sets up. They’re both leafs, but saying Marner is better offensively is an outright lie. Matthews has a much more complete and effective offensive game.
Of course, Draisaitl got better once Mcdavid got there, he was a 2014 draft pick, and Mcdavid in 2015, he obviously improved in his D+2 from his D+1 and so on until he became a top 2 offensive player in the league. Your post makes no sense. Your acting like Draisaitl had years of underwhelming production and Mcdavid somehow came and saved his career.
Oilers have barely any offensive options so Draisailt on the 2nd line with the 2nd competition still is not getting easy matchups. Matthews got these matchups in 2018-2019 with JT-Marner being the 1st line and he ended up falling flat after a hot 16 in 7 opening ending around a 90ish point pace.
Draisaitl had a terrible D+1 where he was getting Oiler'ed and then a good D+2 playing around 6oish point pace in 2016(low scoring league so not too bad good low-end 1C production). His production kept improving as he progressed and matured with 2017 him being a top 10 producer and him becoming an unmatchable offensive force (outside of 97 and probably Kucherov) the past 3 years. Draisaitl is 2 years older than AM34, not 5-6 and his natural improvement is due to his crazy skill, natural talent and work ethic, not due to leeching off of Mcdavid
Matthews has not been a much better goal scorer than Draisaitl the past few years, they've produced roughly about the same though Matthews is a better natural scorer and can scorer in more ways. Matthews is better at goals and playing defense but Draisaitl has an insane gap in playmaking. Draisaitl is a 65-80 assist guy(80 being high-end). Matthews does not have the vision, IQ, or ability to break down defenses as he does in the offensive zone
Draisaitl has produced at a 110+ pt pace level with DRY, with no Mcdavid earlier this year. He is the clear cut 2nd best offensive player in the league, and your dislike for Edmonton fans (which is fair as a lot of them are dicks) makes you blind to how good he is as an offensive talent
Matthews has JT, Marner and Nylander who he plays/had played with on the PP. Your making excuses for Matthews inferior production to take away from Draisaitls dominance the past 3ish seasons
And Marner is a better offensive player than Matthews is not a complete offensive player. Matthews has always struggled to use his linemates, it's why he doesn't get assists like other elite 1C's. Matthews is still better and more valuable but offensively manner creates more no matter who he plays with and can run our PP which Matthews can (he is the finisher, not the play creator). Marner has a top 5 offensive package in the game. If his shot power/accuracy gets to the next level he will be hart/ross/Lindsay contender from the leafs
