Player Discussion Leon Draisaitl - 2019 All-Star

[OfCorsiDid]

are you guys positive he’s being sarcastic? Lol

If you follow him on twitter you know he is.

 

[ChokeOnOil]

If you follow him on twitter you know he is.

He sounds like a clown then so I’m glad I don’t haha

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

So far this season, Draisaitl has more 3 point games (11) than 0 point games (10).

 

[redgrant]

Just wanted to say I remember when this team won the Mcdavid sweepstakes and Leon was badly trying to make the team. Hed face the media and get question after question about Mcdavid and how good he is. Our garbage media had no concept of how that could make a young guy trying to make the big team feel.

I hope he remembers how far he has come.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

He is officially Malkining

 

[Skar]

Just wanted to say I remember when this team won the Mcdavid sweepstakes and Leon was badly trying to make the team. Hed face the media and get question after question about Mcdavid and how good he is. Our garbage media had no concept of how that could make a young guy trying to make the big team feel.

I hope he remembers how far he has come.

Media takes credit for giving Drai the necessary adversity and drive

 

[nabob]

The Drai thread on the mains got locked for some reason...who wants to start a new one?

 

[Jet Walters]

The Drai thread on the mains got locked for some reason...who wants to start a new one?

What a joke

 

[Crabapple]

Lmao the mods lock the Draisaitl - Time to prove thread as soon as he starts proving. That thread didn't go the way people expected

 

[BlackDogg]

Lmao the mods lock the Draisaitl - Time to prove thread as soon as he starts proving. That thread didn't go the way people expected

We're done here.

12 points in last 5 games.

 

[McFlyingV]

We're done here.

12 points in last 5 games.

They'll let threads go for a 1000 posts of Drai being crapped on for being a product of Mcdavid but this gets locked just like that. Oh well I enjoyed rubbing it in to all the Drai haters. Bunch of mouth breathers.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

So yeah, if there ever was any doubt he is a Malkin level talent. ****ing stud of a player.

 

[Aceboogie]

Since Jan 1 2017 (over 260 games)- Top 3 scorers in the NHL:

1. McDavid-362
2. Kucherov-350
3. Draisaitl-314

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Since Jan 1 2017 (over 260 games)- Top 3 scorers in the NHL:

1. McDavid-362
2. Kucherov-350
3. Draisaitl-314

What a player. I remember all the hand wringing when he got his extension, what a steal that contract has turned out to be.

 

[Aceboogie]

What a player. I remember all the hand wringing when he got his extension, what a steal that contract has turned out to be.

I still think we could have gotten him cheaper based on comparables at the time. But who knows. Maybe Draisaitl told his agent " I know how dominant I will be in the future, dont sign for less than X amount"

Either way, it worked out. His contract will be a steal

 

[Drivesaitl]

Drai is quite clearly better contract value than McD and particularly due to Drai being near ironman while McD has now already had 3 significant injuries. Of the two players McD exposes himself to more risk with his race car reliance. Drai is more controlled on the ice.

 

[McBeastMode]

So far this season, Draisaitl has more 3 point games (11) than 0 point games (10).

Hard to believe, he is running away with the points lead, and was kept off the scoresheet for 10 games..

 

[McFlyingV]

Drai is quite clearly better contract value than McD and particularly due to Drai being near ironman while McD has now already had 3 significant injuries. Of the two players McD exposes himself to more risk with his race car reliance. Drai is more controlled on the ice.

I don't disagree with anything in this post, but it's been 2 major injuries. A quad contusion should not be considered significant and could happen to anyone just from blocking a shot even.

 

[Hynh]

Draisaitl has more assists this year than any other German player has had points in a season.

 

[CageRage]

Draisaitl has more assists this year than any other German player has had points in a season.

German Gretzky

 

[oobga]

I like the picture choices. 2 guys just going about their business, and 1 guy that's super happy to make the cut!

 

[kovnik]

2012 vs 2020. I remember him lighting up the youth leagues in Germany, now the NHL.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I don't disagree with anything in this post, but it's been 2 major injuries. A quad contusion should not be considered significant and could happen to anyone just from blocking a shot even.

The probability that McD has these kinds of injuries due to crashing into boards, posts is much higher than Drai due to the type of game McD plays. Drai takes more punishment hanging onto the puck, but not of the variety that is felling that Oak tree.

A crash to the net, crash to the boards style of game that McD engages in to be his most effective is of course more dangerous.

That Drai can produce more than McD without doing those higher risk plays is quite interesting. Drai is a more cerebral player and can break down whats available better. Nobody reads offensive zone better than Drai in hockey right now.

He's owning the NHL game after game and has been for the last couple seasons.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

100 points!

I posted this in the PGT, but Draisaitl could very well top this season in the future. His development curve has been insane since he was drafted.

He went from one of the worst players in the NHL to a 50 point player to a ppg player to a 100 point player to now the best player in the world. Just a dra(i)stic improvement every year.