Leon Draisaitl is not having a good season, he's having a great season

[KlefDown]

Drai is top 5 and he's not 4 and not 3

 

[MessierII]

Guy is insane and a beast on the puck. Treat to watch.

Cant see McDavid beating him for the art ross with his play at this point and kuch and McKinnon also consistently blowing him out of the water. 1 assist for McDavid while big three all had massive nights

The thing a lot of people forget about McDavid is he has never once in his career had a more productive first half of the season than back half. McDavid just keeps getting better as the year goes on where as with Leon I can see him tapering off a bit saving himself for the playoffs.

 

[Video Nasty]

Leading (or second to McDavid) for Art Ross/Rocket with some separation by mid-season from his peers wouldn't be too out of the question I hope, especially in the next 8 years, but to me the keyword is separation. Is that reasonable?

You’re ignoring that his value not only revolves around his on the ice top 5 player status, but also helping to keep McDavid in Edmonton. If you think he’s overpaid by a couple of million, which he really isn’t, it’s worth it assuming McDavid resigns, which is likely.