Draisaitl is easily the best passer in the nhl. Forehand backhand doesn’t matter. That’s his best asset and always has been going back to junior.I had to stop and laugh when you said best playmaker in the league
What a nice little story, but his passing ability isn't what we are talking about
I'm guessing you're having trouble interpreting what I said in my second sentence then? It's actually impressive how far off that guess was and the bar is already set so low here.
You just said the only thing Draisaitl has better than MacKinnon is his shot and the guy retorts that he's a better passer too. Nice deflection though.
That's not what he was quoting, points for trying though.
He is probably the best passer in the league especially off the backhand. The NHL players thought so as well.I had to stop and laugh when you said best playmaker in the league
www.nhlpa.com
Again..... we are not talking about passing hereHe is probably the best passer in the league especially off the backhand. The NHL players thought so as well.
NHLPA Player Poll 2021-22 | NHLPA.com
Draisaitl has always been a pass first player. He developed his shot after he started to play with McDavid since when the two are together McDavid is the primary puck carrier.
MacKinnon is definitely the more dynamic player. But as a pure playmaker, I would take Leon for sure.
Playmaking isn't talking about passing now?Again..... we are not talking about passing here
Passing is only a portion of what is considered for being a playmaker. Not sure how you can spin that into a bad takePlaymaking isn't talking about passing now?
Just lean into it and own your bad take. Its not like being horribly wrong has stopped you before.
But he is a superb playmaker in all respects. Great vison. He has tremendous puck control and when he has the puck he tends to draw a lot of attention which opens up ice others. And passing is a big part of playmaking, because you have to get the puck to the guy if he is to have a chance to score.Again..... we are not talking about passing here
Silly NHL players voted that they would want MacKinnon in their team before Draisaitl. I guess they don't read hfboards so they don't know how much better Draisaitl is.He is probably the best passer in the league especially off the backhand. The NHL players thought so as well.
NHLPA Player Poll 2021-22 | NHLPA.com
Draisaitl has always been a pass first player. He developed his shot after he started to play with McDavid since when the two are together McDavid is the primary puck carrier.
MacKinnon is definitely the more dynamic player. But as a pure playmaker, I would take Leon for sure.
It's arguable one way or the other. But it is certainly not laugable to say he is.
McKinnon does things that Draisaitl can't and vice versa. Check out the stick handling vote which is very much advantage MacKinnon. The question was about Draisaitl's playmaking ability not his overall game. But in that specific instance you are quoting MacKinnon got 3.3% of the vote. That is 16 players vs the 94 that voted Draisaitl as the best passer.
Avs sweep and I wont watch ..on too late and rhe Oilera are boring. check scores and highlights in the a.m
Not disagreeing with you, just pointed it out since the discussion about his playmaking abilities began from the statement that Draisaitl is superior overall. Question wasn't originally about his playmaking ability.
The Oilers may be many things but not very many people would say they are boring.
I hear ya. The Avs pro scouting have done a real good job at targeting underachieving players from other teams and getting them for 'fairly' cheap. I think it's all about how those players would fit into their system. Guys like Toews and Burakovsky are good examples.
I would have been surprised to see the Avs re-sign him even before the season started last year. Even with last season's stats, he was always going to command at least $6M per year on a multi-year contract.
