Who Would You Rather Have Going Forward? Drai or Matthews

[NVious]

Assume you can take one of them with their current contracts, for Leafs/Oilers fan no clones you are choosing between the two players.

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[McPoyle]

Taking Drai. More versatile offensive player (can playmake and score). Far better playoff performer. Locked up for 9 more years vs 4.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Current contracts you have to take Draisitl at 8.5 million.

 

[I am not exposed]

Current contracts you have to take Draisitl at 8.5 million.

You missed the going forward part?

 

[Golden_Jet]

You missed the going forward part?

Assume you can take one of them with their current contracts,

Next Contract kicks in 2025

 

[Regal]

I’d probably take Drai. He’s a more versatile offensive player, has shown better in the playoffs and I like his contract situation better. He’s on one more year at 8.5 and then 3 years where he’ll be making only 0.75 more than Matthews, then Matthews will likely want another raise and could possibly walk at that point. The upside to Matthews is he’s 2 years younger and I think he’s shown to be a better 5v5 player in the regular season, but I’d like to see him continue that in the playoffs. Can’t really go wrong with either though.

 

[Suntouchable13]

I'll take Drai at 14M for the next 8 years after this one over Matthews who might be making 15 or 16 on his next deal. Matthews simply not worth that. Sorry.

 

[I am not exposed]

Assume you can take one of them with their current contracts,

Next Contract kicks in 2025

OP should probably clarify, but contracts probably implies the one Drai has as well as his new one. Unless the OP is asking if you want Drai for one year, which makes no sense.

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

Draisaitl owns Matthews in the playoffs

 

[McVespa99]

Drai. Playoffs. Hair. Face.

 

[Lemontree]

Draisaitl owns Matthews in the playoffs

They never met in the NHL playoffs.

Draisaitl did however put up this impressive stat line in his first trip to the NHL finals:

0 points in game #1 (Oilers lose 3-0)
0 points in game #2 (Oilers lose 4-1)
0 points in game #3 (Oilers lose 4-3)
2 assists in game #4 (Oilers win 8-1)
0 points in game #5 (Oilers win 5-3)
1 assist in game #6 (Oilers win 5-1)
0 points in game #7 (Oilers lose 2-1)

Connor McDavid does the heavy lifting for the Edmonton Oilers, Draisaitl gets to ride shotgun.

 

[Coffey]

Drai. Playoffs. Hair. Face.

Fiance.

They never met in the NHL playoffs.

Draisaitl did however put up this impressive stat line in his first trip to the NHL finals:

0 points in game #1 (Oilers lose 3-0)
0 points in game #2 (Oilers lose 4-1)
0 points in game #3 (Oilers lose 4-3)
2 assists in game #4 (Oilers win 8-1)
0 points in game #5 (Oilers win 5-3)
1 assist in game #6 (Oilers win 5-1)
0 points in game #7 (Oilers lose 2-1)

Connor McDavid does the heavy lifting for the Edmonton Oilers, Draisaitl gets to ride shotgun.

Nobody is perfect.

Look at young, uninjured Crosby when they won the cup despite him.

And the year after against MTL.

Guess he stinks too cause he had some shitty rounds?

 

[Plural]

Neutral fan voting Matthews. Almost a coin toss for me. I picked Matthews purely on bias.

 

[Lemontree]

Fiance.


Nobody is perfect.

Look at young, uninjured Crosby when they won the cup despite him.

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And the year after against MTL.

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Guess he stinks too cause he had some shitty rounds?

If you want to make the argument that a 3 time cup champion and 2 time Conn Smythe winner "stinks" then go ahead. There was nothing impressive about Crosby's 2009 finals and if you made that argument in 2010 you might be on to something but you can't make that argument in 2024 because we have the hindsight to see what Crosby has accomplished.

If you want to use the argument that we need to wait and see what Draistail will do going forward, no problem with that as that is a rational position. If Draistail is provided that then Matthews also needs to be, the fact that we do not know what either will do/produce in the future.

 

[Coffey]

If you want to use the argument that we need to wait and see what Draistail will do going forward, no problem with that as that is a rational position.

Exactly what I'm saying.
I know it's a dumb excuse but his injury really messed him up, you can see exactly the area where his points start to go downhill.