Who Would You Rather Have Going Forward? Drai or Matthews

[Cup or Bust]

I have to stick with Draisaitl for right now due to having five 100 point seasons in the last 6 years and his playoff performances. He if had a teams first line prime 5 on 5 ice time with their best wingers every night it would be interesting to see what he could do. If Matthews can continue what he did last season and have some impactful playoff performances, it could change my mind.

 

[Kerberos]

Draisaitl. Easy decision.

Matthews is one dimensional offensively, average defensively and disappears in the playoffs. There's no argument to taking him over Draisaitl.

 

[Drew4u]

People are calling Draisaitl this great playoff player when he's been terrible defensively. Why doesn't that get taken into account. Just look at his on ice goals for % and compare to Mcdavid or Matthews.

Both are similar players offensive well even then Draisaitl plays with Mcdavid so he has a massive advantage.

But defensively....it's not close.

Matthews is closer to Mcdavid than Draisaitl is to Matthews.
Sorry but Draisaitl is one of the worst defensive forwards in the league.

 

[McPoyle]

Draisaitl this great playoff player when he's been terrible defensively. Just look at his on ice goals for % and compare to Mcdavid or Matthews.

OIGF% (all strengths) in playoffs.

- Draisaitl: 156-90 (63%).

- McDavid: 167-81 (67%)

- Matthews: 64-43 (60%)

OIGF% (5v5)

- Draisaitl: 79-64 (55%)

- McDavid: 87-57 (60%)

- Matthews: 36-32 (53%)

Looks like Matthews is the worst of the bunch. The vast majority of his is in the 1st round as well.

Both are similar players offensive well even then Draisaitl plays with Mcdavid so he has a massive advantage.

Matthews is closer to Mcdavid than Draisaitl is to Matthews.

Draisaitl is at 1.46 PPG over the last 5 years, 2nd in that time. Matthews at 1.27, good for 6th. McDavid at 1.70. And the gulf is even wider in the playoffs.

Draisaitl is closer to McDavid than Matthews is to Draisaitl.

 

[PuckG]

OIGF% (all strengths) in playoffs.

- Draisaitl: 156-90 (63%).

- McDavid: 167-81 (67%)

- Matthews: 64-43 (60%)

OIGF% (5v5)

- Draisaitl: 79-64 (55%)

- McDavid: 87-57 (60%)

- Matthews: 36-32 (53%)

Looks like Matthews is the worst of the bunch. The vast majority of his is in the 1st round as well.





Draisaitl is at 1.46 PPG over the last 5 years, 2nd in that time. Matthews at 1.27, good for 6th. McDavid at 1.70. And the gulf is even wider in the playoffs.

Draisaitl is closer to McDavid than Matthews is to Draisaitl.

Aside from goalscoring, I guess the only argument in Matthew’s favour is to blatantly lie about his defensive prowess and goals for percentage now.

If you removed names/teams and just posted stats, this poll is a landslide in Draisaitl’s favour.