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5/5 PPG leaders in the NHL
1. Marchand .97 PPG
2. McDavid .94 PPG
3. MacKinnon.88PPG
4. Draisaitl .85PPG
5. Matthews .82PPG
6. Kucherov .81PPG
Next time someone *****es about Draisaitl again needs a cuff across the head
that's about where he should be. when critiquing Draisaitl, I now take his salary into account. he's being paid as one of the best players in the NHL, so I hold him to a higher standard of play. he makes 9 million dollars this year. I don't want a good, solid player. I want a top performer. that's the expectation.
one of the things I expect from Leon Draisaitl is to be a ppg player over all. I don't care how or when he gets his points but for 9 million, I don't think that's too much to ask.
This is not the 616-universe so it'll be uselessAll he needs is the infinity gauntlet.
He is returning to stud status. If we can get Connor and Leon some decent wingers, this team will be a damn good one. What I like about Leon is that he can play in a heavy checking and physical game and still get his points. He's a great compliment to Connor's speed and transition game. He is not overpaid, nor is he a product of Connor. I'm glad to see him back to his dominant self again.
Wish some more players on this team felt that way about losing.You can really tell that he hates losing.
He's not overpaid but if we had a better GM he could've easily been "underpaid" (i.e Pasrtnak - regardless of being a C, he's not almost 2mill more valuable than Pastrnak) and god knows how much we could use any and all cap savings. It especially screws us in future contract negotiations with other players because the comparison is higher.
By the same token, it's not the Mcdavid and Drai contracts that are a problem. It's the other overpaid bums on the team we are stuck with.
I don't think the Drai contract is off of fair value at all. Drai wasn't just a center. He was a center who had quite a bit more points than Pastrnak, was way more dominant in the playoffs, and is a physically imposing player to boot. Yes, he is that much more valuable than Pastrnak, or at least he showed he was worth more than him last season.He's not overpaid but if we had a better GM he could've easily been "underpaid" (i.e Pasrtnak - regardless of being a C, he's not almost 2mill more valuable than Pastrnak) and god knows how much we could use any and all cap savings. It especially screws us in future contract negotiations with other players because the comparison is higher.
By the same token, it's not the Mcdavid and Drai contracts that are a problem. It's the other overpaid bums on the team we are stuck with.
I would have rather done a 6.5-7 x 5years to help us save ~2 mill for 5 years of a Cup run. And THEN if he proves to be a PPG player during that time pay him the 9mill/year. Right now we're paying him as if he's already an established PPG player. And although he's earning it this year IMO, there's still a risk attached to the contract because if he falters a little bit and becomes a ~65P player then he's overpaid. The risk of him becoming overpaid is more than the potential chance of him becoming underpaid.
Again, I don't think his contract is the problem. It's Lucic, Russell, Sekera (to an extent). That's 15.5mill that could be better used.
I disagree here. If a player is going to be important to your core, you sign them as long as you can. I don't see the point in limiting the team to a 5-6 year window for success, rather than 7-8 years. Pasternak's deal is almost all RFA years, while Drai gave us those valuable UFA years.I would have rather done a 6.5-7 x 5years to help us save ~2 mill for 5 years of a Cup run. And THEN if he proves to be a PPG player during that time pay him the 9mill/year. Right now we're paying him as if he's already an established PPG player. And although he's earning it this year IMO, there's still a risk attached to the contract because if he falters a little bit and becomes a ~65P player then he's overpaid. The risk of him becoming overpaid is more than the potential chance of him becoming underpaid.
Again, I don't think his contract is the problem. It's Lucic, Russell, Sekera (to an extent). That's 15.5mill that could be better used.
the dirty little secret there is that Drai is usually put with McDavid when McDavid is slumping, not the other way around. Although, in McDavid's defense the issue could be that we lack a truly great winger for him that can pull away some defensive coverage.Also kind of funny, but according to the mains, he's a winger and entirely a product of Mcdavid. Smh.
I would have rather done a 6.5-7 x 5years to help us save ~2 mill for 5 years of a Cup run. And THEN if he proves to be a PPG player during that time pay him the 9mill/year. Right now we're paying him as if he's already an established PPG player. And although he's earning it this year IMO, there's still a risk attached to the contract because if he falters a little bit and becomes a ~65P player then he's overpaid. The risk of him becoming overpaid is more than the potential chance of him becoming underpaid.
Again, I don't think his contract is the problem. It's Lucic, Russell, Sekera (to an extent). That's 15.5mill that could be better used.
Even when he plays with McDavid I am not sure it is fair to say he is a winger. He does take the draws and I think that neither player plays like a traditional center when they are together. This year, outside of his stretch just following hos concussion, I would say that he has been more effective on his own line than he was last year. Of course he is unlikely to put up the same number of points playing fewer minutes with Khaira and Strome as his wingers than he would on a line with McDavid. So it is true that in an absolute sense he does benefit statistically from McDavid. But would he put up fewer points playing with Wheeler and Ehlers/Connor as the go to guy with Laine on the pp to bury his passes. Maybe but likely not by much.Also kind of funny, but according to the mains, he's a winger and entirely a product of Mcdavid. Smh.
the dirty little secret there is that Drai is usually put with McDavid when McDavid is slumping, not the other way around. Although, in McDavid's defense the issue could be that we lack a truly great winger for him that can pull away some defensive coverage.
For me with this contract it’s more than individual points. It’s great he’s putting up numbers but at this point to be a leader and make players around him better. If he’s playing with Jesse or Strome or whoever he needs to make them better with it’s on the ice or off. I think Connor does that and I think Leon needs to get to that point.
Then he's on the wrong team.You can really tell that he hates losing.