Leon Draisaitl or Johnny Gaudreau?

[Filthy Dangles]

Who's the better hockey player?

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[McFlyingV]

Draisaitl

 

[hamzarocks]

Going Gaudreau. Think he gets 85 points next year.

 

[McVespa99]

Johnny is slick but LD brings way more to the table in terms of size, defence, faceoffs, age, position etc. This should be a lopsided poll. If you factor in contracts it makes JG closer but still...

 

[VoluntaryDom]

hmmm

abot even right now, give me the C Leon.

 

[McVespa99]

Going Gaudreau. Think he gets 85 points next year.

Drai gets as many points but wins battles, can play center or wing and is good on face offs.

 

[GlitchMarner]

Drai gets as many points but wins battles, can play center or wing and is good on face offs.

Imagine Johnny with Connor, though.

I think it's a close call.

 

[McVespa99]

Imagine Johnny with Connor, though.

I think it's a close call.

Sorry but other than contract I dont think it is close at all.

 

[snipes]

Dr. Drai not close

 

[Aceboogie]

Close but Drai. He's going to be a premier center in this league soon and already one of better wingers when he's there. I'll take a Kopitar over a Kessel

JG will have a big bounce back year tho

 

[SpezDispenser]

Drai is on another level imo.

 

[CanadienShark]

Drai, but it's very close. I only take him because he can play centre.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Sorry but other than contract I dont think it is close at all.

80 point winger who was the undisputed driver of his line a season ago. How is this "not close"? Dry was flanking the best player in the world in his breakout year.

I mean, if he is a perennial 77 point center driving his own line away from McD maybe then it's not close but I still see johnny as a ppg winger going forward. He had a down year statistically last year, but you can see when you watch, he's a top tier offensive talent in this league.

 

[Skobel24]

Gaudreau is more offensively gifted, but Drai is a complete player. I'd take Drai.

 

[Skobel24]

80 point winger who was the undisputed driver of his line a season ago. How is this "not close"? Dry was flanking the best player in the world in his breakout year.

I mean, if he is a perennial 77 point center driving his own line away from McD maybe then it's not close but I still see johnny as a ppg winger going forward. He had a down year statistically last year, but you can see when you watch, he's a top tier offensive talent in this league.

Draisaitl was still at a solid point pace before moving to McDavids wing.

 

[FerklundCGY]

Really, really, reeeaaallly wanna see how Draisaitl performs centering his own line for a full season away from McDavid.

He's a fantastic player, but his numbers away from McDavid are a little worrisome. Plus, despite playing with McDavid for most, if not the whole season, he still finished below the 78 point mark Gaudreau set a year prior. It was only 1 less point but he played 3 more games and played with the best offensive player in the game. Not to mention Gaudreau had 7 more even strength points in his career season than Draisaitl had last season.

If Draisaitl can produce the same (or close to the same) offensive numbers driving his own line (even though he'd be getting easier defensive matchups) then sure, I can agree he's better than Johnny, but until he does, it's hard to argue that 2016-17 Draisaitl > 2015-16 Gaudreau.


Plus, taking their contracts into consideration, at least at the moment, Draisaitl is no where close to being $1.75M better than Gaudreau.

I'm expecting a big bounce back season from Gaudreau this year as well.

 

[flamesforcup]

Draisaitl hasnt proven he can carry his own line for a whole season yet. Going Gaudreau.

 

[McVespa99]

80 point winger who was the undisputed driver of his line a season ago. How is this "not close"? Dry was flanking the best player in the world in his breakout year.

I mean, if he is a perennial 77 point center driving his own line away from McD maybe then it's not close but I still see johnny as a ppg winger going forward. He had a down year statistically last year, but you can see when you watch, he's a top tier offensive talent in this league.

If JG gets 8 or 10 more points its still Drai.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Gaudreau.

 

[Devonator]

Leon and it is not even close....little johnny midget is one solid hit away from being a ex nhl player....

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Johnny.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Leon and it is not even close....little johnny midget is one solid hit away from being a ex nhl player....

Every player is one solid hit from retirement. Gaudreau has taken some big hits and has avoided injury from them.

 

[snipes]

 

[lawrence]

Gaudreau is a deadlier player but when it comes to playoffs I believe my team will have a higher chance at succeeding with Leon then with Gaudreau, due to the fact, that he can be easily tossed around like a rag doll.

If you ask a SEL or a KHL team, it probably be Gaudreau. But NHL is Drai.

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

Leon and its not even close. He's just on another level.