Leon Draisaitl or Johnny Gaudreau?

[CantHaveTkachev]

Ha. I guess it's Mcdavid that chokes under the pressure of playoff hockey and disappears when it counts. Right, Oil fans? I mean... you guys made it sound like great logic when using this argument in your favour.

except we factor in his rookie season last year when he put up 51 points as a center as well
not just the playoffs and regular season of 2016-17

 

[Ashasx]

except we factor in his rookie season last year when he put up 51 points as a center as well
not just the playoffs and regular season of 2016-17

Draisaitl put up 9 points in his rookie season.

 

[Haatley]

except we factor in his rookie season last year when he put up 51 points as a center as well
not just the playoffs and regular season of 2016-17

Wasnt his rookie year.
But what does that have to do with anything I said anyway? Or how does that change the fact that your logic can be used against Mcdavid in the same way?
And if Drai was so awesome last year, why were the Oil a lottery team?

 

[Laineux]

Draisaitl over the 60 point one dimensional cherry picking winger.

 

[Haatley]

Draisaitl over the 60 point one dimensional cherry picking winger.

Laine fan calling another player one dimensional. How ironic.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Draisaitl put up 9 points in his rookie season.

fine...1st full season

Wasnt his rookie year.
But what does that have to do with anything I said anyway? Or how does that change the fact that your logic can be used against Mcdavid in the same way?
And if Drai was so awesome last year, why were the Oil a lottery team?

because they were missing Klefbom and McDavid for half the season for starters.
their defense wasn't good enough
Talbot hadn't established himself as a #1 goalie

a myriad of reasons that have nothing to do with Drai having a great 1st full season

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

Ha. I guess it's Mcdavid that chokes under the pressure of playoff hockey and disappears when it counts. Right, Oil fans? I mean... you guys made it sound like great logic when using this argument in your favour.

Wasnt his rookie year.
But what does that have to do with anything I said anyway? Or how does that change the fact that your logic can be used against Mcdavid in the same way?
And if Drai was so awesome last year, why were the Oil a lottery team?

Laine fan calling another player one dimensional. How ironic.

Blowing a 2-0 lead in a playoff series is nothing to brag about.

If Mcdavid gets hurt... Oilers pick first overall again. Better hope Draisatil isn't relied on to lead your team.

I like how all these posts contain some pathetic pot shot. You know you're making a great argument when it's being resorted to that.

 

[Haatley]

fine...1st full season



because they were missing Klefbom and McDavid for half the season for starters.
their defense wasn't good enough
Talbot hadn't established himself as a #1 goalie

a myriad of reasons that have nothing to do with Drai having a great 1st full season

Still you have gone off topic. Not arguing with you about how terrible Drai and Oil are without McD.

The point of my post that you quoted and completely ignored, was Mcdavid must be a terrible playoff performer who disappears moreso than Gaudreau since he has a lower playoff PPG, right?

 

[Dieseloil]

Wasnt his rookie year.
But what does that have to do with anything I said anyway? Or how does that change the fact that your logic can be used against Mcdavid in the same way?
And if Drai was so awesome last year, why were the Oil a lottery team?

I would be more worried about who is gonna lead the Flames without any injuries.

 

[Haatley]

I would be more worried about who is gonna lead the Flames without any injuries.

This is becoming a common theme. Oiler fans refusing to acknowledge the point they have made over and over in this thread can be directed at their lone star player.

 

[Da McBomb]

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The point of my post that you quoted and completely ignored, was Mcdavid must be a terrible playoff performer who disappears moreso than Gaudreau since he has a lower playoff PPG, right?

Did Gaudreau have to carry around Kesler all over the ice and have to deal with the Ducks making a game plan just stop him?

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Still you have gone off topic. Not arguing with you about how terrible Drai and Oil are without McD.

The point of my post that you quoted and completely ignored, was Mcdavid must be a terrible playoff performer who disappears moreso than Gaudreau since he has a lower playoff PPG, right?

nope, McDavid was sub-par by his lofty standards but his team had a decent run in the playoffs
I'll forgive him him since this was his first time in the playoffs

Gaudreau was flat out brutal against the bigger and stronger Ducks and was essentially a non-factor

 

[mpp9]

How exactly is Draisaitl on another level? Ability to play center, throw hits and take faceoffs does not change one's production or talent.

LD had a good playoff run. Playing behind and flanking the best offensive talent in the league. I'll be interested to see how he looks next year. If the Oilers want to be a contender, they need him to carry his own line.

 

[Haatley]

nope, McDavid was sub-par by his lofty standards but his team had a decent run in the playoffs
I'll forgive him him since this was his first time in the playoffs

Gaudreau was flat out brutal against the bigger and stronger Ducks and was essentially a non-factor

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I guess we have short memories of Gaudreau's first playoff appearance.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

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I guess we have short memories of Gaudreau's first playoff appearance.

I remember when Hartley benched him for the 3rd in game 1 cause the big bad Ducks were feeding the Flames their lunch in that series

still my favorite Gaudreau clip

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Did Gaudreau have to carry around Kesler all over the ice and have to deal with the Ducks making a game plan just stop him?

That's precisely what happened. Did you even watch the series?

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

I remember when Hartley benched him for the 3rd in game 1 cause the big bad Ducks were feeding the Flames their lunch in that series

Remember when Gaudreau fed Lindholm his lunch?



Man you are right. What a non-factor.

 

[Haatley]

I remember when Hartley benched him for the 3rd in game 1 cause the big bad Ducks were feeding the Flames their lunch in that series

still my favorite Gaudreau clip

It was a 6-1 game and Hartley thought Ducks were taking cheap shots at his star.

My fave Gaudreau clip is him scoring twice in 16 seconds against the Oilers.
Im sure you have seen that one.

 

[I am not exposed]

Oiler fans saying Draisaitl AINEC are way off. Just reeks of homerism.

 

[Forgot About Drai]

Oiler fans saying Draisaitl AINEC are way off. Just reeks of homerism.

What about he neutral fans saying it? I dont even thinks its "AINEC" but its not just Oiler fans. I could easily quote you a couple.

 

[I am not exposed]

What about he neutral fans saying it? I dont even thinks its "AINEC" but its not just Oiler fans. I could easily quote you a couple.

Fine. Some fans saying AINEC are out to lunch. There are quite a few Oilers fans saying it. Some more reasonable ones, as is the case with every fan base.

 

[McFlyingV]

Remember when Gaudreau fed Lindholm his lunch?



Man you are right. What a non-factor.

Maroon also made Lindholm look like a pylon in this clip at 0:50, not sure your point. Even good D like Lindholm get beat and look foolish every now and then. Gaudreau was for the most part a non-factor in both series he played against the Ducks.

 

[CraigsList]

This thread's not going anywhere. Talking bad about LD or JG adds nothing to the discussion.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Maroon also made Lindholm look like a pylon in this clip at 0:50, not sure your point. Even good D like Lindholm get beat and look foolish every now and then. Gaudreau was for the most part a non-factor in both series he played against the Ducks.

Was he a non-factor when he scored the game trying goal with 20 seconds left in game 3? And then set up the play on the game winner?

My point is that he's very much been a factor in the playoffs despite certain Oilers homers claiming the contrary.

I can only imagine what kind of factor he'd have been had he not had Kesler, Silfverberg, and Cogliano draped all over him. The same is true of McDavid as well. But unlike Gaudreau, McDavid and Draisaitl each have much more offensive support and aren't tasked with carrying the entire offensive load of their team.

 

[FlamerForLife]

Did Gaudreau have to carry around Kesler all over the ice and have to deal with the Ducks making a game plan just stop him?

Yes and yes. If you watched the series you would realize that Kesler always matched up against Johnny, also after the Ducks won the series Andrew Cogliano told Roger Millions during his interview was that their gameplan was to neutralize Gaudreau. Maybe you should research before posting.