Leon Draisaitl vs Sebastian Aho

[Big Daddy Cane]

Position: Lean Aho (full-time center)
Contract: Lean Draisaitl (extra year of term)
Age: Lean Aho (about a year younger)
Durability: Push (both have played 242 games over the past three seasons)
Player Quality: Lean Draisatl?

Over the past two seasons, the Oilers scored 2.25 GF/60 5v5 with Draisaitl on the ice sans McDavid (Link). The Canes have scored 2.69 GF/60 5v5 with Aho on the ice sans his best linemate, Teravainen (Link). However, the Oilers have really bad forward depth that puts downward pressure on Draisaitl's effectiveness. When the Canes split Aho and Teravainen in January, Aho's linemates became Niederreiter and Williams, a couple 50 point caliber guys. If Draisaitl plays with that type of talent, to what extent does that number improve?

I'll give the edge to Draisaitl based on raw production,. but this one continues to be close.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

Canes fans you guys continue to be class acts.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

Paging @joe dirte , who claimed this would be a lopsided poll.

Anyone see him? Seems to have vanished

 

[Navx94]

Paging @joe dirte , who claimed this would be a lopsided poll.

Anyone see him? Seems to have vanished

Should go look at him laughing at the early results in the flames Draisaitl poll. Haven’t seen him since drai took the lead tho

 

[StevenF1919]

Probably not a good idea to build your team around a player who only produces when playing with elite linemates.

Aho and it's not close.

 

[Sempiternal]

50 Goals, 105 Points

 

[Agent Zub]

I think Aho has much better on ice presence. Just one of the smartest players in the game, and I think he can carry a line better than Draisaitl.

 

[Navx94]

I think Aho has much better on ice presence. Just one of the smartest players in the game, and I think he can carry a line better than Draisaitl.

I’ve seen this argument three times now. What does that even mean? Aho can carry a line better than Draisaitl? Draisaitl literally puts the team on his back whenever mcdavid isn’t playing.

 

[Halla]

Close but Aho has shown he can be a ppg+ player without Mcdavid....Draisait hasnt shown that..throw him on line 2 and watch him get 70-75pts again

 

[Navx94]

Close but Aho has shown he can be a ppg+ player without Mcdavid....Draisait hasnt shown that..throw him on line 2 and watch him get 70-75pts again

Considering 70-75 is still higher than Ahos career average id still take Draisaitl.

 

[Agent Zub]

I’ve seen this argument three times now. What does that even mean? Aho can carry a line better than Draisaitl? Draisaitl literally puts the team on his back whenever mcdavid isn’t playing.

Aho makes his linemates better to a greater extent than Draisaitl.

He finds chemistry with everybody and is always making the right plays.

Aho and two scrubs are more dangerous than Draisaitl and two scrubs.

 

[Navx94]

Aho makes his linemates better to a greater extent than Draisaitl.

Go look at mcdavid stats with and without Draisaitl. I’d say Draisaitl is making his linemates better.

 

[Agent Zub]

Go look at mcdavid stats with and without Draisaitl. I’d say Draisaitl is making his linemates better.

Well no shit Mcdavid is going to have much better stats when you replace Chiasson with Draisaitl.

 

[joe dirte]

Paging @joe dirte , who claimed this would be a lopsided poll.

Anyone see him? Seems to have vanished

Bahahahah it is when you factor in that buddy boy went and paged his friends in an oiler thread and half the votes on draisaitl are oiler fans. Lol.

 

[Navx94]

Well no **** Mcdavid is going to have much better stats when you replace Chiasson with Draisaitl.

Well no **** Draisaitl is going to have much better stats when you replace Chiasson with Mcdavid. When it comes to Draisaitls stats with mcdavid it’s all “oh mcdavid carries him” but when it’s the other way around it’s because drai is better than chiasson? Drai isn’t helping mcdavid at all?

 

[Navx94]

Bahahahah it is when you factor in that buddy boy went and paged his friends in an oiler thread and half the votes on draisaitl are oiler fans. Lol.

I didn’t mention any poll in the oilers forum lol but sure let’s use that as an excuse now.

 

[IPS]

Aho is unquestionably the superior player, don't really see any arguments in Draisaitl's favor.

 

[Navx94]

Aho is unquestionably the superior player, don't really see any arguments in Draisaitl's favor.

Stats
Draft pedigree
Size
Playoff performances
Etc...

 

[LTIR]

I don't think a team becomes a contender if they are building the franchise around Aho or Draisaitl. You need a couple players just as good if not better to really become a contender. Both will be stars in the league for the next decade.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Draisaitl literally puts the team on his back whenever mcdavid isn’t playing.

He must have the strength of Atlas to carry 4 200+ pound guys 20 min a game.

 

[Navx94]

He must have the strengry of Atlas to carry 4 200+ pound guys 20 min a game.

Have you seen lucic skate? I honestly think drai with lucic on his back would be faster than lucic on his own.

 

[Albatros]

Aho, but Draisaitl is better now.

 

[tony d]

I went with Drai.

 

[joe dirte]

I didn’t mention any poll in the oilers forum lol but sure let’s use that as an excuse now.

Its close, and thats with roughly half of the votes on draisaitls side being oilers fans.

 

[Gurglesons]

Aho all day.