Draisaitl is making a case of being better than mcdavid

[Star Ocean]

It is not what north american fans want to hear, but draisaitl cant be stopped right now and he is carrying oilers just fine without mcdavid.

Incredible player. Might hit 130p.

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[Smartguy]

Still not better than Mcdavid

 

[illpucks]

Still not better than Mcdavid

Because grace period

 

[SquiddFX]

How is he better when he is a product of McDavid?

 

[Anomie2029]

Good player performs well without best player =/= Good player being better than the best.

 

[Smartguy]

Because grace period

Because hockey skill

 

[nabob]

Good player performs well without best player =/= Good player being better than the best.

When has McDavid had to play without Draisaitl?

 

[nabob]

Well at least we won’t have to see threads about Draisaitl vs Matthews anymore.

 

[illpucks]

Because hockey skill

No. Drai could win the Art Ross this year and next year, and people would still say McDavid is better due to grace period. @daver has made this argument with Crosby. That even when Crosby has been out of top in points he still is the best due to grace period.

 

[yababy]

Still not better than Mcdavid

mcdavid is flashier, Draisaitl has a more complete game

 

[780il]

Drai is a product of Yamo...


Soooo Yamo > Mcdavid ???

 

[SK13]

mcdavid is flashier, Draisaitl has a more complete game

There are like three things total that Drai does better: Use his body to protect the puck, pass on his backhand and one time the puck.

Other than that McDavid has him beat on everything. Take it from somebody who has literally watched every game either player has ever played in the NHL. McDavid is better.

 

[Kennedys]

I think there's not much difference between McDavid and Draisaitl. Probably the best players in the NHL right now with Mackinnon in 3rd place.

 

[Da McBomb]

Draisaitl's game might actually be better suited and translate better in the playoffs than McDavid's.

 

[ImJustJokinen]

There are like three things total that Drai does better: Use his body to protect the puck, pass on his backhand and one time the puck.

Other than that McDavid has him beat on everything. Take it from somebody who has literally watched every game either player has ever played in the NHL. McDavid is better.

Relax buddy lmao. That's a lot of fans on here including me. As mentioned in this thread already, it's the grace period that's clouding your vision. Draisaitl is definitely helping the team to at least the same degree mcd is this season. McDavid's speed is obviously the biggest part of his game while drai's tangibles are more subdued, and his game also seems to keep growing. I'm not disagreeing with you ultimately, but it's not as clear cut as you make it seem.

 

[Da McBomb]

There are like three things total that Drai does better: Use his body to protect the puck, pass on his backhand and one time the puck.

Other than that McDavid has him beat on everything. Take it from somebody who has literally watched every game either player has ever played in the NHL. McDavid is better.

Drai is also better at faceoffs, defensive zone coverage, and scoring empty net goals

 

[McFlyingV]

Relax buddy lmao. That's a lot of fans on here including me. As mentioned in this thread already, it's the grace period that's clouding your vision. Draisaitl is definitely helping the team to at least the same degree mcd is this season. McDavid's speed is obviously the biggest part of his game while drai's tangibles are more subdued, and his game also seems to keep growing. I'm not disagreeing with you ultimately, but it's not as clear cut as you make it seem.

While Draisaitl has been better this year and his game does continue to grow I don't think it's enough to displace McDavid from the top spot. Let's see what happens next season when McDavid isn't coming off a knee injury that should have cost him this entire season.

 

[BlackDogg]

I still think McDavid is a good complimentary piece.

 

[Hint1k]

How is he better when he is a product of McDavid?

McDavid is so good that his aura affects players on ice even when McDavid is not there

 

[KidLine93]

No. Drai could win the Art Ross this year and next year, and people would still say McDavid is better due to grace period. @daver has made this argument with Crosby. That even when Crosby has been out of top in points he still is the best due to grace period.

this is correct. Kucherov's reign starts once McDavids ends due to last season so Drai can't be the best for at least 9 years now

 

[KidLine93]

There are like three things total that Drai does better: Use his body to protect the puck, pass on his backhand and one time the puck.

Other than that McDavid has him beat on everything. Take it from somebody who has literally watched every game either player has ever played in the NHL. McDavid is better.

and faceoffs

 

[InfinityIggy]

This will definitely age well.

 

[SK13]

and faceoffs

That too.

 

[strattonius]

It's so lazy to think that if fans think McDavid is better than Draisaitl that it is somehow linked to some North American hockey player bias. Like how stupid is that train of thought....

 

[thaman8765678]

Maybe McDavid was a product of Draisatl all along and everyone had it backwards.