Draisaitl or MacKinnon

[BumDum]

Who would you build a team around.

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[bobholly39]

Who do I take moving forward. There was a poll including Drai and Matthews recently. Here's my very sensible and logical way of ranking who I take moving forward between the 3.

Matthews over Mack
Drai over Matthews
Mack over Drai

Somehow - this makes sense in my head.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

Who do I take moving forward. There was a poll including Drai and Matthews recently. Here's my very sensible and logical way of ranking who I take moving forward between the 3.

Matthews over Mack
Drai over Matthews
Mack over Drai

Somehow - this makes sense in my head.

That's like choosing a starter in Pokémon!

 

[Holymakinaw]

McKinnon.

Drasaitl is great but he's more one-dimensonal. McKinnon excels on offence AND defence.

 

[Tralfamadore]

(MOD)
I'd take MacKinnon over Drai but wouldn't blame someone for taking Drai. Hard to ignore that production.

 

[Conspiracy Theorist]

McKinnon.

Drasaitl is great but he's more one-dimensonal. McKinnon excels on offence AND defence.

Both are bad defensively. But still great players because they produce so much.

 

[McBaevid]

One more season like this and I'd take Draisaitl without any hesitation. Right now it's close with MacKinnon having a small edge if there is one

 

[Spilot23]

Either over Matthews is an easy decision.

I'd take MacKinnon over Drai but wouldn't blame someone for taking Drai. Hard to ignore that production.

I will ignore the first quote because I don't want to make a thread about Matthews but the second part is exactly what I think too.

 

[Holymakinaw]

Both are bad defensively.

McKinnon is not bad defensively at all. He's much better in that regard, tban Drasaitl.

 

[Merrrlin]

Mack isn't a trainwreck in his own end, so I'd go with him.

 

[BumDum]

Mack isn't a trainwreck in his own end, so I'd go with him.

How Draisaitl is a trainwreck on his own?

 

[Merrrlin]

How Draisaitl is a trainwreck on his own?

Own end, not on his own.

 

[BumDum]

Own end, not on his own.

Bum Dumbed

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Mack by just a slight bit. This one is a lot closer than the Drai vs Matthews poll though.
None of the three are great defensively but Mack is the best of the three imo. Draisaitl’s amazing production makes it a really tough choice though

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

the guy that scored 50 goals and back-to-back 100 point seasons

 

[Canovin]

About even and maybe a slight edge to Mack for his skating. If Drai repeats the same production or more, then it's him

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

This is closer than Draisaitl and Matthews. I'll take MacKinnon. I think he's the second best player in the game.

 

[Crabapple]

I'd take MacK

 

[6ix]

Mack by just a slight bit. This one is a lot closer than the Drai vs Matthews poll though.
None of the three are great defensively but Mack is the best of the three imo. Draisaitl’s amazing production makes it a really tough choice though

The current poll numbers show it’s not close at all actually.

MacKinnon is much better.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

The current poll numbers show it’s not close at all actually.

MacKinnon is much better.

I disagree. The correct answer is Mack. But it is close. The poll results simply show that most people prefer Mack by a bit and even a lot of Edmonton fans are voting objectively rather than just homer voting like we see in some other polls. Cough. Cough.

 

[Krewe]

Both are bad defensively. But still great players because they produce so much.

MacK is no selke guy, but its wrong to say he is as bad as Drai

 

[6ix]

I disagree. The correct answer is Mack. But it is close. The poll results simply show that most people prefer Mack by a bit and even a lot of Edmonton fans are voting objectively rather than just homer voting like we see in some other polls. Cough. Cough.

Part of building around a player is current and future projection, as I’m sure you’d agree in the case of Pettersson. Draisaitl hasn’t developed a 2 way game and will be 25 soon. He’s a one way player that racks almost half his points on the PP being fed from McDavid. Mack is the best player on his team and carried the Avs while Rantanen and Landeskog were injured all year. MacKinnon is a much better all around player.

 

[DJJones]

MacKinnon and McDavid are the only two players in the league that I think they can score whenever they touch the puck. Even in the neutral zone.

Not even close to me.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Part of building around a player is current and future projection, as I’m sure you’d agree in the case of Pettersson. Draisaitl hasn’t developed a 2 way game and will be 25 soon. He’s a one way player that racks almost half his points on the PP being fed from McDavid. Mack is the best player on his team and carried the Avs while Rantanen and Landeskog were injured all year. MacKinnon is a much better all around player.

I disagree. Mack has a lot more on his team to help him than Drai. I think there are no two players in the league that carry a heavier load than Drai and McDavid. Give those two more help and cut Draisaitl’s minutes down to a more manageable level and I think his D improves. There is no player in the league imo who can play those type of minutes without his D play suffering.

The two are close imo. The Art Ross and likely and deserving Hart winner brings more offense but less D. Another year like this one and I’d choose him over Mack.

 

[Canovin]

Does Mackinnon even PK? His defense isn't that much better than Drai.