I'm guessing that you prefer a good, ol' hardworking Canadian boy who runs around and hits people? That's your prerogative, but, at the same time, a player like Draisaitl is miles more valuable than a Josh Archibald type or whatever your type of player is.
Temper tantrums on the ice? Is this something you've seen yourself or just parroted from the lazy media narratives and their "bad body language" cliche for European players? The "no look" passes aren't ideal, but, at the same time, maybe that's his way of creating something out of nothing. And I don't think he's ever played a three-minute shift but if he has, that's some seriously impressive cardio.
Draisaitl isn't perfect. Nobody is. Even McDavid is subject to the occasional error. But you hear nary a peep when the Golden Boy, Our Lord and Saviour is late to a back check or leaves the zone early. But if Draisaitl does the same thing, you get 3 pages of "Drai is drunk; Drai is hungover; Drai is crap today; Drai is garbage...etc." So why isn't McDavid held to the same standard? You say that a superstar is susceptible to criticism, as he is, but McDavid gets a pass while Draisaitl gets lambasted for literally every microscopic error that he makes.
Now, back to the topic at hand. I think McDavid is rightfully the captain of the team. But that shouldn't give people an excuse to push their hateful narrative about a player that's an elite superstar in his own right and deserves a hell of a lot more respect than he gets from some members of this fanbase.
