Nonsense! It’s neither player fairly easily. And most objective people will acknowledge that.
Drai is the better overall player but in terms of goal scoring they are both very close. I went Drai due to Matthews injury history.
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Draisaitl vs. Matthews
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Drai is the better overall player but in terms of goal scoring they are both very close. I went Drai due to Matthews injury history.
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I’ll take the guy who is a proven 50 goal scorer. Drai easily here.
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Take a look at points and the impact a player has on the game. Nice try though.
Was Matthews even on the ice against Detroit last night? Completely invisible; something a few more mins of ice time wouldn't change for the woulda-coulda-shoulda player.
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Draisaitl is getting 6 minutes more per game because he is elite at defense and therefore is put out there in key defensive situations / the penalty kill
He plays 2 minutes per game on the PK, compared to Matthew's 1 second per game
One has shown he can score 50 goals
The other hasn’t scored 40 goals since his rookie season
MoreMogilny
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Okay.
One has three 30+ goal seasons
The other has one.
Alternatively:
One scores at a .56 GPG pace
The other scores at a .36 GPG pace.
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I would probably vote Matthews as well but to say that it is fairly easy is hard to justify. Draisaitl scored 50 goals last year playing only about 60% of his ES time with McDavid. This year there is a pretty decent chance that he will play even more with McDavid and the two are off to a much faster start than normal. If they are both healthy Matthews will probably have to score 45+ to beat him.
You mean the part where Draisaitl plays more minutes, including PK, where Matthews doesn’t?
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I think Matthews is the more natural goal scorer, buuuutt..... he gets hurt and doesn't seem to score consistently for whatever reason? If Matthews plays all 82 i'd pick him.
MoreMogilny
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The poll is about goal scoring, which is Matthews biggest strength.
And by the way, Matthews was very visible last night on the defensive side of the puck as he continues to become an extremely strong two way player. He was breaking up plays in the neutral zone and no forward on the team battles for pucks deep in the D zone the way Matthews does.
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How many goals do you think Matthews would score on McDavid's wing?
Good thing Edmonton lost that draft lottery and we never have to find out.
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Still think Matthews will score more goals. Where Draisaitl has him clearly beat is as a playmaker.
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I think our sample this season is far too small to draw conclusions either way. Our most recent quality sample is last season where Draisaitl scored more goals and had a higher goals per game. Drai's SH% was pretty high and likely won't be north of 20% this season however, so this one could be close.
I'd personally pick too close to call, but because that option doesn't exist I'll go with Draisaitl based on last year's results and his incredible play to start this season. Now if the question was who is the better all around player, or who will score more points this year, then I pick Draisaitl without a second thought. His playmaking is miles ahead of Matthews and his defensive game is noticeably better.
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In all honesty the only times I noticed Matthews last night was when Justin Abdelkader was man handling him repeatedly as he tried to protect the puck. Everyone has bad games though, and we've seen Matthews have some pretty awesome games to start this year.
Goals per game means nothing in this poll - actual goals do. Drai broke out last season. Matthews will get 30 goals, and probably push 40, sure. But Drai has shown 50 goal potential.
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are excuses all Maple Leafs fans have when they talk about matthews?
ifs, buts, coulda, woulda, shoulda....
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In terms of goal scoring, the only thing holding Matthew's back from leading the league is injuries
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Drai also had a higher GPG pace last season than Matthews. Of course that was probably inflated slightly by his SH%, but the thing I don't understand is comparisons of young players career averages. Until these players are in their mid twenties we are seeing all sorts of development in different way and at different rates. If that poster wanted to illustrate that Matthews was the better player when they both entered the league then absolutely I agree. However, no one could have accounted for the development that Draisaitl has seen over the past two years, and no on could have guessed that his goal scoring ability would develop so rapidly. With Matthews being 2 years younger it's entirely possible he could develop likely Draisaitl did from age 21 to 23, but we have no idea if he will because every player is different. When we're talking in the here and now for comparing these players we know that Draisaitl's goal scoring surpassed Matthews last year, and so this season should be very interesting.
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50 goals.
Guess what? All 50 last year were scored on goalies, not a single empty netter.
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