Leon Draisaitl or Johnny Gaudreau?

[CraigsList]

It's always a pissing match... I could care less about the position argument, the fact is Draisaitl played both RW and C. Gaudreau is a LW. Both have a high 70 point season on their belts. Both have played in 2/3 rounds of playoff hockey. Gaudreau sucked against Anaheim, did well against Vancouver. Draisaitl sucked against San José, did well against Anaheim.

It's pretty much even. Draisaitl does have SLIGHT EDGE for his age. However, I'll stick with Johnny because I'm a Flames fan. Anyone that says "Draisaitl not close" is out of their mind.

 

[Connor]

It's always a pissing match... I could care less about the position argument, the fact is Draisaitl played both RW and C. Gaudreau is a LW. Both have a high 70 point season on their belts. Both have played in 2/3 rounds of playoff hockey. Gaudreau sucked against Anaheim, did well against Vancouver. Draisaitl sucked against San José, did well against Anaheim.

It's pretty much even. Draisaitl does have SLIGHT EDGE for his age. However, I'll stick with Johnny because I'm a Flames fan. Anyone that says "Draisaitl not close" is out of their mind.

Just on the ice, is it that close?

Both are more playmakers than shooters but Draisaitl has more ways to create offence than Gaudreau.

 

[CraigsList]

Just on the ice, is it that close?

Both are more playmakers than shooters but Draisaitl has more ways to create offence than Gaudreau.

Completely disagree. Gaudreau makes everyone better around him. And he does it in a lot of ways.

 

[Johnnybegood13]

Again! , Flames can't win polls against Oilers on HF due to membership issues.

Tell you what oil fans, I'll spot Leon 5 points this year and take Johnny for a points per game race on a avatar bet.

I feel like spotting him 10 but I don't trust the news he'll be centering his own line, just post "I'm in" and I'll save your name

 

[Oilers Propagandist]

Again! , Flames can't win polls against Oilers on HF due to membership issues.

Tell you what oil fans, I'll spot Leon 5 points this year and take Johnny for a points per game race on a avatar bet.

I feel like spotting him 10 but I don't trust the news he'll be centering his own line, just post "I'm in" and I'll save your name

Draisaitl. Not close.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Looks like someone is sore about losing this poll, folks.

What other stats would you like to see? Giveaways/takeaways? Gaudreau gives away the puck twice as much as he takes it away. Faceoffs? Lol.
CF%? FF%? Defensive zone starts? Advantage Draisaitl.
Goals created? Goals per game? Points per game? Advantage Draisaitl.
Offensive point shares? Draisaitl. Defensive point shares? Draisaitl.
Hits? Draisaitl. Shot blocks? Draisaitl.

Be sore bra.

I'm not at all surprised Draisaitl is winning this poll - hf is full of Oilers fans and people who voted based on points from the most recent season.

Gaudreau still has the best season between the two of them and did it without playing with McDavid or facing second pairing defenseman. Over half of Draisaitl's points shared a point with McDavid - but after after the new year that number turns into 72% - 31 of his final 43 points shared a point with McDavid.

Over the past 2 years Gaudreau has done more with less.

 

[OilTastic]

But you see Leon is just so much bigger and more physical than Johnny is so if the points are pretty much a wash then I'll take the bigger of the two.

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

Again! , Flames can't win polls against Oilers on HF due to membership issues.

Tell you what oil fans, I'll spot Leon 5 points this year and take Johnny for a points per game race on a avatar bet.

I feel like spotting him 10 but I don't trust the news he'll be centering his own line, just post "I'm in" and I'll save your name

If that were the reason, Leafs would win every poll they were involved in.

Draisaitl is simply a more talented player, younger, bigger, plays a more valuable position.

If Every team in the league could take one of these players for free, over 20 of them would take Draisaitl for sure.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

But you see Leon is just so much bigger and more physical than Johnny is so if the points are pretty much a wash then I'll take the bigger of the two.

But the points aren't a wash over the last 2 years. The difference becomes increasingly magnified when only focus on his production without McDavid. It's the same reason nobody would take Connor Sheary over Taylor Hall, despite scoring more points in less games.

 

[djpatm]

Haha jesus this site is useless when it comes to polls.

Gaudreau carries teams.

Draisaitl carries McDavids jock for him.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Draisaitl is simply a more talented player, younger, bigger, plays a more valuable position.

If Every team in the league could take one of these players for free, over 20 of them would take Draisaitl for sure.

More talented? Don't know about that. Gaudreau succeeds mostly because he's more talented than the other players on the ice. Drai has some great talent too, but a lot of his early results come from being much more physically developed. Plus he gets to play with McMoney.

The question is who's a better hockey player, not which player would the Golden Knight's choose to build a team around.

 

[Garthinater]

2 most overrated players currently on hf: rantanen and Dr drai

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Haha jesus this site is useless when it comes to polls.

Gaudreau carries teams.

Draisaitl carries McDavids jock for him.

to four game sweeps?

didn't Draisaitl "carry" the Oilers to Game 7 of the 2nd round when McDavid was "garbage" according to some posters?

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Really, really, reeeaaallly wanna see how Draisaitl performs centering his own line for a full season away from McDavid.

did you miss his rookie season when he played a full season at center and had 51 points?

 

[PsYcNeT]

did you miss his rookie season when he played a full season at center and had 51 points?

Pedantic note, but based on NHL qualifiers, Drai's 37 game/9 point season actually counts as his Rookie year. He passed the 25 game qualifier.

 

[Haatley]

to four game sweeps?

didn't Draisaitl "carry" the Oilers to Game 7 of the 2nd round when McDavid was "garbage" according to some posters?

Gaudreau has been to the second round too. You know, there have been playoff tournaments other than the lone appearance the Oilers have had in the last decade.

 

[Garthinater]

did you miss his rookie season when he played a full season at center and had 51 points?

*sophomore season

Also he played with hall who is no slouch.

Oilers fans think mcd is the best player in the world. Don't you think playing on his line would boost your stats? The fact some of you think Leon is going to get 80+ points while centering his own line shows how out to lunch you guys are

 

[Jejune]

Gaudreau has been to the second round too. You know, there have been playoff tournaments other than the lone appearance the Oilers have had in the last decade.

That Canucks team was probably the worst playoff team I have seen in the last 15 years. They were falling over themselves trying to give games away. Once you guys got to Anaheim that year it was predictably lopsided (granted, this year the games were a lot closer and I'd agree that the Flames outplayed them everywhere except in net).

As for the poll, despite it being said to the point of becoming cliché, Draisaitl's game is much more suited to tight-checking playoff style games than Gaudreau's. Gaudreau very well may outscore Draisaitl in the regular season over their careers, but he makes less of an impact as the games get more difficult and isn't the type of player you'd ideally want to build a team around. There's no denying his skill though.

 

[Jejune]

*sophomore season

Also he played with hall who is no slouch.

Oilers fans think mcd is the best player in the world. Don't you think playing on his line would boost your stats? The fact some of you think Leon is going to get 80+ points while centering his own line shows how out to lunch you guys are

Apparently one person equals a portion of the Oilers fanbase now?

I think if you were to poll Oilers fans about how many points Draisaitl would get this year centering his own line with half-decent linemates (read: not broken Pouliot and a rookie Slepyshev), most would say 60 - 70.

And yes, I'd take that over Gaudreau's 75 points simply because of Draisaitl's overall impact on the game.

 

[JarvisFunk]

Haha jesus this site is useless when it comes to polls.

Gaudreau carries teams.

Draisaitl carries McDavids jock for him.

Gaudreau probably has trouble carrying his own hockey bag, let alone a team to a four game sweep.

 

[JarvisFunk]

Gaudreau has been to the second round too. You know, there have been playoff tournaments other than the lone appearance the Oilers have had in the last decade.

Against the Canucks in probably the weakest first round match-up in NHL history thanks to the ridiculous divisional playoff format?

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

Haha jesus this site is useless when it comes to polls.

Gaudreau carries teams.

Draisaitl carries McDavids jock for him.

Gaudreau wouldn't be strong enough to carry McDavids jock. He's a marshmallow and a mini one at that.

 

[Da McBomb]

First it was Draisaitl was carried by Taylor Hall.. then it became Draisaitl was carried by McDavid. Maybe the correct way to look at it is that Draisaitl is just an elite player who can succeed with many different players.

In regards to Gaudreau... great entertaining player to watch. But not one I would build a team around.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

If you want a future Art Ross winner - Gaudreau
If you want a decent Robin to a really good Batman - Draisaitl

That Canucks team was probably the worst playoff team I have seen in the last 15 years.

...That Canucks team had the 8th-most points in the NHL that season. Gotta love revisionist history.

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

If you want a future Art Ross winner - Gaudreau
If you want a decent Robin to a really good Batman - Draisaitl



...That Canucks team had the 8th-most points in the NHL that season. Gotta love revisionist history.

Oh looks its Mr.Gaudreau>>McDavid We'll keep the better hockey player in Draisaitl, thanks. Gaudreau will never win an Art Ross.