Lol
Maybe they should take into account one guy plays with the best player in the world, and the other does not.
Put Matthews with Mcdavid and see what happens. I dont believe Mcdavids winger is better than a 40 goal scorer who centers his own line
I’m sure they’ve watched the games, unlike you who admitted to only watching leaf games. Things have been different recently, but McDavid was very slow compared to his standards and ability to start the season due to his late season injury and Draisaitl absolutely carried the line for the first 6-8 weeks of the season.
Never said he was but if Matthews isnt, Drai sure as hell isnt either.
Drai plays on Mcdavids wing, no? Drai is good but there is no way he puts up those numbers without Mcdavid. Put someone like Elias Lindholm or Rickard Rakell next to Mcdavid and I bet they score 50 as well
Lol, no. I don’t think one of those players would carry the line to the heights that Draisaitl did for the first 6-8 weeks of the season when McDavid was under par. Keep commenting on players/teams you admit to not watching. I’m sure anyone can see how intelligent that practice is.
"Mcdavid under par" he has 55 points in 33 games what do you expect? Drai is a good player but definitely benefits from playing with the best in the world. Who wouldnt?
There’s a difference between not being able to watch a majority of a player’s games and flat out admitting to avoiding them...but still commenting on them. And yes, McDavid to start the year was under par. He was clearly still recovering from the brutal leg injury sustained late last season. For the first 6-8 weeks of the season Draisaitl was the best player on the team and carrying the line. Watching those games would have made it as clear to you as it was clear to many of us who did watch them.
If Mcdavid has 55 points under par I dont wanna know what he'd do in his prime form
Jokes aside, I would be willing to bet that at least 95% of posters only watch their teams. Just because I said it makes me different though, right?
Ok fine. But the main point is, and you can go back to old game day threads here to check for yourself, for the first 6-8 weeks of the season, the consensus amongst those viewing, Oiler fans and non Oiler fans alike, was that Draisaitl was carrying the load, driving the line and McDavid was not yet up to speed. In that specific time frame, McDavid benefited from Draisaitl more than the other way around. For the last month or so McDavid looks back to normal and has taken the reigns yet again. But no, many players couldn’t do what Draisaitl did by carrying the best player in the world for two months.If Mcdavid has 55 points under par I dont wanna know what he'd do in his prime form
For the record i'm not trying to trash Drai. He's a fine player but anyone would benefit from playing with Mcdavid. In this thread be is being put up against 2 young franchise centers. The winger who plays with the best player in the world does not have anything on these 2 #1 C's.
If Mcdavid has 55 points under par I dont wanna know what he'd do in his prime form
I dont know why people say Matthews has no "compete" or whatever silly word they want to use. If he is this good without "compete" or "drive" or "grit" I dont wanna know what he'd be doing if he WAS competing
Do people really think Drai is better than Barkov and Matthews? Put either of those 2 with Mcdavid
You really followed me to talk about Giroux Tavares eh? Drai plays with the best player in the world. That miiiiiight help but who am I to know.
