Is Leon Draisaitl an Elite Center in the NHL or Just a Power Play Magician?

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Okay, I saw this debate online today and wanted to weigh in.
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@rickyhazel1030

As a Kings fan I can assure that Driasiatel is indeed elite

@tequila6306

Something else you didn’t touch on is his passing ability. Leon can make passes I didn’t think possible, and that’s on top of all of what you mentioned in the video. He’s absolutely an elite center imo

@brucemckinlay9739

Mario Lemieux scored 40% of his career points on the powerplay. Just a quick message to the people who like to use Leon's PP wizardry as some kind of negative against him.

@DF-je3lz

I don’t understand why people can’t just enjoy both talents while we can instead of these pointless debates 😂

@nneichan9353

sorry, haters. my favorite player in the NHL is currently Draisaitl.

@EdgeHead927

Guy is elite and honestly gets underrated due to being on the same team as McGlitch. Love to watch his monstrous one timers and insane playmaking ability.

@Eugromlol

What a click bait title...Why is this still a discussion Leon is amazing full stop

@nilocblue

What really ticks me off is people thinking McDavid somehow “turns Leon elite” because of how good McDavid is, when in reality, it’s often the case that Draisaitl on account of being so good elevates McDavid’s game.

@Bdiers

Even as an Avalanche fan, I will readily tell you that Leon is an absolute monster. All I needed was to watch him against the Avs in the playoffs. I don't care what any statistics say. He is elite, and should be in everyone's top 3 players in the league (neck & neck with MacKinnon, and behind McDavid). He's incredible

@Venture143

Draisaitl is great, can't imagine the Oilers without him

@michaelb5119

Elite centre in the nhl. How is this even still a question?

@simonlemerveilleuxdelisle3779

Elite center. You cannot rack that many points without being great. He just makes things happen in the offensive zone. If he touches the puck near the opponents net, a goal is coming for the Oilers. But as long as he is playing in the shadow of the best player in the world, we will never know for sure just HOW GOOD he really is.

@LatinxGoyslop1488

This feels like another Crosby/Malkin situation. Malkin or Draisaitl could EASLY be first like centers on any other team. They just happen to be on a team with a generational talent that will overshadow them. I think it's more about haters than it is about numbers with the vast majority of his doubters

@craigskiff6500

In my honest opinion, Leon Draisaitl is an ELITE center in this league. On any other team, he is their #1 center and the face of the franchise. When Connor McDavid went down with the knee injury in the COVID-shortened 2019-20 season, he went beast mode to keep the Oilers a top team in the West. That stretch of incredible play was why he won the Art Ross, Hart, and Lindsay trophies that season.

@Ukrainadian

Something needs to be said about the eye test.

@soraya123

When ppl say hes a Powerplay merchant they always seem to forget that EVERY Top center plays on the powerplay too.....

@adventureseeking95

The fact this is discussed is absolutely ridiculous. Draisaitl scores tons 5on5 and helps his linemates too, same with Mcdavid the argument of well he scores bunch on powerplay is so confusing because Oilers have lethal powerplay, so what is the expectation not to have a lethal powerplay just to score more 5on5 its so bizarre.

@eggrolll

Draisaitl was heavily weighed down by Yamamoto when they were linemates. Drai would set him up multiple times a game and Yamo would almost always miss the net or mess up the play. If he would have had a better linemate he would have done better 5on5.

@trickassp1

No one gave Mario a hard time when HALF of his points were from the PP. People don't really get it

@mikeoilfan

He is hands down a elite center and the 2nd best player in the league whom, has a better faceoff % than Mcdavid who rides shotgun to Leon as a center on the PP. You keep saying that they use 5 forwards on the pp however, the Oilers always have a d-man on the PP whether it was Barrie until he was traded then became Bouchard. They did not deploy 5 forwards ever on the PP.