50 Goals For Leon Draisaitl

2 years ago  /  Kuklas Korner

from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,


There are goal scorers, and there are assist men. Players like Guy Lafleur, who will always be remembered for charging down that right side, and guys like Joe Thornton, who consistently hits you on the tape like a surgeon. Or a magician.

For every Wayne Gretzky, a legendary scorer but in the eyes of most an even better dish man, there was a Jari Kurri to pull the trigger. For every Brett Hull an Adam Oates, for every Alex Ovechkin a Nicklas Backstrom.

But what of Leon Draisaitl, who on Sunday became only the 24th player in NHL history to record the second 50-goal, 100-point of his career?

What is Draisaitl, we ask on the heels of a decisive 6-1 win at Anaheim, Edmonton’s fourth straight ‘W’?

Is he a better passer? Or a better scorer?

“I don’t know if you can really… I don't know,” began Oilers goalie Mike Smith, who was simply steady on a night when being spectacular was simply not a requirement. “I’ve never seen a player pass the puck like he does. His vision on the ice is incredible, and he can pass it both on his forehand and backhand. But he’s got an incredible shot too.

“That goal he scored tonight, there aren’t too many guys who can score from that angle and on an NHL goaltender.”


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