Leon Draisaitl stated he wanted to improve defensively after years of having a poor defensive reputation. As you could expect, he did it unbelievably well. But, how?
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It’s criminal that Drai did not get a nod for the Hart Trophy this season.
Nuh-uh. Draisaitl sucks and is terrible defensively. r/hockey told me.
except barkov 😉
Habs almost got him for Subban :'( im so crushed.
And to do this while still being injured is insane
Ask the panthers about that theory,barkov shitted on Leon enough for him to come outta pocket
No chip so settle down.
You're awesome. Subscribed. Just fantastic work. Please keep it up!
Keep Bread as the pfp. Great channel, really enjoying your breakdowns.
30 already wtf
great video just a friendly comment that it would help me a lot if you could label the players youre focussing on at the start of the clip before it rolls so we can really tune into your analysis. thanks for the videos keep em comin
Can’t believe we made it this farrrrrrrrrrrr 0:15
do something on Hyman…..he had an average of under 0.9 Hits per game during the season (total 59hit) and now had 34 hits during the last four gmaes against LA. That is 8.5 on average which is nuts.
I know people always default to Sid or Barkov, but this year Leon might be the most complete player. I doubt he can keep it up going forward, but he was one of the best players offensively, defensively, and mentally. He has a great stick, a great shot, a great pass, is dominant at keeping the puck and taking the puck, uses his body almost better than anybody at protecting the puck, and is great at communicating with his teammates. Literally his only drawback this year is that he isn't as fast as most elite players.
This video is good but the last statement is wayyy off. Leon has been great with Connor for years and you made it sound like he just got hot
Impossible to beat? They won't make the 3rd round.
You said he has gotten slower as he approaches 30 years old. Respectfully, I disagree. He actually improved his footspeed this year – he's skating faster, gets up to speed quicker & is more agile than ever before.
Honestly don’t know how to join the channel o-O
To me Drai’s most impressive asset is his IQ. Doesn’t look like he’s trying sometimes but makes amazing plays
3:10 is my favorite part of his game. I think this video summed up so many great points, differently for each, but I think the IQ is the most important and fascinating when watching Drai. He’s always a few steps ahead of the play, his instinct for what other guys are going to do helps him intercept so many passes. He’s incredible to watch. My only complaint about this video is that Youtube waited till now to push me your channel😂 Awesome breakdown! Really enjoyed watching this. I knew some points were coming and learned a nice bit too 🙂 Pleasure to hit that sub button
impossible to beat
All EDM needs is a Gustav Forsling and a Shesterkin and I can see them winning the cup. Eklholm is good but injury prone and old and Skinner Piccard combo is risky.
In my opinion Leon is the best Player in NHL…that´s it.
Great breakdown! Drai is still so underrated, how strange that might sound 😀
Dirty ass player
Keep in mind drai's idol growing up was datsyuk. And datsyuk was amazing and anticipating takeaways. His style in defence is similar to Pavel's. The thing he has over his idol though is his size.
Ich bin stolz auf Leon. (proud about).
Fallowed . You do an amazing job buddy . You should work at sportnet
Leon s da Man
Jeff Skinner catching strays… man, I really wanted that guy to succeed in Edmonton.
Drai is seriously underrated tho. he always gets dismissed as a "product of McDavid" but like. yeah, literally anyone can benefit playing next to Davo. but Connor also benefits from playing next to Drai. they're amazing players individually, but their chemistry and teamwork elevates them. and Drai ends up being overlooked, a lot of the time, but he's truly a beast, and deserves the recognition.
+87 makes him one of the best 2 way centers in the game
First we got Nowitzki in the NBA.
Now we have Draisaitl in the NHL.
Two MVPs.
Dirk got his ring.
Leon will get his Championship, too.
💪🏼🇩🇪🇨🇦
Well. Dallas is going to finals so… Something is going to give.
as long as Calvin Pickard is playing every 7 shot on goal will find it's way behind the net
This did NOT age well…
After watching him shut Eichel down, this was posted at a brilliant time
hes the man
Leon is the 2nd BEST player in the world!!!