Undeniably. He’s a star in his own right, the league’s leading scorer and among the NHL’s most prolific offensive players over the past few seasons.
Wasserman announced the acquisition of Acme World Sports this morning, giving Wasserman hockey one of the largest stables of pro hockey stars in the world, per The Athletic’s Scott Powers.Wasserman now reps close to 75 NHL players. … Though there’s something to be said for McDavid’s line drawing attention away from any other unit, which might in turn open up some extra ice or afford the second line the opportunity to skate out against weaker defensive opposition, Draisaitl’s 5-on-5 on-ice numbers are worth noting. But the inclusion of power play minutes and overtime ice time skews the numbers, and the silver lining – though there’s some hesitation calling it that – is that Oilers coach Dave Tippett has been splitting McDavid and Draisaitl. Green has appeared in just two games due to injuries. Wasserman already represents some of the NHL’s brightest young stars, including franchise cornerstones like Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid. However, if the season is cancelled, the Oilers will only have Athanasiou left as the other two will be unrestricted free agents and no guarantees that they will return next season.What do you think? 1 overall.
The Oilers currently sit in second place in the Pacific Division, but that doesn’t really show the real precariousness of the situation. No pressure.Draisaitl, of course, isn’t some also-ran, sneaky-good scorer not known the league over. So, suffice to say that given we’re three weeks out from the deadline, there could not have possibly been a worse moment for the Edmonton Oilers to learn that they’ll be without Connor McDavid, the most game-changing offensive force in the entire NHL, for that very stretch.It should be said, too, that Draisaitl has proven over this time that he can produce even when he’s not on McDavid’s hip. In today's Edmonton Oilers news update, there is a message from Connor McDavid to fans, trade speculation for the Oilers and Athanasiou rumors. Since coming back from the holiday break, Draisaitl has a 51.1 Corsi percentage, 55.5 shots percentage, 52.6 expected goals percentage and whopping 66.7 goals percentage at five-a-side when playing without McDavid. Draisaitl is managing those numbers despite taking more than half of his faceoffs in the defensive zone.Have the two spent time together this campaign? Draisaitl’s most common linemate this season has been McDavid, the Oilers’ two-headed monster spending more than 800 minutes alongside one another at all strengths. The Oilers have an especially busy scheduling coming up as they catch up to the teams around them in games played as well. It’s those few weeks that often determine whether a team will buy or whether they’re destined to be sellers. Not only will health be a factor, but players won’t have a lot of time to shake off the rust before they’re playing elimination games.