Is Mackinon better than Draisaitl?


Is Mackinon better than Draisaitl?

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  1. Theyre all elite players who can take over a game on any given night, just blanket statement saying one guy is ‘better’ than the other is kind of impossible

  2. Clearly this list is mostly based off of points scored and not factoring in overall game in which case it’s fairly accurate. But c’mon man sid not in the top 3 is a travesty

  3. How is Jack Hughes above Petterson? Pete’s entirety of his career has been better than Jack’s. Hughes broke out to super stardom, but he’s had 1 good season. Petterson has had 1 “bad season” where he was injured.

  4. Draisatl scores like 2 ppg in the playoffs so not sure how Nate is rated higher here. Flashier, maybe. But not better.

  5. Id take Mackinon at 2 over Leon. I would also put Barkov at 6 since he actually plays the best defense of any Center on this list.

  6. How the hell is Brayden Point below Jack Hughes? How is Steven Stamkos not on this list. This makes no sense. Not saying just because I’m obviously a TBL fan, but I don’t feel Stamkos is not a top 10 guy.

    He’s incredibly consistent even with all the injuries, has had multiple +1PPgame seasons. Idk, do you guys honestly think Roope Hintz, Dylan Larkin, and Nico Hischier are better than Steven Stamkos?? It’s just nonsensical to me.

  7. I love how this whole comment section is basically a bunch of “[my team’s] center is better than the ranking suggests”

  8. No love for Stevie Stamkos? I think there are at least 10 centers in this list who ain’t better than Stammer

  9. Seeing Larkin at 19 on this list is both so right and so frustrating to see. He’s so good but this is definitely elite company.

  10. I would actually like to know which characteristics/stats they took to determine this list of “top20”. Did they just look at scoring? Or Did they take into account leadership, Face off winning percentage, defensive metrics, etc. there are some odd names missing that you’d think would have made the top 20 such as Steven Stamkos, John Tavares, maybe even Joe Pavelski sneaks in etc.

    But yeah, game 7 Stanley cup finals. I’m taking Mackinon. He’s more responsible on defence than Leon.

  11. Glad to see Brayden Point getting some love on the list at least. But Aho and Petterson should be over Hughes. I’m a fan of Hughes but a lot of his praise feels like recency bias.

  12. I used to think Mack was definitely better but the last two or three seasons I think either of them could have an edge over the other on a given night

  13. I’d have to see MacKinnon on a line with Draisaitl and McDavid each for a season before I can make a decision.

  14. Look at 5v5 points from last season, and probably overall, and tell me mack isn’t better. Drai’s point totals benefit massively from being on the same PP unit as McDavid.

  15. You could definitely argue either one. MacKinnon is probably above Draisitl because he has a ring.

    Also they spelled MacKinnon wrong.

    Also also, Crosby isn’t top 5 anymore imo

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