Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl reflects on Art Ross Trophy win: ‘You dream of these things’ Globe_Sports
In this Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl lines up for a face-off during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, at Madison Square Garden in New York.Leon Draisaitl had just wrapped up a phone call with Alphonso Davies.
“I kind of know what he’s going through right now with soccer being so big back home and hockey being big in Canada,” Draisaitl said on a video conference call with reporters Thursday. “Coming over and trying to adjust and find your rhythm, find your game, find your life a little bit.After a stuttering start to his NHL career, Oilers fans feel the same way about Draisaitl.
He’s also keenly aware he’s become the face of German hockey, which continues to produce high-end talent, including projected top-5 draft pick Tim Stutzle.“We’re heading in the right spot as a country,” Draisaitl said. “Germany just isn’t a big hockey country. That’s just how it is, but we can still become a very solid hockey country.”
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