“It’s hard to pick one, but the one (voted on) by opposing players and teammates, that one is special for sure,' said Leon Draisaitl when asked to choose whether his nomination for the Lindsay or Hart is more special. (Via SportsnetSpec)
EDMONTON — They probably could have saved everyone some time and combined the Zoom calls for the Ted Lindsay Award and the Hart Trophy. But there they were Tuesday —
“It’s always great to get recognition from your teammates or guys you go up against on a regular basis,” said Draisaitl. “It’s hard to pick one, but the one by opposing players and teammates, that one is special for sure.”took a friendly shot at the media when asked Tuesday what he thought about Draisaitl’s chances of winning both awards.
After being the NHL’s only 50-goal, 100-point player in 2018-19, it’s almost like Draisaitl had to do something special again to prove he was a true superstar. So he led the league in scoring this season , becoming the NHL’s only 100-point player, and besting Panarin and MacKinnon by 15 and 17 points, respectively.Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
It’s hard to characterize Draisaitl as either a passer or a shooter, which is part of what makes him so dangerous. If you combine the past two seasons, he leads all NHL players in points , trails only Alex Ovechkin in goals and stands fourth in assists.
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