Leon Draisaitl Looking Frustrated When Talking About The Oilers Struggles

Leon Draisaitl talks after the Edmonton Oilers fall to the Maple Leafs 4-2.
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[@cstas6840]

the video should be called Draisaitl Looking Frustrated Answering Dumb Questions From Media

[@joeidaho5938]

Agree completely. The media asks such stupid questions in sports, when it comes down to it. The players just put up with that shit.

[@oilersridersbluejays]

The questions that the media asks Draisaitl and McDavid are mind-boggling sometimes.

[@boolikethebear]

drai 100% gonna be a hockey media guy when he retires. he's brilliant on a mic.

[@whyarenamessohardtocomeupw2916]

I feel for you Leon, our team does suck and continues to suck. Sometimes being an oiler fan is like continually being kicked in the mouth by a close friend

[@yuvyork6915]

We just never catch a break man, we can never get good management & coaching. Every time we hire a new coach he ends being sum f-tard whi doesn't know how to manage roster

[@fmullet]

@@oscargoldman4867 at this point coaching is part of the issue. Our defensive structure hasn't improved at all and it's actually gotten worse so tippetts style isn't working anymore.

[@HWCars]

The Cleveland Browns of the NHL.

[@trevorbrown1938]

@@algrundau9441 I cheer for any teams that beats up on dedmonton.

[@chiefbeanus3224]

Continually being kicked in the mouth by a close friend lmao

[@redcoat4ever323]

Kein Problem Leon, alle stehen zu dir

[@nneichan9353]

Seriously, blaming Leon or Connor isn't really a solution. This is a team sport. Management is park of the team, so are the skaters and the goalies. This seems to be a global problem if you ask me.

[@coffeewithbleach6168]

"Juggernauts, Cup favorites, We finally have depth" Joke of a franchise wasting mcdavid more like it.

[@Landis_Grant]

Will Connor McDavid ever be traded to acquire multiple high end players? I know Peter Pocklington traded Wayne Gretzky which shocked the hockey world.

[@jimbob6270]

oilers just suck, and I don't see the status quo changing at any point the foreseeable future.

[@Landis_Grant]

@Echs . Connor McDavid is unquestionably the best hockey player in the world. It used to be Sydney Crosby who finally won his first Stanley Cup and then two more. Ovi was considered an unfulfilled player until his Caps finally won a cup.

[@epicphailure88]

@Echs . The difference is Edmonton is barely a playoff team with 2 MVP candidates. Edmonton is the ultimate example on how not to run an nhl franchise.

[@epicphailure88]

@Echs . Where was the 2nd MVP candidate on the 80s Penguins?

[@ryans413]

Well the oilers have a long time to figure their out they play 1 game in 14 days fun

[@tommcd8471]

Tippett needs to be held accountable for playing McD and Drai an insane amount every game, its no wonder their production has dropped off a cliff. Holland needs to be given the boot for failing to address the goaltending and defensive issues that have plagued the team since he took the reigns and finally players like Kosk and Keith need to be acknowledged as failed experiments and have their salaries buried in the minors. If i was Holland i would be looking at Chicago and offering a 2nd rounder(conditional) and possibly a first or a 3rd+ blue chip prospect for Fleury(30%-50% salary retained) and McCabe. The condition on the 2nd rounder would be if Fleury resigns in Edmonton. I'm not 100% on if the salaries would work under that but i think its close. In the end the Oilers would get the left handed shut down D man and Goalie they've been sorely needing. I think Chicago would make the Oilers pay way more however. Keep in mind this is just the opinion of an Oilers fan who is a bit of a Jackass. It has been fun watching your channel grow Taiwan Hockey you've been doing a hell of a job.

[@Subaruby34]

This right here is literally %100 accurate. Never a truer opinion given. Well said.

[@kylezimmerli1840]

Why in the fuck would fleury want to go to Edmonton. Guy barely wanted to play in Chicago. He's not a suitcase player and he's not gonna do that to himself end of career.

[@Gergentine]

Fleury would retire before going to edmonton. Plus he has no more than 3 good years left in him. Mike Smith 2.0 better off trying to pry someone out of free agency. Just be prepared to overpay.

[@ShawnBlaque]

Right?? Why would Tippet be playing his only 2 good players, what is he stupid? lol maybe because there's no one else to play. If the Oilers were losing this much and he wasn't playing them the outrage would be even worse. It's a lose lose

[@jimbob6270]

Give me a fucking break. Other teams have figured out that the Oilers are STILL just a two man team surrounded by a bunch of lids and have pumped the brakes on their game. Jonathan Huberdeau and Alex Ovechkin are the next leading point leaders in the NHL currently and they play similar minutes each night and I don't see their teams falling off, OR their fanbase crying because of a lack of production?? The oilers just aren't that good, deal with it.

[@generalpudstriker6910]

Leon is the man bro keep your head up you are truly one of the greats

[@seamusoleary3712]

Must be strange leading the league in scoring and yet frustrated that the team keeps losing.

[@redninelowdog]

@@oscargoldman4867, they're offensive players, not defensive players. I doubt Drai would even be a good defensemen.

[@alexandrapreston7283]

@@redninelowdog Drai I can see as a defensemen, mcdavid.... not so much

[@joeidaho5938]

One of the problems is that, on the whole, goal scorers don't have a great plus/minus rating. Of the top 10 goal scorers, only Ovi actually has a decent plus/minus. DeBrincat with Chicago is actually quite horrible. Goal scorers so often suck on the defensive end. Of course, that slack on defense is what allows them to fast break and get their goals....but it's not often great overall for their team. A team needs a bunch of overall good players.....or they becomes the kind of streaking and slumping team that we see with Edmonton. Toronto has some of the same problem, although definitely steadier than Edmonton these days.

[@Aaron-kq7rd]

Laughing at the oilers fans in here thinking you need to be a defensemen to play a bit of defense. LMFAO! This basically sums up the oilers team and fans. Too funny.

[@Mcdavidsburner]

I’m honestly tired of people complaining about secondary scoring on the oilers. It’s such a casual take tbh. If you actually watch the games, watch how tippet roles the lines. He will often role the first and second where their shifts are 1:30-2 minutes, then the third will hop on for 30-45 seconds until the first hops back on the ice. The 4th line barely plays and I think rack up 5-6 minutes total ice time. I might be a bit off on my numbers but principal is the same. Also, tippet will play the first power play unit for all 2 minutes. That second power play unit has seen a combined 3 minutes of power play time and that’s isnt an exaggeration. Next, tippet always stacks up mcdrai after penalty kills and for the last 5 minutes of most games. Blaming the secondary scoring I feel is only really justified if their depth scoring actually got more time on ice. Also tippet is blind when it comes to finding chemistry and assessing talent to put into the line up. The oilers bottom 6 shuffles every. Single. Game. Tippet never allows players to get accustomed with each other and build chemistry. For example tippet never plays benson and McLeod together despite them being on the best line in the ahl together last year. Also, tippet continues to play Kyle Turris in the bottom 6 who at this point in his career is about as useful as a cow on its side. That’s an accurate description of our depth issues. Limited Ice time, limited chemistry, and poor line up choices. This is coming from a life long oilers fan not Someone who glances at the states and makes a statement... Edit: also if you are an oilers fan take a look at the 5 on 5 offence. The oilers NEVER battle for position in the slot. They have a cycle the works along the boards but never only sometime has a net Front presence when in the O zone. It’s a coaches system that has been implemented that simply work... feel free to Challenge me in the replies🤷🏼‍♂️

[@j.t.miller1641]

From a Canucks fan, that sounds very familiar! Except green balanced ice times a lot better than that apparently. Sounds like a coaching change is needed I dont think people realize how much of the players play is actually the way the coach wants it played in the end. I was just thinking last week too how it seems like Tippett has been able to hide behind the popularity of 97 and 29, maybe this slump for the oilers is what they need for the deeper problems to show!!

[@BigH0mie89]

Lol "a casual take". You can't rely on one line to score goals. You need contributions from all 4 lines. Edmontons depth is lacking, quite a bit really. Their defense and goaltending aren't solid either. McDavid and Drai's back must be aching from carrying this team.

[@dimer1729]

So your a typical oilers fan who can't see the forest through the trees. It's not your fuckn coach. No coach makes your roster work. The GM, as per usual in Edmonton is a colossal failure. Running back Mike Smith and Koskinen? C'mon. Chemistry in the AHL means nothing in the NHL BTW.

[@Mcdavidsburner]

@@dimer1729 ?? Obviously Holland is incompetent with our goaltending situation. But the guys we picked up specifically in foegoel and Hyman are solid pick ups and provide actual depth. We have the rest of the depth in the system already ti provide a reasonably solid bottom 6. I stand by my statement that Tippet is a horrible coach that has been carried by mcdrai and a unreal powerplay these last couple years.

[@ExileOnMainStream]

I feel bad for Connor and Leon, but I’m not watching anymore games until some changes by management happen. This team is Fugaze

[@05D05]

Come ON guys ! It's been a nice run but 2 players can't drag the entire team!!!!

[@KakashiH25]

Finally the Oilers true colors come out ;) Can't be "Contenders" with only 2 players on your team!

[@AV57]

Remember when Zach Hyman was on pace to score 200 goals this year?

[@haxxer6650]

@@AV57 what the

[@jaydengroom7798]

Bruh they have more then 2 players. Hall of fame defender Keith nurse is great too Hopkins is good they do have plenty of talent

[@AV57]

@@haxxer6650 yeah, he was pretty much a lock to break Gretzky’s record until Koskinen ruined it.

[@timeshareproductions3695]

I been saying this shit for years it wasn't hall,eberle,rnh,McDavid,drastial sucks and need to step up to it's the management that sucks and they need to step down and stop putting pressure on these talented players like fuck.

[@Seraph89_]

They’re not quitting on anybody. They’re an AHL outside of 5-6 names. Their division is weak but many of those teams have actual NHL talent on their teams.

[@epidermiuss]

pretty impressed with his english

[@onelowvdub]

Here's been here since he was like 14 lol Canada is his home

[@davidhumphries6575]

No, Germany is his home.

[@itsgryme1081]

Edmonton is his home, that's where he lives. Dude barely has an accent. He's FROM Germany.

[@cfairfull8030]

English is actually a very popular language in Germany.

[@davidhumphries6575]

@@itsgryme1081 He goes back to Germany every off season because he's German lol

[@proffeine2383]

Reminds me of the 2018-19 Avs where they start the season strong and then their lack of depth scoring caused them to slump mid-season

[@redber16]

The Oilers are 2 years behind the Avs

[@DavidMartinez-wt7fg]

Difference is, Colorado is a much better overall team.

[@redber16]

@@DavidMartinez-wt7fg the Avs had 91 points on 18/19. No better than the Oilers the last few years.

[@poejavelski148]

@@redber16 The Avs had a much brighter future and way more cap space, thus more depth. Don’t compare the two, it isn’t close.

[@redber16]

@@poejavelski148 i'm saying it is.

[@OlafurRagnar69]

Leon sounds like he's picking up an Alberta twang

[@spelunkerd]

Oilers had pretty good goaltending last night, but through the month they didn't get the key saves that every winning club depends on.

[@willydewit5862]

The oilers will be fine ok . Everyone be quit and leave the players alone . Nobody tells us to do our job . The boys will be back all we have to do is keep it as loud as we can from the first second to the last . That's it . We have the best players . End of story .

[@tommurphy3188]

It’s a blip on the radar, Secondary scoring and goaltending,defense have been concerns in this town for as long as I can remember. Everybody relax, it’ll be fine

[@matcheer9909]

The waffling Oilers are about to get lapped by 4 teams. 🐔 Jets, Kings, Sharks, and Canucks : Are jumping Edmonton ?

[@CME-4575]

Same for dallas too, dont know if they passed the oilers already.

[@nokkamies4988]

5:48 just a second ago he was quitting on media 😂

[@itsa-itsagames]

will ppl give them a break? jeez lol some games are decided by one goal on one bad bounce and it shows up as a loss, even though they both played basically the same

[@deanm375]

The Oilers have no depth beyond McDavid and Draisaitl. They need to re-tool the rest of their forward corp. Nobody wins a Stanley Cup riding two players. Look at Gretzky, when he was winning Cups with Edmonton remember how many hall of famers he had on those teams. Oilers put themselves in this situation by signing their top two players to obscene contracts WAY TOO EARLY in their careers. Now they have no room to bring in decent depth talent.

[@kaptinkuntry3092]

Yakupov, Hall, Nugent-Hopkins, McJesus, all 1st overall picks. How many more breaks do they require before realization sets in????

[@Midwesterngrown]

His English has gotten a lot better good for him

[@Landis_Grant]

Actung mein heir!

[@Choongulrich]

Wie bitte?

[@charlie9ine]

The defense is not delivering the puck on time is because they’re not controlling the puck. Lots have been said about goaltending but the defense has made a lot of mistakes that have turned into turnovers. I’m also wondering if the team defense that was very good in the early season has lapsed.

[@sweiland75]

At least you're not playing for Montreal.

[@BlackMasakari]

Bad luck lately, good luck earlier the season. Nothing really out of the ordinary. Sadly, the fears on Smith injuries became true.

[@blumkinpie]

Anyone else wondering why ties dont diagonal the other way?

[@syntheticmaplesyrup7217]

When leon an connor contracts are up where will theyend up?9

[@sarapool7]

oilers defense sucks ,they get out positioned and beat to every puck in front of the net and constantly want the goalies to bail you out. Great coachs have rings.

[@TheeHighKing]

Paying McDavid 13.5 million with the cap hit and no luxury tax was the undoing of the Oilers.

[@maxrates]

No. Paying Keith 6 million Koskinen 4 million Kassian 3 million etc. is what the problem is.

[@TheeHighKing]

@@maxrates yikes, that is pretty ugly.

[@spud2727]

Hey Drai, ya sure quit back checking!! Maybe shorten up those shifts. P.s. stop maki g blind passes at the blue line.

[@StonedSpagooter]

I truly cant stand seeing teams with less wins have more points because they lost in OT Ducks and Flames have lost more games than Wild and Oilers but lead them? Please

[@Landis_Grant]

The aim of teams is to attain at least a tie in regulation time.

[@phils6733]

You can Blame some of the US markets for this. To certain fan basis a non resolved game is the worse thing ever lol…1 team must win! OT needs to be entertaining yet ridiculous at 3 on 3 and if that fails a shoot out to make sure the coin flip process is complete.

[@Landis_Grant]

@@phils6733 Were you saying Canadian fans don’t mind ties?

[@lduff155]

The rest of the team needs to step up. Drai and McDavid can't carry the team through the regular season AND THEN get through the Playoffs. Both of them are going to be way too burnt out heading into the post season.

[@sharkattack6423]

Wrong guy up their answering these questions. Their is 20 other guys that could have been picked to answer for their play.

[@breakaway2x]

Time for an oil change? Switch from conventional to synthetic oil? Mr. Lube?

[@theodorebelmont7922]

Jiffy Lube

[@Landis_Grant]

Coach Dave Tippett’s hands are tied.

[@leethomas5830]

Holland Babcock connection. Mark andre in their plans?

[@alouie001]

Oilers lack offensive depth. If the other team can shutdown McDavid and Draisaitl, there is no real offensive threat. Thats is what has been happening in the last 13 games. The other teams figured you out.

[@dyounos6446]

Why would losing to the current era Leafs be troubling lol. 22-8?

[@nibblesd.biscuits4270]

They should watch Ted Lasso as a team

[@xx11xx11xx]

Ken Holland doesnt deserve to be in the hall of fame lmao, the last 15 years he has been one of the worst executives in the league

[@s.m.4460]

The entire League is a first line scoring team with the exception of a few teams that chip in a few more goals than most. Theres about 5 teams too many in this League as the talent pool is very depleted.

[@1madmaxx80]

LoL What? What kind of drugs are you on? 🤪

[@scottiepaterson192]

That's exactly right. I've been saying for years that the way the league is structured lends to a more boring product on the ice. They're using strong markets to spread the game and fund teams in areas where there is no market for hockey. Ironically enough European sports leagues are run more like a capitalistic society, where the more fans you have that spend money, the better team you get, and there's a direct correlation between having a strong fan base and a good team. It makes sense because strong fan bases deserve good teams. North American sports leagues on the other hand are run like a hardcore socialist society where the league owns everything and takes money from the succesful teams and funnels it into cities that don't support their teams as much. NHL/AHL should be abolished and hockey should have tiered leagues with relegation and promotion that teams can sign up for and they aren't owned by the league. Then only cities that actually want teams get them, and the fan bases that care the most get results

[@s.m.4460]

@@1madmaxx80 Uh-oh...incoming millenial...incoming millenial.

[@tyronebiggums1213]

The most successful teams roll 4 lines and spread their talent and salary throughout the lineup. The problem with Edmonton simply is due to poor roster construction which is not anyones fault but their own. Edmonton chose to pay three guys 30% of their salary instead of signing them to team friendly deals like say Pittsburgh did with Malkin and Crosby. If the GM and the players decide they would rather be paid 10-11 million rather than have any sort of depth around them, it is their choice and they must live with the consequences of that choice which is limited team success. It’s exactly life what the maple leafs did with the their superstars and it will be the same result year after year for both teams until they can unload salary and secure some depth.

[@scottiepaterson192]

@@tyronebiggums1213 McDavid took same percentage of cap that Crosby did and Draisaitl is on one of the most team friendly deals in the NHL. There is other money being thrown away in other parts of the lineup but your assesment being that the cap troubles are based on McDavid and Draisaitls contracts doesn't make sense to me. Salary caps only benefit the league (not the NHLPA) and the small market teams. There shouldn't even be salary caps or revenue sharing. Cities that can't support a team should just fold, and let that talent go to markets that would appreciate it

[@ivanjoyderpuss979]

I think they just need to pay hyman more

[@ralphieunderwood2166]

Should bring 🐻 back 😅😂🤣🥴🙃👏

[@ravet3254]

If Holland and the Ownership are not watching this video and figuring out the have screwed the pooch by having a really bad back up plan for goalies. They must be on crack. All the goalies that were sent down on waivers last year and this year and have nothing to help out at all. Some of those goalies were on 2 way contracts. Now they have one option in Skinner- this falls in Holland lap. Look at Detroit at the end his tenure. What kind of shape was it in it? Someone should be asking Holland hard questions why he is unable to fix two teams without unlimited funds? He is doing the exact same tricks in Detroit- too money on Duncan Keith and Zach Hyman. The Oilers will never win a Stanley Cup with Holland

[@eirikrdberg1161]

Never should have hired that old bum Gm who is old and worn out after decades in Detroit.

[@Dracoool]

Oilers better pull up their pants...or they will be watching the playoffs.

[@Dontulikecheese123]

McDavid to the wings they need a decent center

[@lmtada]

Lack of third/fourth line production. Win championships with third/fourth lines. Not going to happen until address this shortcoming.

[@alexsnadel1967]

Edmonton should trade McDavid for 3 top tier forwards there team is shit hockey. is a team sport

[@samsmith9504]

Move to Houston keep the name oilers and start over bring back the old Dan Pastorini uniform and Logo new owner new gm new coach and none ot this empty arena bullshit

[@scottyfaay2064]

The expectations on this team are impossible to meet.. they arenoverrated and they don't have the talent and depth.. be realistic.. they aren't as good as u think

[@realrome]

Mid life hockey crisis

[@CanadianBiPolarBear]

Trade him for carey price

[@rypb16]

Can’t win with just 2 players.

[@bryanb7050]

Oilers suck and McDavid is not a 200ft player. This is what happens when u focus on stats and not winning. McDavid slowly becoming the Tony romo of the nhl

[@ball8182]

I thank god every day that I wasn’t born in Edmonton. I feel bad for McDavid and Draisaitl. They worked so hard to get to where they are, and to waste it all in Edmonton.

[@zachstorowotsky8979]

They need a goalie

[@reganbodnarchuk2716]

Get a witch doctor to lift the curse

[@violetvoids7029]

Quit on Koskinen

[@georgioantoine4194]

Fire the coach already fok.

[@lm4hustla]

get price

[@Lelouch999]

They need young goalies. Every other team has learned old farts can’t play goalie as well anymore

[@williamrallis83]

Hey Leon; keep calm keep a clear mind pay no attention to the motor mouth uninformed. Focus on your game and your family,. … my unsolicited advice Good day!

[@willdowney6843]

I would trade McDavid to Colorado for McKinnon and Cale Makar.

[@nsant]

I'd do that too

[@jimbob6270]

Eww no. That's a HARD downgrade. MacKinnon actually gets things done and fights asshole players who hold him along the boards. McDavid just puppy eyes the refs for a powerplay.

[@whyarenamessohardtocomeupw2916]

Bruh

[@jimbob6270]

@@whyarenamessohardtocomeupw2916 bruh

[@BigH0mie89]

Lol that's an overpayment for McDavid lmao. Maybe only in nhl 22 franchise mode.

[@hagoty8234]

Loved when oilers though they were better then the nucks hahah

[@SanchezKirby]

And you thought nucks were better lmfao

[@robertoborjas2091]

Going to take a lot of heat for this Maybe McJesus and the Big D just don't make everyone around them any better. They cant elevate them to higher levels. Seems like Edmonton plays in an easier division than the other 3 divisions. Sooner or later those teams are going to get better and Edmonton will not be able to make playoffs. What a wste of such good talent. Its hard to make the playoff even as half the league makes it every season. But only a select few well managed teams seem to make it every year. Tampa, Pitt, Bos, Wash.

[@evopigeau]

Maybe they can tank again for 8 years and finish their team

[@yahbastahd6862]

And say they have the world's next greatest player.

[@yahbastahd6862]

I'll watch Toronto at this point. Fuck.

[@putastakeonit]

Tyson Barrie= worst d in league

[@nokkamies4988]

They just wanna win the lottery

[@hellokitty777able]

Lol.

[@Zen_Ronin]

Show me ANY STAT whatsoever that shows Dave Tippett is a "great coach". He isn't. He never has been. He is a mediocre hockey mind wasting elite talent along with a GM who may or may not have old age dementia.

[@faunbudweis]

he is half the player without McDavid

[@rileymoses4311]

driasiatl looks like that literally 75% of the time the oilers lose and he’s interviewed after. just looking for something stupid to put in your title

[@ragejohnson1567]

saying he looks frustrated is not stupid, it's the truth. don't get mad at someone for speaking the truth

[@rileymoses4311]

@@ragejohnson1567 well then they could’ve posted this video 30 times this year buddy

[@ragejohnson1567]

@@rileymoses4311 well that should say something then if he is getting pissed off after every game. clearly he's fed up with being on a 2 man team

[@rileymoses4311]

@@ragejohnson1567 sure. but that’s irrelevant from my original comment. still a stupid title

[@ragejohnson1567]

@@rileymoses4311 how is that irrelevant to your original comment? maybe the reason he's frustrated most of the time is bc he's pissed off that him and McDavid have to absolutely carry the team or it all goes to shit

[@adamgates4659]

Oilers are lucky the jets suck

[@AyaansCornerYT]

rip

[@That90sShow]

WGAF

[@kenryu364]

This team has been terrible forever.

[@CanadianGinger69]

I guess terrible forever is almost making the western conference finals a few years ago

[@aaronhill212]

In order for the Oilers to be successful, I would trade Connor McDavid to a team like Arizona, in exchange the Oilers take Clayton Keller, a high 1st rounder in 2022 and a high 2nd rounder in 2022

[@Spartan086]

only? That would just be another L for Edmonton

[@aaronhill212]

@@Spartan086 You're also getting rid of McDavid high priced contract, which is one of the factors contributing to the Oilers inability to field a well balanced team with scoring depth

[@canadianrage5224]

Nothing about that trade would make sense. Arizona doesn’t need a star player when they’re going into a rebuild. That would completely waste McDavids talent, and wouldn’t be beneficial for them either. You don’t just trade a generational talent like McDavid unless he requests a trade.

[@theodorebelmont7922]

HIGH is definitely the right word

[@aaronhill212]

@@canadianrage5224 I guarantee that McDavid requests a trade over the summer, if Oilers don't make the playoffs this season