Former NHL Goalie Terminates KHL Deal To Pursue NHL Comeback
After revitalizing his stats in Russia, the veteran netminder cut ties with Spartak to test free agency, targeting backup roles with goalie-needy contenders like Edmonton or Ottawa.
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We're getting close to the final five here.
so, at number five, Leon Draisaitl, was listed, and at number eight we've got Kirill Kaprizov.
Ryan, Draisaitl or Kaprizov, who would you rather have on your team?
And it's, ooh, this is not an easy question.
It's not an easy one.
I'm just- I'm gonna go Draisaitl simply because, you know, he's a center, he's a great two-way player, and we know he can put up triple digit offense every year, which Kaprizov also does.
but I just feel you get a little bit more with Draisaitl, so I'll go with the, the Oiler.
True.
This is pick your- I'm gonna- pick your poison.
This is pick your favorite child kind of question here.
Yeah.
I'm gonna go the same thing, mainly for the center reason, but also he's much cheaper at this point, right?
Like, he just signed- Ooh his deal at, I think he's at 14 and a half versus 17, so I think they are obviously two amazing players.
But I think if you add that factor in as well, I'll take Draisaitl all day.
