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Originally Posted by Robbob
I tried to find the info but I couldn't seem to figure it out the extact time, but to me it looks like me spent a good chunk on McDavid's wing. So I think he gets a McDavid bump that inflates his stats a bit.
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That's ridiculous. The guy has a 62 point pace over the entirety of his career. He scored 76 points before McDavid was playing in Juniors. We are now going to argue that his worst season statistically was a boost from McDavid? Wow.
McDavid did affect his stats...negatively, but not as much as Draisaitl. He was no longer top line through most of the season, he played with Hopkins and Lucic or Pouliot for a large amount of the time on the second line. As the second line, his ice-time was sharply reduced. From nearly 20 minutes in years before to under 17. PP time was greatly affected compared to his time playing on the top line with Hall a couple seasons ago. From 3:00+ to under 2:15. Of course he saw time with McDavid, but being replaced by Draisaitl had a far more negative affect this year. And Draisaitl would replace any team's top right winger except for Chicago, Tampa and St. Louis.