Not surprised. This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I think Draisaitl wouldn't have had anywhere near the kind of production without McDavid on the team... and Draisaitl is not a $14M AAV player on another team.
This was Draisaitl's chance to ensure a solid paycheque.
He's a top-line player in the NHL, but put him on another team without McDavid and without a coaching system that gifts him 25-30 minutes with offensive zone starts every game, and I'd bet his production is not as much.
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