If you ignore Draisaitl's rookie year.
He has averaged ~101-102 points pace for his career.
What changed? What allowed him to take the next step?
Look no further than PP% of his total point share.
If you continue to get something like 35-50 points per season on the powerplay. Getting/maintaining 100 point pace becomes a straight-forward exercise.
Game's changed. If your team has an elite powerplay - you will make the playoffs at the minimum. Powerplay driven league produces Powerplay driven statistics. More elite skillset players = scoring higher for longer.
This is why Zayne Parekh is going to be a legend.
This is why Cale Makar is so damn good.
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