Leon Draisaitl Ready To Pay The Price To Win It All | 32 Thoughts
Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl joins 32 Thoughts with Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek to discuss how last season ended for the Oilers, how Connor McDavid pushes him, the belief in the group, his future and more.
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Leon seems to have such an easy going personality. Wish him and the Oilers much success on this upcoming season!
Yea he's always chill in interviews where Jim Matheson isn't asking stupid questions
Leo is such a cerebral player. Oil is lucky to have this guy.
You can tell he wants out once his contract is up. They better get it done soon.
@@justinberber9848 He told you that?
@@fmboss7276No one told him hes attempting to "trigger" oilers fan with a factless rhetoric. Intelligence is usually lacking in people like that.
This was an awesome interview, can’t wait to see what the Oilers can do this season!
Just watch last season and you will know what to expect.
@@coryjohn4057 it’s a blank slate buddy anything can happen
@coryjohn4057 salty opposing fan.
@@oilersridersbluejayscould've been a positive too, the oilers had a good season lol
@@coryjohn4057canucks fan is going to talk about last season? Hahahaha stop before the ptsd kicks in
Say what you will about the lack of cups, this Oilers team puts on some of the most entertaining hockey I’ve ever seen every game. Love em
As an Oiler fan in Edmonton, it’s true that it’s too bad we haven’t won yet, but I agree, we are so fortunate to watch some truly incredible players playing incredible hockey, and Leon is a big part of that.
oilers hockey is literally never boring. hopefully soon enough they’ll have a cup as well, but i never don’t want to watch an oilers game
leooooooo. my favourite player of all time, lets go win a cup bud💪🏻
Won't be this upcoming year. Not with that goalie situation.
@@Siksdev Stuart gonna prove you wrong though
@@Mark-fk2gx I'm not saying he isn't good. I'm saying the tandem isn't good. Campbell had a good team in front of him in Toronto that helped boost his Stats and he capitalized on it contract wise. There's other teams in the league who have better goalie tandems. It isn't offense that wins the cup. It's defense and goaltending
Drai's always a great interview
Leon's a beast ! LET'S GO OILERS !!!
Leon is ALWAYS a great interview!!
Hoping for a cup final this year This team is trending in the right direction of becoming a dynasty
Draisaitl is such a class act
Leon is so humble i would love to see him captain his own team.
He’d be a great captain. I hope we never see it happen though
@@mcdavid4606 2 more years bud... yall got 2 years to win a cup or its bye bye Leon
@@STEPHENisSTEPHENhe would still stay. Oilers are in it long term
@@dwaynethewokjohnson7773 I doubt that as much as i’m a fan of both they need to just accept it and move on after 2025
@@STEPHENisSTEPHENI bet my house on it they re sign...They have better character then Mathew Tkachuk and jhony hockey..
I still can’t believe how good his English is. I know he came here as a teenager and now he’s a full grown man, but still, he sound like a guy from a small town in Alberta.
I was scrolling looking for this comment. Best English from a non english speaker I’ve ever heard by far. Sounds Canadian af lol
Draisaital sounds like he talking about the love of his life explaining the healthy competition and friendship with mcdavid lol
God I love being an Oilers fan
lol Haven't heard a single person say this since Gretzky
Awesome interview!
Crazy to watch him grow into the player he is today from his rookie year. Absolute stud in his own right and I hope him and Connor can win it all here in Edmonton
I love the pause on “bum” 😂
I didn't know what a cool dude he is. Great interview.
Best interview in hockey and its not close
He’ll go down as my favourite player of all time.
Big hopes this year boys!
"Draisaitl wins Selke trophy with +100 season after mastering bum technique"
Leon D: The Great Whacker Off'er of pucks. Let's go boyyyysssss!
Everything said about how Ekhholm excels is a perfect description of what Nurse lacks. Unfortunately.
best player in the show
The Kings Men are coming for King Leon in 2 years. He is going to Hollywood .They will be willing to pay the price.
29 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Came back to watch this after the first round
leon you are AWESOME. We love you in edmonton. actually,. thank you for staying in edmonton
New drinking game: drink every time Leo says “umm” or “uhh”
amazing hes actually german,hius speech so good
I don’t believe depth had really anything to do with it. It was guys not showing up game in and game out. Having some heart and goal tending was another factor. They got pushed around quite a bit when there wasnt a powerplay going as well.
After Bettman secured Cups for tampa, Colorado and Vegas already, it might be time for the most entertaining team to bring the cup back to Canada. #GoOilers
Let’s have Bettman send them some decent players first
What if the Price was 12 million Dollars in backpay ,a Book deal a Movie deal possibly in lieu of some of the 12 Million , a McDavid and a King Leon Rookie card signed in pristine condition , Connor can request an exception to his contractual obligation to sign the card or he can provide one from that company if he chooses. Lets not forget a Team Position with a Stanley Cup Ring and the works. What if that was the price? Would King Leon still be willing to pitch in to the Kitty to make things happen? I mean we are just throwing darts at Unicorns here but would he be willing to ante up? Teams buy Players and Coaches and Facilities....and today they can buy a Pattern Recognition Savant/Consultant that can win them a Stanley Cup, if they are willing to pay for it. Something in there about Hall and Bedard and the Hawks getting unsolicited help in having a miracle resurgence and mixing things up in their Conference -- dont say you werent fore-warned.
lol, wut?
Let's go Oilers!
Yes "i have a pretty big bum" should have been the title
Leon called it, Canucks are good!
Leon, sei eine +80 in dieser Saison - Connor kann +100 spielen.
I don’t recognize him without the mouth guard hanging out of his mouth !
Am I remembering wrong or has his English gotten so good. Maybe it was always pretty good but I feel like it used to not quite be there.
It's always been pretty good
Look at that flow! This guy is a beauty!
So are we saying he wasn't before now?
HELLO GUYS!!!!!!!!
He was talking about the draft lottery
Vegas won because Bettman interfered with the Suspension-hearing process with Pieterangelo... as usual.....Bettman will always engineer the NHL to have a USA Cup winner......
this aged well 🤣
Lol, was thinking exactly this
This comment aged well 😝
@@JuxJacy they will be swept by vegas in round 1 🤣
Oilers didnt beat vegas because they slashed draistles wrist. Thats why. He was on a tear and vegas stopped it.
Why did Vegas win? Because the league operates like the WWE.
2nd best player in the world and its not even close
He said "Wack the puck off"
Let go oilers .
draisaitl is the 2nd best player in the league, playing in mcdavid's collosal shadow.
Come talk to me when he doesn't have one of the worst defensive games out of all the stars in the league. Mcdavid is mcdavud but you can't be the second best when your defense is criminal and your team stays at 13th place or less in the league
He’s the guy that got Tomahawk an nhl said it wasn’t bad
This hasn’t aged well.
14:20 😂
Wish our players went to that tour. Mcdavid-can. Leon- Germany . Wanted to see them play against each other . Would have been cool to see.
10:31, like it or not, cup or bust, I have a feeling homeboy is out at the end of the contract.
Ready to pay the price? This guy wont even back check
None of the comments aged well.
2025 baby
This guy will end up in Manhattan or Hollywood, I guarantee it... and not just because he has the jawline of Robert Pattinson and great sense of style.
huge German bratwurst too
Nah. Oiler for life
I feel the oilers this upcoming season will end up like the flames last season.. having to much high expectations and putting a lot of pressure could go south
They are way more deep than the Flames.
@@oilersridersbluejaysand have a much better top end, it’s not even close
lol no way clown
Unless mcdavid and draisaitl both get injured for the whole season it’s extremely unlikely
The flames this last season were lead by Huberdeau and Lindholm. They aren’t even in the same stratosphere as McDavid/Draisaitl
LOL
Guys funny eh lol
Born and raised in edm. Got my season tickets. Looking forward to watch my team this year. Few new players , Ex oiler returning. Let’s go . Drop the puck already lol . Lets go oil country 🎉😊🎉
Both Oilers pay the price. Losing is on management. When two centers eat so much ice time they just don't have the depth. Even if you bring In depth you kill their confidence with less ice time. Teams win players never do.
Can't win the cup when your 2 best centers spend half their shifts on the same line and kill any depth the team has. McDavid, Draisaitl and RNH should be running 3 different lines.
@@JS-kb4bk don't have the winger depth. Regardless I see Edmonton as a final 4 team. And if they sneak into a scf how much gas will be left?
Team lacks top 6 depth. Truthfully though, RNH doesn't need to be 3C because the bottom 6 depth is as good as any. Oilers might be the highest scoring team because of McDavid and Drai but the bottom 6 was outscoring competing teams as well.@@JS-kb4bk
Don’t have depth? You do know Edmonton was the ONLY team with starting roster forwards with double digit goals in the season to make the playoffs. None of the other 15 teams can say that. Depth wasn’t the issue
They got out coached and woodcroft shouldn't have started skinner after game 2 against vegas. Campbell should have been given the go ahead from that point. Vegas figured out skinner and adin hill was a beast. Goaltending was the main factor in that series.
Sorry Elliot, they ain't winning with Soup and Stew.
He ready to pay the price huh? So him and Connor are going to blow Bettman at the same time or separately?
Whatever it takes to get the Cup😂😂😂 I'll help out if needed
Awful human being
Edmonton has a regression this season no question they don't have enough depth, calgary has better depth in my opinion dube will produce, huberdeau should have a better season flames defense is way better than edmontons, don't put any money on the oil this year its not looking good.
LMAO
Goofy ass take
😂😂😂😂
Flames don’t have better depth. Oilers killed the flames and sent Gaudreau and Tkachuk packing. Kane, Hyman, Brown, Nuge as wingers to the 2 best players in the world is way better depth than the likes of Dube or Mangiapane. Canucks will probably edge out Flames in playoffs race this year. Oilers winning the cup.
The flames would require bad reffing, some injuries, and a bad game from the Oilers to avoid getting swept.
Then go kill penalties and block shots. Is paying the price to win it all NOT a given...?
With that wisdom, you should be an NHL coach. Putting your two best offensive players on the penalty kill so they get worn out and asking them to block shots which increases their risk of getting hurt (instantly ending the teams cup run) sounds really smart. How about you get the PK unit and defenders to also "pay the price" because in order to win a cup EVERYONE must pay the price, not just Leon and Connor. I am pretty sure getting Leon and Connor to block shots on the PK is not the solution here.
Leon is one of the only forwards in the league to be in the top 5 scoring and gets put out on penalty kills. He is almost always one of 3 players on a 5-3. Get educated about the player before spouting off garbage.
Apparently you missed him playing with a bad injury last year and still finishing second in playoff scoring.
This, ty. @@jamiesucie2685
@@darpompie4354 Look at Mark Stone during the playoffs last season. One of Vegas' top end players, gets paid almost $10mil/season, out on the PP, the PK, did whatever it took...
Hes racist
I second this. He referred to kane as “colored boy” last year away from the rink. Real piece of work this guy
@@joshbehehewhen did he say that
My brother was on golf. Course with him. He wouldn't stop Staring at em.
Good for him. Stick to the NBA or the NFL where complaining about racism is a common occurrence.
@@achillesninjayeah, not buying it. Nurse os one of his best frejnds. You're full of it