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In case you think this is just a Sportsnet thing, the Toronto Star asked the same question in October, 2018.

Of course, when Toronto writers ask this question, Edmonton fans and bloggers like to fire back with a question of their own: Is Leon Draisaitl better than Auston Matthews?

I’m not going to get into the debate.

We’ll have the definitive answer in the next five to ten years. There’s no need to haggle now when the information is incomplete, the story is yet to be told. It’s also the case that some players start out their careers looking like superstars (see: Jimmy Carson and Pierre LaRouche) but slowly fade away. So we’ll see.

And if Leafs fans find it insulting that the Edmonton faction is even asking such a question comparing Draisaitl to Matthews, well, turnabout is fairplay.