A blunt assessment from Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl on his recent play. In an interview with reporters Monday, the forward had no problem meeting his recent slump head on and admitting his play has not been good.
"I can't speak for them (teammates), I can only talk for myself, and obviously I know I've been pretty s--t lately," Draisaitl said. "It happens, those stretches, they happen. Maybe it's a little too long for myself, but you know tomorrow's a new day."
After getting off to a great start in 2019-20, the Oilers have been dropping in the standings fast lately. They've lost eight of their last 10 games, with Draisaitl going -18 over that stretch. He's had three goals and five assists over those 10 games.
"I've always been very good at assessing my own game and I have no problem saying that I haven't been playing to my capabilities," Draisaitl added. "Like I said, those stretches happen and I've always come out of them as a better player and I'm positive that it'll happen this time too."
Draisaitl is still 2nd in league scoring. He recorded 22 goals and 61 points in 41 games. Once first in the Pacific Division, Edmonton has recently dropped to fifth.
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