Draisaitl decision made!
Here the big Draisaitl dream bursts
Leon Draisaitl is not coming to the Ice Hockey World Championships! The decision about the German NHL star has finally been made.
Leon Draisaitl becomes the German national team after his exit from the NHL playoffs at the Ice Hockey World Championship not amplify.
This was announced by DEB sports director Christian Künast in a statement by the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB). A detailed conversation had previously been held with the player: “After 92 NHL games including two intense series,” Draisaitl “now simply needs time to recover from the exertion and to regenerate physically.”
Especially since there are also exit meetings and media appointments with the Oilers on site. “That’s why it’s not possible to realize his participation in the World Cup in the short time available. We fully understand his role with the Oilers and wish him a good recovery after the season.”
The big problem in the Draisaitl case
On Tuesday, Draisaitl left open his participation at the closing press conference in Edmonton. “I am in contact with the German team,” confirmed the 27-year-old, “we are currently trying to clarify a few things. We’ll see.” The decision was then made in a telephone conversation with Künast.
Draisaitl, who had broken the 50-goal mark for the third time in the past NHL main round, failed in the sixth game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night.
A big problem would have been getting to Tampere in time, where the German team had lost their first three World Cup games against favorites Sweden, Finland and the USA.
Should she also on Thursday (7.20 p.m. live on TV on SPORT1) don’t win against Denmark, the quarter-finals and direct Olympic qualification could already be out of reach.