Connor McDavid Playoff Performance

[bucks_oil]

This is a silly thread and I agree... populated with too many people that didn't watch the series.

Other than Talbot there were no dominant individual performances that show up on a stat sheet. This was a tough sledding series with very few goals and exceptional defense. The next best performer on either series was Vlasic because he did a great job on McD.

The only reason you noticed Vlasic's performance is because he was tasked with McDavid... who was dangerous nearly every shift. It was not a "Bad Series", it was a series where defense trumped offense. McD, who was a major part of our PK, played a major and successful role in our PK and defending success. Had he not played well in this role, we'd have lost the series in four games.

In hockey you gotta take what is given you, compete each shift and find a way to win. McD did exactly that and STILL managed to chip in as much offense as any other player in the series.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

How can you objectively give him credit for leading his team in scoring by virtue of a EN goal with 1 second left.

Anyone who watched Crosby's 1st series saw him constantly creating scoring chances. He simply was better.

Will it matter in the long run? Nope. McDavid will have plenty of chances to show what he is made of so perhaps the constant comparisons to Crosby to excuse McDavid's lower production should not be made.

Hang on. NOW you're not judging on a four game sample size?

 

[NewBoysClub97*]

McDavid not dominating is a great sign for Edmonton going forward

 

[ResilientBeast]

That battle with Thornton doing everything in his power to take an obvious penalty and somehow not getting called is really emblematic of the series as a whole.

 

[daver]

Hang on. NOW you're not judging on a four game sample size?

It's a comparison of their first playoff series. It's not a sample size. Crosby's was better.

 

[daver]

Or did you just stat watch hoping for an oppurtunity to put down McDavid like you have all thread?

Interesting that "stats" like point totals and PPG are immediately thrown out to declare that McDavid is better than Crosby but all of a sudden don't count in the playoffs.

If it's all about winning, did Crosby not have the better regular season then given the Pens had more points than the Oilers?

 

[oilsands]

McDavid not dominating is a great sign for Edmonton going forward

Hilarious because everyone said the oil are only in the playoffs because of Connor.

 

[daver]

Hilarious because everyone said the oil are only in the playoffs because of Connor.

That was mostly Oil fans wasn't it?

 

[nabob]

McDavid not dominating is a great sign for Edmonton going forward

What's kinda scary for the rest of the league is that Nuge's line didn't produce anything at all either. The Oilers were able to dispose of a strong Sharks team in 6 games with most of their production coming from the 3/4th lines and Klefbom. This is a very well built team. Spend all your energy trying to contain McDavid at ES and even if you succeed they still win.

 

[nabob]

Interesting that "stats" like point totals and PPG are immediately thrown out to declare that McDavid is better than Crosby but all of a sudden don't count in the playoffs.

If it's all about winning, did Crosby not have the better regular season then given the Pens had more points than the Oilers?

Guess that means that the Pens 4th line centre also had a better season than McDavid. Disingenuous posts like yours are a waste.

And btw, PPG was the main argument made by Crosby fans all season to say he was better than Connor, you know until McDavid passed him in that as well.

I said this thread was a joke when it was created to bash McDavid after game 1 and it's an even bigger joke now.

 

[oobga]

Think SJ has proven 2 years in a row now that they are a solid defensive team that is more than able to shut down the top end of teams, and you have little choice but to beat them with depth.

I do expect McDavid to get more done against the Ducks, but I don't see any shame in his performance vs SJ. Don't think a 20 year old top player can get any better experience than going toe-to-toe against Vlasic-Braun every night. McLellan seemed to value that experience too because he said he was not interested in getting McDavid away from those guys.

 

[Juxta Position]

That was mostly Oil fans wasn't it?

No, actually it wasn't. The narrative from the media and HF all season was that the oilers were a one man team, and if other teams could shut down mcdavid the oilers would just roll over and die. Obviously that was not the case, the oilers are a good TEAM and they just proved that in the SJ series.

 

[daver]

Guess that means that the Pens 4th line centre also had a better season than McDavid. Disingenuous posts like yours are a waste.

No, it means that the goalposts for claiming a player is the best cannot be moved if it doesn't fit their narrative.

So if you want to claim McDavid is the best player, what should we be assessing him by: his production or team success?

 

[daver]

No, actually it wasn't. The narrative from the media and HF all season was that the oilers were a one man team, and if other teams could shut down mcdavid the oilers would just roll over and die. Obviously that was not the case, the oilers are a good TEAM and they just proved that in the SJ series.

It was also the narrative from those promoting McDavid for the Hart trophy too.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Drai has been better this series. McDavid was not bad

 

[Juxta Position]

It was also the narrative from those promoting McDavid for the Hart trophy too.

There's a difference between being an MVP and being a one man team. Some people here need to learn that distinction.

 

[Draw Me a McElephant]

It was a decent series from McDavid. I thought he was quite good in the first few games, created a lot of chances but was very unlucky. In the final couple games he was pretty quiet, but that wasn't too surprising given how tight checking the series was. Vlasic-Braun played him better than anyone I've seen and he'll have to learn how to fight through that kind of checking. I also suspect he was battling the flu a bit like many of the other Oilers.

 

[JohnnyMcBadNews]

nvm forget it.

 

[hohosaregood]

Kind of seemed like McDavid got less dangerous as the series went on.

 

[karnige]

Kind of seemed like McDavid got less dangerous as the series went on.

he had a bad chest cold the last few games. you can tell his jump wasn't there. he was coughing a few times in interviews. especially last night

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

Oil fans can't have it both ways. Connor single Handely led them to the playoffs! Oilers aren't a one man team!

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

It's a comparison of their first playoff series. It's not a sample size. Crosby's was better.

No, you were pretty adament earlier about the four games sample size being used to determine that Crosby was better than McDavid.

The amount of posts you move around to support your argument is astounding.

 

[karnige]

Oil fans can't have it both ways. Connor single Handely led them to the playoffs! Oilers aren't a one man team!

no one said mxdavid was the reason the oilers make the playoffs. that was the media and non fans spewing that garbage. oilers were a borderline playoff team if mcdavid doesn't play. he was obviously the reason they reached that peak. thank you for speaking for all oilers fans.

 

[gretskidoo]

So Daver is Crosby's mom, right?

 

[McPuritania]

That was mostly Oil fans wasn't it?

No. We know our team has depth, goaltending, and a solid defense. The entirety of HF was all too willing to shout at us that our team was absolutely nothing without McDavid. I expect if McDavid gets it going again, the narrative will go back to our team being **** that is propped up by McDavid.