Anybody who knows anything about hockey knows what crosby brought those playoffs. McDavid can score as much as he wants. Until he stops playing like a winger and actually cares about other things besides just scoring he will not win
I’m not saying he didn’t play well. But he relied on others offensively. He did not single handedly win that cup
No player single handedly wins a Cup. But there are players that buckle down and do what it takes to greatly help lead to that. McDavid is all about offence. Sacrificing some points to play an all around game is what's needed
I agree that he will have to player a better two way game but that’s because his team is awful. Do you think mcdavid has the luxury of finishing 6th overall in playoff scoring and winning a cup? (Nvm the Smythe) His team just isn’t good enough. It will be a testament to his greatness I agree. But the playing field isn’t equal for every player here
Part of that is being the captain and changing the narrative of the team by his on ice play. Don't ask players to come to camp early. Evolve your game. Tweak it. He's 27 its time to stop playing like a 21 year old blitz kid fresh out of the chl. Yzerman molded his game. Sakic would die out there for a win etc
not trying to be a gotcha or anything but for consistency sake did you give merit to the Toews vs Crosby discussions almost a decade ago? I’m not asking if you would’ve picked Toews but did you see a legitimate argument? I didn’t. I’m just curious with seeing how much you value certain aspects of the game
I don't know, this seems like a myth based on his first few seasons in the league when he indeed was not very good defensively. Since then he has improved greatly and actually also molded his game. Also, the best defense is possessing the puck and McDavid had over 72 corsi-% last year. That's an absolutely insane number.
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All he needs is his management to make the moves to balance out the roster better. Sell a forward to fix defense and goaltending. They would be a better team. McDrai brings so much offense; they should be fine if they don't leak goals to their own end.
He would be a fantastic complimentary superstar. If he could be the Draisaitle to the Mcdavid in the Mcdavid/Draisaitle relationship then they may have a better dynamic.
How stacked do the Oilers have to be before we stop hearing this
This take on HF boards has to be one of the worst lol. You can always tell whos watching the game.
SAD that you searched for this thread just to stir the pot LMAO
Yeah true. If Mcdavid would have played like Crosby and went below a ppg instead of nearly 2ppg for two straight playoffs the Oilers would have been better off. You dont need goals to win hockey games only intangibles.
