Vincent Desharnais had an interview and talked about his road in getting to the NHL and his struggles with depression and anxiety. He said this about McDavid after a playoff game.
McDavid: “I just want to f***in’ win.”
One final story from the interview, this about playing with Connor McDavid. Early in the Los Angeles series this year, there was a play where Edmonton was scored on and Desharnais felt he probably could have shut down the play. McDavid was on the ice and got a -1 in goals plus-minus.
“We all got minus one, and obviously, like I know his stats, and so after the game I went to see him. I’m like, ‘Hey man, like, sorry. That was a bad pass on me. Dash one is on me. I’m sorry, dude.’ And he turned around. He looked at me and he was, like, ‘Dude, I don’t care about the stats. I just want to f*ckin win.’ It was not like staged. He legit turned and, ‘Listen, I just want to f*ckin’ win.’ And I’m like, ‘All right, got it, Captain.’ I was like, that’s awesome, that’s what I want to hear. I was so fired up. I was like, ‘Dude, you tell me that right now, that’s awesome.’ And like people always tell me, ‘Oh, Connor is points.’ But when playoffs show up, you better show up, because he’s going to war. He’s showed me that he’s he’s not just a skill guy, he’s not a point guy, he’s a player. He’s a hockey player.”
I like the attitude McDavid is showing these days.
