McDavid right now has 75 points in his back to back playoff runs in 2024 and 2025. That ranks as the 4th best back to back playoff runs of all time! Only 1987 and 1988 Gretzky with 77 combined points, 1991 and 1992 Lemieux with 78 combined points and 1984 and 1985 Gretzky with 82 combined points rank ahead of McDavid. No other players have managed to combine for over 70 playoff points in back to back playoff runs.
The sad thing is Gretzky and Lemieux won all their cups during these back to back super performances, while McDavid is looking to come up empty this year as well. Just let that sink in. McDavid is performing pretty much like Gretzky and Lemieux at their best and it's looking like it still wont be good enough to win the cup with this Edmonton team. In fact I would argue that this years Oilers might be the worst team to make the finals in the modern NHL.
Really hoping the hockey gods have something special planned for us still, as McDavid going down in 6 games would be a truly sad thing to see after a run like this. It doesn't seem right to have McDavid lose in the cup finals once again...
The sad thing is Gretzky and Lemieux won all their cups during these back to back super performances, while McDavid is looking to come up empty this year as well. Just let that sink in. McDavid is performing pretty much like Gretzky and Lemieux at their best and it's looking like it still wont be good enough to win the cup with this Edmonton team. In fact I would argue that this years Oilers might be the worst team to make the finals in the modern NHL.
Really hoping the hockey gods have something special planned for us still, as McDavid going down in 6 games would be a truly sad thing to see after a run like this. It doesn't seem right to have McDavid lose in the cup finals once again...
