McDavid heating up, what are odds on 150 points this season?

[Video Nasty]

On pace for 154 points now.

McDavid is moving up the leaderboard for best point total since 1995/96:

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Could be first on that list in as little as two and a half weeks. 8 games from now is March 14. 16 points in 8 games.

 

[authentic]

If I was an Oilers fan I would be livid if Holland doesn't go all in. A 2nd rounder for a depth piece or something like that is grounds for being fired

Doesn't really make sense not to go all in. I could be wrong but I don't believe McDavid will be there after his contract is up

 

[HockeyVirus]

Doesn't really make sense not to go all in. I could be wrong but I don't believe McDavid will be there after his contract is up

- West is wide open this year with no real top team
- Oilers just went to the final 4 last year
- McDavid is in his prime having one of the best seasons ever

And he is sitting on his hands?

 

[Coffey]

And he is sitting on his hands?

Just another Tambellini, except he has a way more decent team

 

[Frank Drebin]

I would trade 4 firsts this season for Karlsson and some insurance in goal for the next couple years. Gotta go for it now

 

[FDBluth]

I dunno, I still think he cools down and finishes around 120 like he always does

 

[Ivo]

I dunno, I still think he cools down and finishes around 120 like he always does

You are being sarcastic, right?

 

[Frank Drebin]

You are being sarcastic, right?

no hes being hilarious

 

[authentic]

You are being sarcastic, right?

Haha he would have to be

 

[Mr Kot]

If I was an Oilers fan I would be livid if Holland doesn't go all in. A 2nd rounder for a depth piece or something like that is grounds for being fired

We already are livid, go read the trade thread. There was an article posted just an hour ago showing that Holland laughed at his son for suggesting he go for a big move.

 

[wetcoast]

What's pathetic is you getting defensive at the facts. Repeat after me: "he scored four points and his team lost."

Man this is disappointing as you do seem to know a lot about hockey then you post stuff like this....exactly for what reason?

 

[BallardEra]

Whatever happened to that “McDavid Slowing Down” dude?

 

[Hockey Outsider]

With another four-point game today, McDavid is now up to a 92% chance of reaching 140 points. He now has a 38% chance of reaching 150 points. Both of these percentages are the highest it's been all year:

He's now up to a season-high 59% chance of scoring 60 goals:

Note - all these tables are based on the assumption he plays all 82 games.

 

[Video Nasty]

Whatever happened to that “McDavid Slowing Down” dude?

If it’s Garbageyuk, the Oilers fan, he’s hiding in the shadows until McDavid has a point in back to back games to inexplicably sound off.

If it’s the number of Penguins fans chiming in, they’re feverishly worshiping at the altar of the Cult of the Penguin, wondering why their voodoo doll of McDavid isn’t working.

 

[BallardEra]

If it’s Garbageyuk, the Oilers fan, he’s hiding in the shadows until McDavid has a point in back to back games to inexplicably sound off.

If it’s the number of Penguins fans chiming in, they’re feverishly worshiping at the altar of the Cult of the Penguin, wondering why their voodoo doll of McDavid isn’t working.

I was referring to this guy:

Link

 

[FDBluth]

You are being sarcastic, right?

No, I think he's probably only good for about 7-10 points for the rest of the season.

 

[BallardEra]

Just noticed that McDavid is at 287 career goals.

He can hit 300 this season if he can hit 61 goals.

 

[Video Nasty]

I was referring to this guy:

Link

Oh yeah, that was a good one. 3 months later and we’re still seeing some of the same people insist he’s going to slow down or they’ve ghosted entirely.

 

[SilverKast]

I hope he does it, he's one of the only players in the game right now that can make you pay attention anytime the puck is on his stick. Dude can do crazy things at any moment. Not a lot of guys you'd pay to watch play anymore, but he's top of the list.

 

[Video Nasty]

Needs 37 points in his final 22 games (1.681 PPG) to hit 150. His season average is 1.883 PPG.

Since 1/1/2018, the start of the second half of the 2017-2018 season, over 5 years ago, McDavid has 616 points in his past 379 games (1.625 PPG). He has played all but 13 games during this stretch.

That 5+ year pace, would see him finish with 148-149 points.

By the way, let’s break down each 20 game portion of this current season.

First 20 games: 16 goals and 35 points
Next 20 games: 17 goals and 40 points
Last 20 games: 15 goals and 38 points

Pretty consistent overall, despite some screaming about slowing down all season long.

If he hits 150 on the button, that’s going to be a 401 game stretch where he will have averaged 1.628 PPG. An insane consistent sample size.

150 is coming folks. If he plays the remaining 22 games, it’s inevitable. What a time to be alive.

 

[KCC]

- West is wide open this year with no real top team
- Oilers just went to the final 4 last year
- McDavid is in his prime having one of the best seasons ever

And he is sitting on his hands?

What can Holland do? He has no space though that's on him. Screwed up with the Nurse contract and Campbell is not a starter. Team is stuck with them unfortunately and that's cap space they could use. He will have to get creative and hope the other GM's agree to whatever that might be. lol

 

[Macheteops]

Best player of all time

Just LOL at you hockey historian nerds saying otherwise

Guy is mental

Most "advanced" player of all-time is the term. That covers the advancements in equipment, nutrition and training

I have zero doubt he is the most skilled player ever but peer to peer he won't touch Gretzky or Mario and that's likely the fairest comparisons

 

[snipes]

Combined with the Oilers missing playoffs?

He's got his thousand points today but his team lost again.


It's fair because it's compensated by the rest of the team.

This was their first regulation loss in like 17 games

 

[the valiant effort]

Pretty crazy that only 5 guys have ever hit 150

Esposito
Gretzky
Lemieux
Yzerman
Nicholls

Interesting fact: Yzerman and Nicholls each accomplished the feat in 1988-1989, the year Lemieux got his 199 points

 

[Kairi Zaide]

This was their first regulation loss in like 17 games

they lost 6-2 like not even two weeks ago to the habs