McDavid nearing 1000 points at 27 years old

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Funny enough I've never seen his dad wear anything oilers ever lol

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[Zerotonine]

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Thanks. That's the first time I've seen him. I know his mom is always decked out in oilers gear tho

 

[Team_Spirit]

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[FrozenJagrt]

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Now I know where he gets that soulless look in his eyes from. Same look that MrBeast guy has.

I always just assumed he sold his soul for absurd talent.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Thanks. That's the first time I've seen him. I know his mom is always decked out in oilers gear tho

Fun Fact: The Nashville Predators' dad is always decked out in Oilers gear too.

 

[Beljavskij]

It’s a 32 team parity league. Winning a cup is hard. It’s also a team achievement. One player can only do so much in hockey. The Edmonton Oilers are nothing close to the teams Crosby had most of his career.

They have been the odds favourite to win the cup at least twice during the McDavid-era.
So, it's not like his on a bottom-feeder team...

 

[nhlfan9191]

They have been the odds favourite to win the cup at least twice during the McDavid-era.
So, it's not like his on a bottom-feeder team...

Take McDavid off that team and they are nowhere near being a contender.

 

[daver]

Take McDavid off that team and they are nowhere near being a contender.

It’s a 32 team parity league. Winning a cup is hard. It’s also a team achievement. One player can only do so much in hockey. The Edmonton Oilers are nothing close to the teams Crosby had most of his career.

And the Pens are nowhere near a contender without Crosby. What's your point?

Crosby, and Malkin, took a team that had less supporting talent to the Cup in 2009 than both the 2022 Oilers and the 2024 Oilers.

Crosby was unlucky with injuries and the timing of those injuries. He would arguably have had a similar regular season resume as McDavid has after 9 seasons.

Is it fair to give Crosby credit for trophies he didn't win? No

Is is fair to give McDavid credit for Cups he didn't win? No.

We will see how things play out before definitively saying that McDavid does or does not need a Cup to be ranked ahead of Crosby.

 

[Beljavskij]

Take McDavid off that team and they are nowhere near being a contender.

That's true. But you take McD out you get 12.5 mil in cap space and you could add two pretty good 6.5 mil players. Wouldn't be as good of a team as with McD. But probably a playoff team. At least that's what I thought before the season. Now I'm starting to wonder if they are good enough to make playoffs even with McD and Drai.