Where will Connor McDavid rank all-time by the time he retires?

[SavoieSeason]

Lol whats mc doing besides getting swept n 3 of the easiet assists of all time.? Crosby led the 2017 finals in scoring and scored 6 points in 6 games in 2008 against prime lid zet n rafalski shadowing him.

breaking Gretzky’s records

 

[thadd]

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Yeah, I'll go for 5th.
That's assuming people take him over Crosby when he retires.
I think it's crazy to take him over Howe. He needs to do a lot more, first.

 

[Xspyrit]

Unfortunately McDavid didn't play in the 80's so he won't have the chance to finish #1 but he's already Top-5, just a matter of time (as some will refuse projection)

 

[EdJovanovski]

Outside of top 10. Powerplay merchant who doesn’t play the game the right way, would be playing in Europe in the 80’s & will never win a cup. Game 7 Stanley cup final? There are 50+ players I’d take before him.

 

[wetcoast]

Outside of top 10. Powerplay merchant who doesn’t play the game the right way, would be playing in Europe in the 80’s & will never win a cup. Game 7 Stanley cup final? There are 50+ players I’d take before him.

Kratsov but who are the other 49 guys eh?

 

[CashMash]

I think the Big 4 will become a Big 5

 

[Phil Kessels Hot Dog]

Five is his floor. A couple more seasons at his current level, 2000 points and a cup then the big 4 becomes the big 5.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Outside of top 10. Powerplay merchant who doesn’t play the game the right way, would be playing in Europe in the 80’s & will never win a cup. Game 7 Stanley cup final? There are 50+ players I’d take before him.

Top choice for game 7 of the SCF being Matt Rempe, obviously

 

[A Loyal Demidog]

#6 after Sidney Crosby (a more complete player IMO).

 

[CashMash]

Don't worry, buddy. Me too! Just before they started winning, I said that--despite McDavid's offensive output--it's not clear if I'd choose him over Crosby if both were in the same draft.

Got egg on my face right away.

 

[StoveTopStauffer]

Well above Crosby, closer to Lemieux. Crosby is great but he isn't better on either side of the puck. He's better at playing gritty in the O-zone and that's about it.

 

[Frank Drebin]

I feel that a good portion of my fellow Habs fans haven't watched McDavid play a whole lot.

 

[King Woodballs]

Probably #3
I just don’t see him passing Gretzky and Lemieux

 

[Hockeyholic]

If he pulls off this comeback, he will definitely be top ten.

 

[Miro4Norris]

If he wins 1 cup, somewhere between 6-10. Other cup and we can start talking about him on the same sentence with Crosby.

 

[ViD]

He’s better than Orr and Howe; people seriously need to accept it.

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

He’s going to be the first player to break 2000 points other than gretz and he’s got a good shot at a cup in his next game

 

[matsqq]

Som people count trophies, disregarding that there was no salary cap before and that the competition has never been harder. (Either internationally or in the NHL, many more countries - many more players)

In the old days, if you had great talent and trained 50% more than other players you could probably dominate them thoroughly.

Also, when you look at the old days everything looks way, way slower.

For me McDavid is clearly top 5 ever.

But since we can't test them out in a controlled experiment we can only speculate how the others would fare today and how we would rank them individually...

I see no point in getting upset about how others rank them .

 

[5 14 6 1]

Top 5, possibly number 4. Have a hard time dethroning Orr Gretz and Lemeuix. Would need a few cups and a few more individual awards to push higher.

 

[crowfish]

McDavids absolute floor is #5 alltime, but if we are being real he is far more likely to end up #2 than #5. It will take a major injury for him to only be 5th at the end of his career.

If the Oilers win on Monday, and especially if we get a signature McDavid performance, he will already be #2. The McDavid vs Gretzky debates will be real in a few years time. McDavid will have the greatest comeback in sports history alongside the best individual playoff performance in sports history on his resume. Once he is up to 5-6 Harts and 8 Rosses plus a few more playoff runs the debates will be real, book it.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

McDavids absolute floor is #5 alltime, but if we are being real he is far more likely to end up #2 than #5. It will take a major injury for him to only be 5th at the end of his career.

If the Oilers win on Monday, and especially if we get a signature McDavid performance, he will already be #2. The McDavid vs Gretzky debates will be real in a few years time. McDavid will have the greatest comeback in sports history alongside the best individual playoff performance in sports history on his resume. Once he is up to 5-6 Harts and 8 Rosses plus a few more playoff runs the debates will be real, book it.

Mario says hi. Its gonna take more than 1 cup to pass him.

 

[jigglysquishy]

He’s better than Orr and Howe; people seriously need to accept it.

Orr and Howe were both better than Lemieux.

People need to seriously accept it.

 

[Hockeyholic]

McDavids absolute floor is #5 alltime, but if we are being real he is far more likely to end up #2 than #5. It will take a major injury for him to only be 5th at the end of his career.

If the Oilers win on Monday, and especially if we get a signature McDavid performance, he will already be #2. The McDavid vs Gretzky debates will be real in a few years time. McDavid will have the greatest comeback in sports history alongside the best individual playoff performance in sports history on his resume. Once he is up to 5-6 Harts and 8 Rosses plus a few more playoff runs the debates will be real, book it.

One cup and he is already ahead of Orr, Lemieux, and Howe?

 

[reino]

3rd highest peak value after Grez and Lemieux. Has change to take over Lemieux in career value

Orr and Howe were both better than Lemieux.

People need to seriously accept it.

Orr has claim, but Howe doesn't

 

[Hockeyholic]

If he wins 1 cup, somewhere between 6-10. Other cup and we can start talking about him on the same sentence with Crosby.

If he wins two cups, I'm definitely putting him above Crosby without hesitation.