Connor McDavid notches the most assists for RS+PS since Lemieux

[Pucklington]

ninja’d you on the one word I left out

And the logic left out.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

If he really wanted to win he would've built a time machine and figured out a way to get peak Letang and MAF on the Oilers by now.

Would be pretty sad if McDavid was smart enough to build a time machine yet aimed for MAF to be his goalie in the playoffs

 

[Hockey Outsider]

McDavid is now one of only 15 players in NHL history to record 5 assists in one playoff game. It's the first time someone has done this in almost 26 years.

 

[Oilking83]

id honestly offer him the max to get him in the ufa market.

Keep dreaming. Connor will retire an oiler.

 

[Moregoalspls]

There's always obscure facts being thrown out, just some flavor and fun. Like Henrique longest streak recorded between playoff goals.

I think it was the Winnipeg Avalanche game with most points for players with 50 or more playoff games played. Drai and McDavid where at 49 playoff games at the time

 

[T REX]

Gonna hit 2nd alltime playoff pts/game behind Wayne soon

That's over a whole career. Guys slow down. Everyone does. So, this stat isn't linear. More like a bell curve.

McDavid is special. Very special. Generational. But slow down. Enjoy it.

 

[canuckslover10]

Keep dreaming. Connor will retire an oiler.

I think we both know that is dependant on how these next two years go but yea most likely he will stay with the oilers, I just think he would be the first player in a long time that would actually be worth the MAX contract.

 

[Oilking83]

I think we both know that is dependant on how these next two years go but yea most likely he will stay with the oilers, I just think he would be the first player in a long time that would actually be worth the MAX contract.

I disagree. Connor wants to win a cup yes. But he wants to do it in Edmonton. Leaving to accomplish this feat seems cheap imo. It’s not the same to get a cup as an add-on a la Ray Bourque as winning with your own team a la Sid or Ovy. That why both of them are above Bourque imo.

 

[winnipegger]

The thing that feels so dangerous about the Oilers this year is they can outscore any problems they have. Kind of like the recent Penguins cup teams.

 

[OilWagon]

The thing that feels so dangerous about the Oilers this year is they can outscore any problems they have. Kind of like the recent Penguins cup teams.

tbh those teams didn't really score much.. or get scored on for that matter. They just played super basic, boring, muck it up hockey. Lot's of 3-2 wins.
edit- looking back on it now they def scored way more the 2nd year

 

[Raym11]

Mcdavid is gonna drop another 30+ point banger. 40 points if they make the finals

 

[ijuka]

These stats are pretty stupid, not gonna lie. Wasn't his assist count already best since Lemieux in reg?

Dunno, feels like "McDavid has scored more assists in the playoffs than Kucherov thus far" might be more relevant, because that's what it seems to be about.

The thing that feels so dangerous about the Oilers this year is they can outscore any problems they have. Kind of like the recent Penguins cup teams.

They always have been able to outscore their problems, so nothing new there. But Skinner also has been playing well lately. If they get even average goaltending, they could make it to the finals.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

awesome to see, win me money Oilers

 

[Calderon]

That's over a whole career. Guys slow down. Everyone does. So, this stat isn't linear. More like a bell curve.

McDavid is special. Very special. Generational. But slow down. Enjoy it.

That's fair criticism. You could omit Mario's last playoff season 17 points in 18 games in 2001 to make it a fair comparison. (I suppose from the start to whatever age McDavid is now is fine, too, but seems a bit too hygienic.)

In that case McDavid should more or less break the points record and not play many games over 20, but this hypothetical would be to the tune of... dumb.

 

[Duodenum]

I was really glad Edmonton ended up against LA. That's a very favourable matchup for them and Mcdavid's speed and smarts overwhelms their boring trap.

 

[Frank Drebin]

What a silly record in OP. RS and PS stats has always been separate.

Was this invented to showboat mcdavid?

We gotta try something. Nobody notices him otherwise

 

[AgeIess]

Pfft big deal.. Let me know when he wins a cup and a smythe.

 

[Coffey]

Pfft big deal.. Let me know when he wins a cup and a smythe.

I'm sure you'll know without anyone telling you.

 

[AgeIess]

I'm sure you'll know without anyone telling you.

He'll never be on Crosby's level until he gets those.

 

[jigglysquishy]

You might be only waiting two months.

 

[blundluntman]

It's a shame he can't stop cherrypicking, otherwise he could've intervened and stopped the own goal and broken stick by Ceci. He needs to focus on his teammates and stop worrying about individual stats

 

[Coffey]

He'll never be on Crosby's level until he gets those.

Nobody even mentioned Crosby in this thread.
Holy f*** man. Crosby super fans are such a nuisance.

 

[LivingRentFree]

This guy gets to play against the easiest scrub goalies since the 80s, so it kinda makes sense.

 

[Cup or Bust]

It's only one game but he sure was dialed in.

 

[PensandCaps]

If he really wanted to win he would've built a time machine and figured out a way to get peak Letang and MAF on the Oilers by now.

Lets not act like "Prime MAF" was anything special, just an average goalie. even worse come playoffs. Oilers Mike Smith is similar.

Letang was not around for 2017 and was playing bottom pair mins in 09.

Lets not act like these two carried Crosby. Especially playoff Fleury lol.