I don't give a damn what line was out there. Larkin's line was the best line on the team.
That doesn't matter because Eichel's line should have been the best line.
I don't give a damn what line was out there. Larkin's line was the best line on the team.
16 year old Connor McDavid at U20s - 7GP 1G 3A 4PTS
18 year old Jack Eichel at U20s - 5GP 1G 3A 4PTS
That doesn't matter because Eichel's line should have been the best line.
I don't give a damn what line was out there. Larkin's line was the best line on the team.
It has everything to do with your post. You're implying that McDavid was two years younger last year than Eichel is this year, which is not true. They're the same age. McDavid last year was a year younger than Eichel is this year. Last year Eichel, at the same age, Eichel had marginally better stats and a better overall perforamnce in my book. Neither player had great tournaments this year. Eichel started out with the better performances while McDavid's been improving the past couple games. Neither player is on the best line of their team. Larkin-Fasching was USA's best line while Domi-Reinhart-Duclair is Canada's best line. Throw either of these guys in the tournament next year and they'd crush it, but we'll never know since they'll both be NHL regulars.
That doesn't matter because Eichel's line should have been the best line.
At least that was the expectation coming into the tournament, right?
Orly? Let me ask you 5 questions
Was Connor McDavid eligible for U17s last year? Was Eichel?
Is Connor McDavid eligible for U18s this year? Is Eichel?
Does 96 = 97 ?
Welcome to IIHF events
I Think McDavid is the most overrated and over hyped prospect since Daigle. LOL at anyone who thinks he's a generational talent.
McDavid looking good tonight.
Professional sports is a body building contest. I'd rather take the guy who could play D1 football as something other than a kicker or punter. Part of Ovi's dominance is how good he is on the hoof. You don't need such an amazing hockey "IQ" if you're big, fast, and strong.
In 3 years from now....
Bon appetit
he is going to have to get significantly stronger to be an elite player at the next level.
I expect him to be more like a RNH than a Crosby at this point
I've been a big fan of McDavid for a long time, and have long considered him better than Eichel (check my post history), but he is going to have to get significantly stronger to be an elite player at the next level. Watching him get knocked around by Danish defenseman is not a good sign, and it's not something you can chalk up to rust.
When he's got space, he's super dangerous. He's got elite hands, quickness, speed, and vision. That will make him a top line forward regardless. But the Crosby comparisons make no sense until he can prove some level of physical strength in the corners. He has looked much stronger this year in Erie, but in tight checking games (like in the NHL) he is going to struggle, just like he did vs USA. I expect him to be more like a RNH than a Crosby at this point, with Eichel a mix of Getzlaf and Mackinnon. I now see it as a coin flip. Eichel would not be the wrong choice at number 1.
Is Connor McDavid in his third OHL season already? Is he only a couple months younger than Eichel? They're the same age. Welcome to common sense.
Lol what? Mix of Getzlaf and MacKinnon? They are like completely different players.
Yes, hence the mix. He's an elite skater and puck carrier like MacKinnon with the patience, strength, vision, and reach of Getzlaf. What's to taboo about throwing together different types of players for a comparison?
it's funny because you thought that was so smart.
McDavid played with '96 borns his entire life just like Eichel played with '95 borns his entire life. When he was 14 he was playing with '92 '93 and '94 borns.
Your "common sense" has failed you
Growing into a man's body generally does that.
McDavid has been scoring at *double* RNH's draft year pace.
Mcdavid scored a goal against a country that has 25 rinks, if that doesn't prove how he's the greatest since Gretzky I don't know what does.
Player of the game for Canada!!!