Connor McDavid Playoff Performance

[Beerfish]

Who needs mcdavid when we have Letestu

 

[oobga]

Who needs mcdavid when we have Letestu

Generational 4th liner Letestu.

 

[billybudd]

Wonder where all those people who said Yakupov was only bad "because of Letestu" went.

 

[Paperbagofglory]

Wonder where all those people who said Yakupov was only bad "because of Letestu" went.

Maybe Letestu was bad because of Yakupov? Boom, just blew your mind.

 

[CupofOil]

I can empathize with Oilers fans. Reminds me of the micromanaging of every game Crosby plays.

Doesn't score a point: "LOL best player in the world my ass! Invisible when his team needs him."

Scores a point in a loss: "His team still lost. He should have scored more"

Generates countless chances but doesn't get a point: "He was invisible. The boxscore says so"

Very similar parallels and to add, Draisaitl (Malkin) are now apparently far better performers than McDavid (Crosby).

The fact of the matter is that McDavid and Crosby drawing all the attention opens it up for Draisaitl, Malkin and the other lines.

 

[Arturs Irbe]

Is Connor McDavid's Playstyle Suited For The Playoffs?

100 points in the season and invisible in the playoffs. Yeah I get he's been "shadowed" the whole playoffs and he has a few points but he's done nothing of note. Out shined by Leon Draisaitl, Getzlaf, Pavelski etc.

He's great on the rush but only average when in the zone. Does he need to bulk up and play a Crosby style game?

 

[Blitzago*]

This is ridiculous.

 

[BobColesNasalCavity]

Lol.. he looked fine to me but either way it's his first playoffs he'll be terrible to play against when he gets stronger.

 

[groov2]

100 points in the season and invisible in the playoffs. Yeah I get he's been "shadowed" the whole playoffs and he has a few points but he's done nothing of note. Out shined by Leon Draisaitl, Getzlaf, Pavelski etc.

He's great on the rush but only average when in the zone. Does he need to bulk up and play a Crosby style game?

What's wrong with you? He's 20 years old.

 

[MMC]

How can we decide this? We've seen him in one.

 

[Dust]

100 points in the season and invisible in the playoffs. Yeah I get he's been "shadowed" the whole playoffs and he has a few points but he's done nothing of note. Out shined by Leon Draisaitl, Getzlaf, Pavelski etc.

He's great on the rush but only average when in the zone. Does he need to bulk up and play a Crosby style game?

Invisible? You play better teams in the playoffs, things are not called as tight. To say he was invisible makes me question if you watched any of the games. He was defended very tightly, but I would hardly say he was invisible.

 

[OVO16]

lol chill

 

[Arturs Irbe]

This is ridiculous.

Not really. What has he done of note this playoffs? Did he once carry his team like Draisaitl?

 

[ottawa]

He wasn't great, but he's only 19

 

[Ryan Michaels]

Wasn't good enough this year, too early to say in general. In before thread is hijacked by oiler fans thinking obstruction was invented for McDavid.

 

[Vipers31]

No. .

[EDIT: With the title changed, I guess I need to clarify that I replied "No" to the original question whether he is a weak playoff player.]

 

[WhatTheDuck]

McDavid was fantastic, he's also 20 and just had his first taste of the playoffs. Completely ridiculous label.

 

[Arturs Irbe]

Changed the thread title to be a more realistic interpretation of my thoughts.

 

[Mr. Fancy Pants]

I wouldn't be surprised if he has a pretty serious injury.

 

[The List Of Jericho]

No way bud, a generational player that has no equal. God forbid you compare him to other players, blasphemy.

 

[Torontonian]

Wasn't great, but far from bad.. First time for him in the playoffs, wait till 2 or 3 years from now and hes ripping it up

 

[KeninsFan]

Give playoff Ryan Kesler some credit

 

[purplehaze89]

Matthews had a better playoff. Confirmed.

 

[MapleLeafs9]

100 points in 82 games in the regular season, 9 points in 13 games in the playoffs. Damn. Pretty big drop.

 

[The List Of Jericho]

I wouldn't be surprised if he has a pretty serious injury.

Drink in the excuses mannnnnnnn