Gretzky: McDavid is the best 19 year old I've ever seen

[illpucks]

Gretzky reaction at 0:58

 

[Esq]

This is turning into madlibs.

Gretzky: "_______ is the best ______ I've ever seen."

 

[Sens Rule]

Gretzky does praise a lot of players. But he is a huge fan of the game. I think this praise is pretty accurate.

Gretzky actually does not praise a player as the best every week though. I mean over the last decade plus I can recognize the handful of players he praised too much with hyperbole.

I think Gretzky praise has got massively underrated at this point.

Anyway, regardless of Gretzky's comments... I hope McDavid is truly a talent above almost all others. I became a hockey fan in the middle of Gretzky's prime in Edmonton. There really is no one close to Mario or Gretzky. Tons of great players I have seen. But Lindros, Messier, Jagr, Crosby, Ovechkin... none of them approached 99 or 66. I hope McDavid is really that next guy. That he gets 120/130/140 points all the time and just is in another class of player and every game he has a half dozen WOW how is that possible moments.

 

[Ohashi_Jouzu*]

Gretzky reaction at 0:58

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

Gretzky once told me that Peter Forsberg told him that Simon Gagné is the purest goalscorer he's ever played with.

I love this and all of its variations

 

[OneMoreAstronaut]

Gretzky stopped at Tim's this morning, and said his double-double was the greatest coffee he's ever ordered.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Gretzky once told me that Peter Forsberg told him that Simon Gagné is the purest goalscorer he's ever played with.

LOL gold

 

[Kant Think]

poor guy, he was doing so good but now he's condemned to be mediocre!

 

[Kilted Yaksmen]

While McDavid is amazing, this is just Gretzky saying stuff. Like when he thought Fedorov had the best chance of breaking his records, his hockey opinions aren't even close to being on par with his brilliant playing career. Classic example of how being a former great player does not equal possessing a great mind for management/analysis.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

I wonder what kind of reviews he leaves on Yelp

 

[authentic]

Gretzky reaction at 0:58

Looks to me like that was the greatest penalty shot he's ever seen.

 

[Frank Drebin]

lool wayne

 

[Riddum]

Gretzky said that Michel Therrien is the greatest coach in the history of the Habs to never win a cup.

 

[Spectaculard]

Hey Wayne

Stop talking

 

[Treb]

Gretzky said that Michel Therrien is the greatest coach in the history of the NHL.

Fixed.

 

[AtNightWeFly]

Gretzky is annoying as hell. There I said it.

 

[Little Psycho]

Gretzky should just come out and say he's the best hockey player he's ever seen.

That would be hilarious.

I wonder if he keeps a notebook on all the "best I ever seen" players

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Gretzky would eat a day old Filet O Fish and say it was the best meal he ever had.

 

[Safarite]

This man seems to be living in a perpetual state of amazement.

 

[snipes]

Gretzky would eat a day old Filet O Fish and say it was the best meal he ever had.

LIRL.

 

[illpucks]

2:00 - Miller might be the best signing in the last 15 years

K2B what say you?

 

[kingsholygrail]

Sometimes I think he's just jerking everyone's chains.

 

[Stuckinthe2ndround*]

McDavid? What about Matthews?

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Means nothing when Gretzky says it.

 

[LeafFever]

Wayne goes overboard with the compliments.