How many points could McDavid possibly score in a season?

[Niten Ichi Ryu]

If McTodd continues to stick him with Lucic and with plugs on the PP, then maybe around 110
If the new assistant coaches step in and update McTodd's deployment strategies, put finishers on his wings, and put together a respectable PP unit, then possibly around 150. Impossible? McDavid is like no player I've ever seen before, Jagr at the beginning of the season stated he had never seen anyone dominate a game like McDavid did against Calgary opening night. And he's played with Mario and Wayne. Quite the compliment

 

[North Cole]

Here is what we know.

-McDavid produced at about the same pace, relative to the league, in 16/17 as he did in 17/18 while his team's PP clicked at a 5th best rate. He did not lap the field that year as you are expecting he would if only the PP was better. The PP was better in 16/17.

-McDavid was hovering in 5th to 10th place in the Art Ross race, mostly attributable to his PP points being way down, for most of the season then turned it up significantly during a time when W's and L's were not as important to his team.

-There are no good examples of other high end talents like McDavid whose production was affected that much by the success, or lack of thereof, of the team's PP. Crosby, Malkin, OV,and Jagr, all produced regardless.

If the Oilers PP was better last year, it changes the dynamics of the Oilers games. Do they play McDavid so much if they are winning more than trying to always to play catchup? It is not as cut and dried as adding simply adding PP points to McDavid's ES point totals. Nor writing off their bad PP to everybody else but McDavid, who should have the most influence as a player on it's success or failure.

Incorrect and has been debunked several times. He scored at a similar pace at the end of last year when they were fighting for a playoff spot.

 

[SoulDynasty]

It depends how quickly Edmonton is eliminated from playoff contention.

 

[HugginThePost]

If McTodd continues to stick him with Lucic and with plugs on the PP, then maybe around 110
If the new assistant coaches step in and update McTodd's deployment strategies, put finishers on his wings, and put together a respectable PP unit, then possibly around 150. Impossible? McDavid is like no player I've ever seen before, Jagr at the beginning of the season stated he had never seen anyone dominate a game like McDavid did against Calgary opening night. And he's played with Mario and Wayne. Quite the compliment

Didn’t Gretzky claim Stamkos was better than him? Quite the compliment!!

Let’s not be basing point totals on off handed comments made by hockey players.

 

[MessierII]

We keep hearing about “if/when the PP is better he’ll score waaaaayyyyyy more points”.

Isn’t he the focal point of said horrible PP?

He scores the majority of his points off the rush, the PP is a different animal. To assume that he is going to start amassing all these PP points rings hollow.

He had 27 PP points just last year when the PP was top 10. This was his sophomore year before he was confident in his shot. This is a player who can 90 points away from the PP. Get even just 30 PP points and he’s on the 120 point range.

 

[Laineux]

We keep hearing about “if/when the PP is better he’ll score waaaaayyyyyy more points”.

Isn’t he the focal point of said horrible PP?

He scores the majority of his points off the rush, the PP is a different animal. To assume that he is going to start amassing all these PP points rings hollow.

His PP production was elite in his 1st and 2nd years.

I'd say that McDavid can realistically hit 130 points without any improvement on what he is as a player right now.

 

[olli]

Stick him on the Jets he could flirt with 130 + points as early as next season. 80 + assists.

Potential trade:

Little + Myers resigned at 5.5 X 5 + Roslivic + Connor for Mcdavid. Come on Chia, it can't turn out worse than Hall for Larsson.

 

[tony d]

I think he tops out at 120-130 pts. a season.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Incorrect and has been debunked several times. He scored at a similar pace at the end of last year when they were fighting for a playoff spot.

Daver will conveniently miss this post as he does with every post that doesn’t support all the goalposts he moves

 

[oXo Cube]

Daver will conveniently miss this post as he does with every post that doesn’t support all the goalposts he moves

BuT WhAt AbOuT CrOsBy iN tHe PlAyOfFs

 

[authentic]

It's never as much as you think. When Crosby scored 120 at age 19 people were saying 160-180 was possible. 120 ended up being his high. Realistically I see about 120 at Mcdavid's high as well.

True, but to be fair the league got lower scoring and Crosby had some unfortunate injuries. That 2010/11 season he would've had 120 atleast and scoring was already down from 2006-07. A peak Crosby without concussions or a high ankle sprain in that scoring environment would go over 130 without a doubt IMO.

 

[oXo Cube]

Ultimately we don't really know what peak Crosby was capable of because we were robbed of all of his most productive seasons.

The pace at which he was scoring would have slowed down every year from 2011-13 because that's what happens over larger samples but even so he pretty easily clears 120 in all those seasons IMO.

 

[Niten Ichi Ryu]

Didn’t Gretzky claim Stamkos was better than him? Quite the compliment!!

Let’s not be basing point totals on off handed comments made by hockey players.

Well if you read the post, the prediction was based off of McDavid with the proper wingers and coaching, the compliment was just an added opinion by one of the greatest of all time

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

Somebody said 150 points!!! Lolol

Denis Savards top point total a season in 131. McDavid will never touch that number.

You are looking at a guy who maxed at 108 with many of those points after the Oilers were drubbed from the playoffs which means they were charity points since somebody has to score on bad teams.

McDavids realistic high will be around 110. He's not generational

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

McDavid's scored 100 and 108 points, respectively, and he's already in the prime of his scoring days (like most elite players, 19-20 is usually when they begin their "peak"). If he's hovered between 100-110 so far, I just can't see this massive jump to 130+ like so many are suggesting.

Look at the guys who dominated the league the past ten years. Crosby, Malkin, Ovechkin. Look at their production in their 2nd and 3rd years, then look at the rest of their careers. They didn't improve by 20+ points off of what they produced as 21-22 year olds.

 

[karnige]

Somebody said 150 points!!! Lolol

Denis Savards top point total a season in 131. McDavid will never touch that number.

You are looking at a guy who maxed at 108 with many of those points after the Oilers were drubbed from the playoffs which means they were charity points since somebody has to score on bad teams.

McDavids realistic high will be around 110. He's not generational

he had the same ppg pace last year at the end of the season when his team was fighting for top spot. his teams pp was pathetic and he had no scoring help. through amount of chances he gets a game is insane .2 Hart Ross, 2 lindseys, and 1 Hart and is only 21. generational. deal with it

 

[NewtJorden]

In this era of the NHL? Not more than 110-115.

 

[Vide]

120+

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

he had the same ppg pace last year at the end of the season when his team was fighting for top spot. his teams pp was pathetic and he had no scoring help. through amount of chances he gets a game is insane .2 Hart Ross, 2 lindseys, and 1 Hart and is only 21. generational. deal with it

So you basically confirmed what I said.

No scoring help= somebody has to score on bad teams. Which, if you think about it, makes his last "Hart" Ross look more like charity considering nobody took the Oilers seriously last year. The Oilers were also bad all year, so his ppg means nothing since once teams started the paddle effect on a bad team, giving mercy points to McDavid was just another way to send Oilers fans home happy.

As for generational, Savards first three years points totals dwarf McDavids, is he generational? McDavid hasn't even bested Rob Browns best single year point total. Gretzky was scoring 200 points a year. That's generational. McDavid isnt destroying the league by himself.

I refuse to water down a freely used term on these forums for the sake of trying to make players out to be something they are not.

 

[4EDM14OIL93]

According to HFOilers fans, 400pts, adjusted for 500pts, adjusted gain for about 750.

IN THE FIRST HALF!

Man you are so butthurt it is hilarious lol

Get over it... McDavid’s gonna be the best player in the world for a looong time

 

[4EDM14OIL93]

Somebody said 150 points!!! Lolol

Denis Savards top point total a season in 131. McDavid will never touch that number.

You are looking at a guy who maxed at 108 with many of those points after the Oilers were drubbed from the playoffs which means they were charity points since somebody has to score on bad teams.

McDavids realistic high will be around 110. He's not generational

What a terrible post

Somebody has to score? No sorry that doesn’t make it any less impressive

He got 108 points with the worst power play in the league. Oh and he was sick as a dog for almost a quarter of the season

 

[Laineux]

If McDavid continues to play at even strength like he did last year and stays healthy, he's going to score more than 120 points in some season. There's no getting around it.

 

[Bank Shot]

Stick him on the Jets he could flirt with 130 + points as early as next season. 80 + assists.

Potential trade:

Little + Myers resigned at 5.5 X 5 + Roslivic + Connor for Mcdavid. Come on Chia, it can't turn out worse than Hall for Larsson.

Trade for a better city while you are at it too.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Man you are so butthurt it is hilarious lol

Get over it... McDavid’s gonna be the best player in the world for a looong time

1,000? Come on that's fair right? I mean he hasn't even touched his peak yet so at least 175.

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

What a terrible post

Somebody has to score? No sorry that doesn’t make it any less impressive

He got 108 points with the worst power play in the league. Oh and he was sick as a dog for almost a quarter of the season

A big time producer on an actual cup contender is more impressive then a charity stat compiler on a weak team. That's my opinion.

Worst power play? Name one generational talent that didn't produce an average power play?

Sick? Excuse. Jordan was sick and still produced in the finals, no less.

But....Jordan was generational...