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McDavid plays an extra few minutes more per game and isn't asked to play defense.
A massive 22 seconds per game over their first 371 GP and McDavid has the better +/- in that spanMcDavid plays an extra few minutes more per game and isn't asked to play defense.
Crosby wouldn't trade his career for McDavid's .So after his latest 5 point dominant performance Connor McDavid is up to 7 games with 5 points or more. That's one more than Sidney Crosby who has just managed to score 5 points or more 6 times during his career. It's pretty amazing that McDavid has been able to have more dominant big 5 point games than Crosby despite playing only 37,1 % or the games Crosby has played. McDavid is also doing it on a much worse team than Crosby. Sure McDavid has his bargain bin poor mans version of Malkin in Draisaitl, but besides that he's only been playing with mostly jobbers and washed up has been. McDavid hasn't even had anyone close to as good as Cris Kunitz. It's only a matter of time before McDavid starts separating himself from Crosby and piling up his resume to become the 5th best player of all time.
McDavid is 24. By age 24 Crosby had been to two Cup finals, winning one.
All this proves is that McDavid is less consistent than Crosby.So after his latest 5 point dominant performance Connor McDavid is up to 7 games with 5 points or more. That's one more than Sidney Crosby who has just managed to score 5 points or more 6 times during his career. It's pretty amazing that McDavid has been able to have more dominant big 5 point games than Crosby despite playing only 37,1 % or the games Crosby has played. McDavid is also doing it on a much worse team than Crosby. Sure McDavid has his bargain bin poor mans version of Malkin in Draisaitl, but besides that he's only been playing with mostly jobbers and washed up has been. McDavid hasn't even had anyone close to as good as Cris Kunitz. It's only a matter of time before McDavid starts separating himself from Crosby and piling up his resume to become the 5th best player of all time.
Maybe just hitting it, sure. People can talk production all they want, but it takes years for teenagers to mature mentally and physically into grown men. You also have to have a certain amount of life experience under your belt, something that 21-24 year olds generally don't have in spades. Obviously there's no real equation for an athlete's prime, but I don't think players hit that until they're 25-29. Just my opinion that seems to run opposite of many here, in that the early twenties are it.
Crosby had Kris Letang and Fleury.
Mcdavid has Larsson and Koskinen
I don't see it so much as making strides later on. I just think "prime" is a combination of mental and physical maturation and growth. I don't see it as "he put up more points in this year than that year". I see it more as being the complete package, and I think McDavid has more.This applies to the majority of players, yes. But generational players like Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr, Howe, Crosby, OV, etc. all hit their offensive peaks early. Not many make very large strides after 25-26 years old.
The issue here is you seem to think McDavid is going to be declining at 27/28.There's no way someone who plays an athletic game like McDavid is going to enter his prime after the average prime of the rest of the best players.
Nowhere did you argue why your point only applies to McDavid and why not Crosby/Malkin/Ovechkin. What makes McDavid different that his prime will be when his speed and strength is on the decline?
All this proves is that McDavid is less consistent than Crosby.
When they each took equal games to reach 500 points, then more 5-point games from McDavid means that he has had more games when he was silent compared to Crosby.
Points | Crosby | McDavid |
6+ | 2 | 1 |
5+ | 4 | 7 |
4+ | 18 | 15 |
3+ | 57 | 59 |
2+ | 152 | 147 |
1+ | 273 | 277 |
0 | 98 | 94 |
This! But you should look up the other times he's scored 5 points or more. He's basically been sandbagged most of the times. He played even less in his previous 5 point game.
The issue here is you seem to think McDavid is going to be declining at 27/28.
In my opinion that's when he will be at his best.
Sorry I don't just mean McDavid. Apply it to everyone.What is the reasoning behind that? And what separates his prime from the other best players at 21-24?
McDavid is 24. By age 24 Crosby had been to two Cup finals, winning one.
Crosby had a game where he had 5 points in 12 minutes or so. again we never saw peak Crosby consistently healthy. also this year is a Mickey mouse league big timeThe last 5 points game McDavid had should have an asterisk. Tippett sat him out most of the 3rd period
With the way he was playing, that could have been a 8 point night
I love how Edmonton Oilers fans will always discredit how good McDavid's teammates are to make McDavid look better. Meanwhile, they will get offended if you don't call Draisaitl a top 5 player in the league.
Stop making excuses for McDavid's lack of success. He's played with 2 of the last 3 Hart Trophy winners. He's getting the chance to play with the reigning Hart trophy and Art Ross champion. If you can't win with the reigning Hart and Art Ross trophy winner (who is not you) on your team, you're part of the problem.
McDavid is the greatest player of all time to lose the Art Ross and Hart to a teammate but get no help.
Maybe another Art Ross winner and the excuses for him stop? Or will it just be, it's them 3 and no one else
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