McDavid - Becoming a PP specialist?

[daver]

After being the best ES scorer for three straight seasons from 16/17 to 18/19 while scoring at almost a 1.00 ES point per game rate (0.97) vs. 0.83 ESP/game for Kucherov and 0.82 ESP/game for Kane , McDavid has seemed to switch to being a PP force while losing his ES dominance.

Since the start of the 19/20 season, he has scored at a 0.69 PP point/game pace vs. 0.61 PPP/game for Draisaitl, 0.51 for Pastrnak, and 0.45 for MacKinnon. He is 4th in in ES points/game (0.86) vs. Panarin 0.99 ESP/game, Kane 0.91, Draisaitl 0.89

From 16/17 to 18/19, he was 1st in ES TOI among forwards and 31st in PP TOI. Since then then he is 5th in ES TOI and 3rd in PP TOI.

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[ItWasJustified]

Yeah, he's way past his prime, obviously.

 

[Spirit of 67]

I feel like things are gonna be okay.
I think he's still good.

 

[jetsforever]

As the best overall player, naturally he's going to be pretty good on the power play as well.
Also you may have answered the question by listing his relative ice time in the two situations.

 

[FanTheFlames]

Obviously he's regressing and now he's really only good at everything and the power play. It's tough to see someone with his talent only be good at everything and the pp but it happens.

 

[Speyer]

Hes getting old and has to ajust his game, its a natural progression every player has to go through eventually.

 

[ToDavid]

He’s just she’ll shocked by having to play against Justin Holl. He’ll snap out of it.

 

[bobholly39]

Good players score points. Some years they have a high s%, some year a low one. Some years they score more goals then assists, some years more assists than goals. Some years they score more on the PP, some years it's more on ES.

It fluctuates.

 

[nbwingsfan]

Grow up.

 

[the paisanos guy]

he'll be lucky if he can eke out a Marc-Andre Bergeron type career

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Yeah he sucks, basically useless 5on5

 

[daver]

Grow up.

Problem?

 

[nbwingsfan]

Problem?

You calling the best player in yhe world a PP specialist, yes

 

[Master P]

Wow, what an absolutely god awful take.

 

[Blue Nate]

Yeah he be slappin' the pp alright.

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

This the exact type of discussion I come to the main board for

 

[TheGuiminator]

Yes, since he's in the twilight of his career, he's relying more on the PP to produce

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

nope just the best PP player (and player in general..) in the world. There’s a reason he plays the entire 2mins on the pp

 

[Shocker]

It's time to take Good Ole Connor behind the shed, he's lived a good life.

 

[JackFr]

No he's not. Look at the percentages - all at career lows. He'll start producing at 5v5 again

 

[daver]

You calling the best player in yhe world a PP specialist, yes

So you agree that it doesn't matter how points are accumulated then? It's all about overall offensive production.

I seem to recall you having a different opinion when player comparisons are being made.

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

Man what a scrub.

I will generously offer Brendan Lemieux for him. And the only reason why I'm being so generous is because I respect the Oilers as a franchise.

 

[Dekes For Days]

It's a bit weird to call one of the best ES players in the league a "PP specialist"...

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

classic daver trying to throw shade on McDavid
still the best and will win his 3rd Art Ross, something even Crosby hasn't done

 

[McJesusSaves97]

Ya, really worried & hoping he can bounce back