McDavid or Eberle

[McGoMcD]

Too hard to even pick. Both were sick.

I voted Eberle, but just because I was at the game and sitting front row just beside the oilers bench.

 

[Soundwave]

Connor can basically do this every 5-7 games ... he already basically did the same move versus Calgary but Hiller got bailed out by flopping around like a fish.

This is nothing special for him, these are types of goals he's capable of scoring now and again.

 

[rosemount289]

I have to ...............???

Degree of difficulty - McDavid. By quite a bit. Much quicker stick movement.

I have to agree..........Connor had to beat two defencemen and not lose control of puck while making his move between two defenders.........Jordan just had to deke one defender.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Happy now?

Yes, thank you.

 

[Jephman]

Eberle. Both are tremendous circumstances and both are amazing, but that backhand deke was beautiful.

But perhaps it's because we've nearly seen three of these types of goals from McDavid that his goal seems less impressive. He makes the exceptional seem so normal. It won't be the last highlight reel goal we see from this kid.

 

[harpoon]

Eberle. McDavid himself said he got lucky (when the puck squirted through the d-men). Eberle executed exactly what he wanted to do.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Eberle. McDavid himself said he got lucky (when the puck squirted through the d-men). Eberle executed exactly what he wanted to do.

I think he's being pretty modest actually. He'll have a lot of those "lucky" type goals in his career... and not surprisingly, less talented players won't be able to pull off many of those types of highlight reel goals either.

As someone else suggested... he looked a bit like Neo from the Matrix... everyone else was stuck at normal speed while he stepped into another dimension where he was going twice the speed of everyone else and no one could respond or act fast enough to what he was doing on the ice.

 

[sepHF]

with context Eberle's forsure

 

[guymez]

I think he's being pretty modest actually. He'll have a lot of those "lucky" type goals in his career... and not surprisingly, less talented players won't be able to pull off many of those types of highlight reel goals either.

As someone else suggested... he looked a bit like Neo from the Matrix... everyone else was stuck at normal speed while he stepped into another dimension where he was going twice the speed of everyone else and no one could respond or act fast enough to what he was doing on the ice.

Thats a great description of what happened. I was in a state of disbelief that he still had the puck on his stick.

Granted the Columbus dmen played that horribly bad.

 

[KCC]

Ebs scored the best first goal in the history of the sport. So he wins. But overall mcdavid wins.

 

[Ninety7]

Ebs due to the situation

But I think McDavid's was harder to Pull off

 

[insider]

McDavid's was better solo, but if you take into account that sweet Vandermeer pass...

 

[Lord Quas]

Doug Weight Goal vs Calgary Flames 1997


https://youtu.be/7B2L4ft1Tdo
^^ Still my Fav (tried to post video _//)\_ )
Gotta love goals against the flames..

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Ebs was pretty special...1st NHL goal in his 1st NHL game...shorthanded to boot

but I picked McDavid...fresher in my mind

 

[doulos]

Easily Eberle for me.

 

[Aerrol]

Saw the title at first and went WHAT?!. Upon consideration though, it is a pretty tough choice. Both were phenomenal. Went with Ebs in consideration of the circumstances (as already discussed) - shorthanded, first game, versus the Flames... Skill wise, I think McDavid's is more impressive though.

 

[Young Lions*]

My vote is for Eberle's goal, but I think McDavid's finish was better.

I think my favourite part of the McDavid goal is the crowd noise when he splits the D before he tucks it in. Like 19,000 gasps of astonishment.

 

[Jepprey]

My vote is for Eberle's goal, but I think McDavid's finish was better.

I think my favourite part of the McDavid goal is the crowd noise when he splits the D before he tucks it in. Like 19,000 gasps of astonishment.

so many people held their hands to their head to keep it from exploding. lol.

 

[McPuritania]

McDavid for me.

Eberle's was awesome, but McDavid's was next level ****.

 

[slaman]

Ebs wins it for me... first game, short-handed, against Kipper, against Calgary in the first meeting of the season... ridiculous toe-drag and so butter smooth exactly as intended.

McDavid's required more skill, no doubt about it - the Neo comparison is bang-on.

 

[Mc5RingsAndABeer]

Saw the title at first and went WHAT?!. Upon consideration though, it is a pretty tough choice. Both were phenomenal. Went with Ebs in consideration of the circumstances (as already discussed) - shorthanded, first game, versus the Flames... Skill wise, I think McDavid's is more impressive though.

My thoughts exactly as well

 

[rickysusedsht]

Mcd .both are very impressive goals. just thought the effort mcd did with sending players flying all over the ice as he busts through was something else. but ya very close call between them both

 

[Meanashell11]

Was it not Ebs first shift as well?

 

[Tw0Shoes]

McDavid's was better solo, but if you take into account that sweet Vandermeer pass...

First thing I noticed too. That was great pass by Vandermeer.

 

[BlowbyBlow]

I have to agree..........Connor had to beat two defencemen and not lose control of puck while making his move between two defenders.........Jordan just had to deke one defender.

we're going to see a lot of stuff by Connor that he makes look to simple, I mean for all intents and purposes when we see a lot of spectacular goals the defenders don't look foolish Connor like Lemieux can do that.

Connor is so much like Lemieux with that elusiveness, they make hard/impossible plays look easy.