StonebeatsMcdavid
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- Jul 3, 2020
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Don't see how Mcdavid is in another level if he is outscored by draistle kucherov etc..
Draisaitl's season was very impressive but I don't think it's fair to say that he was the best player this season. McDavid had pretty similar numbers if you consider the 7 games he missed and also was taking on the tougher match ups. I think Panarin was the most impressive forward and Mack played extremely well while carrying the Avs with all of the injuries that happened.
Last season you could argue that Kucherov played amazingly, which he did. However he had a lot of help on one of the most stacked NHL teams in recent history. Comparably, you have Patrick Kane who was playing for a struggling Hawks team and still almost got them into the playoffs while putting up 110 points. I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that he could have matched Kucherov's point production on that Tampa Bay team.
McDavid is considered to be on another level because he does this every single year without exception. There are others who have extremely impressive numbers but McDavid got into the league and had a short freshman season due to injury that was still extremely impressive for a rookie. Since then it's been nothing but MVP caliber seasons. Since entering the league, he's averaged 1.3 points per game.