Which player(s) does McDavid remind you of the most?

[Paperbagofglory]

Hes a more physical version of Bure with a better defensive game. So almost a perfect hockey player, almost.

 

[PenguinSpeed]

-I look at players most comparable to Mcdavid. He has played 2 complete seasons without missing a game in the worst division Ive ever seen and cant break 110 points. There are players that played in the 90's and 2000s and the point dropoff is small if any look at players like Joe Sakic and Jagr. When he gets injured like Bure, then what? Without his speed he is pretty average. For all the breakaways he gets and generates his finishing is bad. A player like Lemieux on the breakaway was unstoppable he wasnt getting shutdown by a goalie and everyone knew it.

-Bure is the best comparison. Injuries ruined Bure's career.

 

[Narow]

Only seen couple of highlights vids but a playmaking pavel Bure.

Maybe young selänne in terms of skating too.

 

[Paperbagofglory]

-I look at players most comparable to Mcdavid. He has played 2 complete seasons without missing a game in the worst division Ive ever seen and cant break 110 points. There are players that played in the 90's and 2000s and the point dropoff is small if any look at players like Joe Sakic and Jagr. When he gets injured like Bure, then what? Without his speed he is pretty average. For all the breakaways he gets and generates his finishing is bad. A player like Lemieux on the breakaway was unstoppable he wasnt getting shutdown by a goalie and everyone knew it.

-Bure is the best comparison. Injuries ruined Bure's career.

Well he has not gotten injured yet and has not hit his prime so your prediction is irrelevant. What happens when a play maker loses his speed? um he gets more assists and less goals and can still be successful?

Bure was a pure goal scorer that relied on his speed. While its a factor for Mcdavid, someone with high hockey IQ and his passing ability can change his game if he will need to. You never really get super slow unless you really mess up your knees, Gartner was still a speed demon even in his late 30's.

 

[Captain Controversy]

I believe it was button who said.
Vision of gretzky
hands of lemieux
speed of bure

 

[Sundinisagod]

I believe it was button who said.
Vision of gretzky
hands of lemieux
speed of bure

I forget who said it, but the last part was, skating of Bobby Orr (if I recall correctly, I often don't).

 

[Sundinisagod]

Bobby Orr if he played Forward.

that's what I would go with as well.

 

[Connor McConnor]

-I look at players most comparable to Mcdavid. He has played 2 complete seasons without missing a game in the worst division Ive ever seen and cant break 110 points. There are players that played in the 90's and 2000s and the point dropoff is small if any look at players like Joe Sakic and Jagr. When he gets injured like Bure, then what? Without his speed he is pretty average. For all the breakaways he gets and generates his finishing is bad. A player like Lemieux on the breakaway was unstoppable he wasnt getting shutdown by a goalie and everyone knew it.

-Bure is the best comparison. Injuries ruined Bure's career.

Meanwhile Sid wins the Art Ross twice in his career and McDavid already has 2 in his only 2 full seasons played.. His dominance over his peers is on the same trajectory as some of the all-time greats and he's not even in his prime yet. Also, how good was the Eastern Conference 10 years ago? Pretty sure 10th place finishes in the West were getting you a 6th seed for multiple years. Keep reaching though.

Just for your information because you clearly speak from ignorance, Connor's PPG pace is actually better against EC teams vs. WC at 1.47 vs. 1.22

Funny enough, he actually has his worst PPG pace against the Pacific division and the best against Metro teams. Keep trying

 

[Slicknitty]

If you combined Bure's speed, Kane' s stickhandling and playmaking, and added the vision of Jumbo Joe in a 6'1 and 195 pound frame, you have Connor McDavid. Like the potpourri of players would suggest, he is just an all out offensive threat pretty much every single shift and a real sight to behold.

 

[authentic]

Perrault is by far the most like him out of all the players suggested. It is actually odd how similar they look when skating and handling the puck, especially considering the gap in eras.

 

[ronduguayshair]

Bure

 

[PenguinSpeed]

-4 Pages of threads and anyone but Oilers fans pretty much say Bure. How Mcdavid has all these great players intangibles like Oilers are claiming, yet, cant boatrace the field in points, especially when scoring is approaching a 20 year all time high, something is ironic, fishy, and funny at the same time. For comparison sake, Wayne Gretzky would put up 150 points per year in his prime right now. Mcdavid not so much. Bure is the best comparison.

 

[Paperbagofglory]

-4 Pages of threads and anyone but Oilers fans pretty much say Bure. How Mcdavid has all these great players intangibles like Oilers are claiming, yet, cant boatrace the field in points, especially when scoring is approaching a 20 year all time high, something is ironic, fishy, and funny at the same time. For comparison sake, Wayne Gretzky would put up 150 points per year in his prime right now. Mcdavid not so much. Bure is the best comparison.

Most posts here from oiler fans are saying Bure. Does the comparison to Gilbert Perreault offend you as well? Maybe slow down and read a little more carefully.

 

[Soundwave]

-4 Pages of threads and anyone but Oilers fans pretty much say Bure. How Mcdavid has all these great players intangibles like Oilers are claiming, yet, cant boatrace the field in points, especially when scoring is approaching a 20 year all time high, something is ironic, fishy, and funny at the same time. For comparison sake, Wayne Gretzky would put up 150 points per year in his prime right now. Mcdavid not so much. Bure is the best comparison.

Well why isn't Sidney Crosby putting up 120 points even the last three years?

He's still in his relative prime. So is Malkin. So is Ovechkin.

The fact is the game has changed, hitting 100+ today is like hitting 120 in the past.

The goalies have equipment three sizes too big and every coaching staff micro-analyzes every nuance to come up with strategies to keep scoring down.

The average 5/6 d-man today is better than he was 20 years ago. Either Crosby/Malkin/Ovy/Stamkos/Tavares all suck too or the fact is league wide it's simply harder to score.

I don't think it's a given Gretzky would score 150 in the modern league either.

Style =/= upside either. Wayne Gretzky has said stylistically he based his game on Bobby Clarke. That doesn't mean he wasn't way better than Bobby Clarke.

Pavel Bure and Pavel Datsyuk are comparisons that are nothing to scoff at either, Bure is probably the most exciting, electrifying hockey player ever, Datsyuk is perhaps the most skilled forward ever. A hybrid of the two with bigger size and better vision is a once in a lifetime player.

 

[bobbyking]

Well why isn't Sidney Crosby putting up 120 points even the last three years?

He's still in his relative prime. So is Malkin. So is Ovechkin.

The fact is the game has changed, hitting 100+ today is like hitting 120 in the past.

The goalies have equipment three sizes too big and every coaching staff micro-analyzes every nuance to come up with strategies to keep scoring down.

The average 5/6 d-man today is better than he was 20 years ago. Either Crosby/Malkin/Ovy/Stamkos/Tavares all suck too or the fact is league wide it's simply harder to score.

I don't think it's a given Gretzky would score 150 in the modern league either.

Style =/= upside either. Wayne Gretzky has said stylistically he based his game on Bobby Clarke. That doesn't mean he wasn't way better than Bobby Clarke.

Pavel Bure and Pavel Datsyuk are comparisons that are nothing to scoff at either, Bure is probably the most exciting, electrifying hockey player ever, Datsyuk is perhaps the most skilled forward ever. A hybrid of the two with bigger size and better vision is a once in a lifetime player.

None of them are in their peak form which is
different then prime.

 

[Soundwave]

None of them are in their peak form which is
different then prime.

Your career is done in the late 20s? That's a cop out excuse, 28/29/30 should not be "washed up/declining" years with modern training, supplements, etc. that players in the 80s didn't have. (see also: LeBron James in the NBA at age 33 is as good as he was at age 25/26).

Crosby lost a scoring title in his prime to a Sedin.

There's just not going to be as large of seperation between players, the gap between the best and worst players has shrunk.

 

[Satire]

Mcdavid would be the perfect hockey player if he had a better shot and played more physical- that wont happen though. (MAYBE the shot).

His best comparable is probably Bure. Bure had a much better shot though. Mcdavid is arguably faster, better at passing and puckhandling. He is more tricky.

Basically Bure + Datsuyk + a touch of Forsberg. Honestly there isn't a good full on comparable to him. Crosby is like Lemieux lite, we haven't seen a generational talent in McDavid's mold.

 

[InfinityIggy]

He super reminds me of Pavel Bure.

 

[Beebop22]

McDavid reminds me of no one. We have never seen a player that plays like him. We've seen certain players that have one element that McDavid does, but no one that has all. It's like trying to find a comparable for prime Ovechkin, you can't. This isn't to say that these players are better than everyone in history, it just means that these players strengths/styles are a very unique combination.

 

[Soundwave]

McDavid reminds me of no one. We have never seen a player that plays like him. We've seen certain players that have one element that McDavid does, but no one that has all. It's like trying to find a comparable for prime Ovechkin, you can't. This isn't to say that these players are better than everyone in history, it just means that these players strengths/styles are a very unique combination.

I would agree. We have never seen a player be able to skate that fast, stick handle that well, and have that kind of vision in one package.

I think he may well be the most skilled player hockey has seen in terms of a meeting point of freakish athleticism (his skating) and his skill (Russian-style stick handling).

 

[bobbyking]

Your career is done in the late 20s? That's a cop out excuse, 28/29/30 should not be "washed up/declining" years with modern training, supplements, etc. that players in the 80s didn't have. (see also: LeBron James in the NBA at age 33 is as good as he was at age 25/26).

Crosby lost a scoring title in his prime to a Sedin.

There's just not going to be as large of seperation between players, the gap between the best and worst players has shrunk.

They are declining years for every player. They can still have dominant seasons but it isn't expected. And you don't know the difference between peak and prime. Peak Crosby would not have lost aNY art ross. But injuries derailed that. Even the season he won by 20 points was past his peak

 

[bambamcam4ever]

I believe it was button who said.
Vision of gretzky
hands of lemieux
speed of bure

No one has anywhere near Gretzky's vison.

 

[therealkoho]

for the older peeps here

Guy Lafleur

 

[The S5]

Gilbert Perreault. Man could he skate, throw in a little Bobby Orr too.

GP is the first guy I thought of!

 

[Derg12]

I'll have to agree with the Bure/Perreault comparisons - seen both of them play many times.

Perreault was the only guy I remember getting people up out of their seats when he started an end to end rush. He was absolutely electric... strong as an ox on his feet - you couldn't get him off the puck - with smooth silky hands.