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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
i'll bet Oiler fans said the exact same thing about Johnny Gaudreau and Sam Bennett too...
hasn't worked out too badly for us so far, so its equally possible that McDavid also lives up to his hype...
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Except none of them knew who Johnny Gaudreau was and they said many many times that Draistaidl was a better player (than Bennett, even passed over Bennett in favor of Leon). Neither of them was really 'overhyped' to the extent McDavid is. Bennett has pretty much always been overhshadowed by the McDavid hype from playing on his line for so long. McDavid is just flashy, that doesn't always transmit to the NHL game and sometimes it does. One thing I'll say about McDavid though is he always wants to win, just like bennett. That is one of the biggest intagibles these days as the skill level between players isn't the same as it used to be (even from 2001-now)