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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
That isn't exactly a fair comment though, the Oilers have been brutal but McDavid has been absolutely incredible despite the dreadful Oilers. The fact that he hasn't lead his team to a victory shouldn't be seen as a slight against him but rather a statement about how bad the Oilers club is and how little depth they have.
It doesn't take a genius to watch McDavid play and realize that he is a special player who makes the league better.
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Hes a good player and I was coming in basically to say this:
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Originally Posted by カナダ人です
Some of the McDavid/Crosby comparisons are hilarious; they can make it sound like Crosby is all intangibles,etc. Crosby has insane skill. He can score of the rush, AND off the cycle. He makes crazy high-IQ passes and has an elite (perhaps THE elite) backhander. He can snipe top corner, and break ankles. He is an elite shot-tipper as well.
Add in his compete level, faceoff ability, 2-way game, etc, and McD has a long way to go to really be in the conversation if you ask me.
Oh and let's not forget he's won literally everything possible, both in team and personal awards. I would list them all but I'm too lazy. Like I said, it's basically everything except a Memorial Cup (although he took the Océanic to the tournament and was the top scorer)
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McDavid is amazing.....at winding up in the neutral zone and making incredible plays at full speed.
Aaaaand.......?
Crosby is an amazing scorer, can make those plays at full speed, has probably the most lethal backhand in the league if not ever, plays 200 feet, wins faceoffs, makes clutch plays, backchecks, and on and on the list goes.
McDavid is great with the puck at full speed. And thats about it. His defensive awareness is atrocious and he is terrible at faceoffs.
McDavid is a great player and all but if people want to anoint him as the greatestest player in the league now and evar then you have to evaluate all of him, not just his ability to put up meaningless points on the Oilers through insane minutes, favourable matchups and basically one-way traffic.