After watching McDavid for the past few years, I really don't see "The best player in the world". To me, he's like a more skilled Pavel Bure. He has incredible talent, his ability to handle the puck at speed is amazing, he has terrific playmaking ability as well. But beyond that? At this point, he doesn't seem like much of a captain. He seems shy, and isn't playing in the trenches at both ends of the ice the way Crosby did/does. He doesn't seem angry about losing, just dejected.
When Crosby came into the league you could see that he had "it". There was greatness in the way he carried himself, he seemed like a leader pretty early on. He had a snarl to the way he played, he played hard at both ends of the ice... Maybe it is just my Calgary bias, but I'm starting to think McDavid isn't quite the generational player everyone is claiming he is. He has the talent, but to me, it doesn't seem like he has the character.
Edit: Thought I was in the E=NG thread. My bad.
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