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Originally Posted by GioforPM
This would drive me crazy. I see him chasing puck carriers and think "how is that guy getting away from the fastest guy in the league, and he's not even having to carry the puck"? It's one thing for a guy like Gaudreau who's small, has a short reach and is not that fast a skater to be poor defensively. McDavid has no excuse.
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He also has no problem crashing through traffic when he has the puck, but when he doesn't have it, he plays like he doesn't want to get his clothes dirty. He has fewer hits/60 min. than Yamamoto for crying out loud. So far this season, he is 330th overall among forwards in takeaways/60 min. as well, which I think is a good indicator of how engaged he has been when not having the puck. He is only ahead of 4th liners (and Kassian) on his team.
And before anyone mentions it, he is ahead of Gaudreau this season in that stat, but Gaudreau isn't touted as the best player in the world.