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Originally Posted by FanSince'01
I will say, as someone who's married to a high school teacher (and my job also revolves around education, just for more mature learners), that while I agree that McDavid not coming out to accept the Smythe is not a "generational thing", there most certainly are generational behavioural trends for Gen Z (which McDavid is) and Gen Alpha that are concerning that are becoming more and more frequent. Entitlement and the whole "I don't have to do this if I don't want to" attitude being one of them.
So yes, I wouldn't blame McDavid no-showing his own award on it being a generational thing and would point the blame at him, I wouldn't fully discount it playing a role either as behaviour like this does seem to be more common amongst people his age and younger compared to older generations.
As the apparent face of the league, though, no excuses for him.
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I already saw an article this morning on McDiver's amazing leadership qualities in the face of a loss. Apparently he stayed on the ice until all of his teammates finished the handshake line. Wow, what a leader. Give me a break.
This article also claimed not coming out for the Conn Smythe was another form of leadership- showing he wanted to be with his team and not personal accolades. Never change media. Surprisingly, this was Sports Illustrated I think, not the Edmonton sun.