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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

McDavid is a lot of things, he's tremendously fast, and his hands keep up with his feet in terms of stick handling.


Is he an offensive innovator? Not really, Does he make his linemates better, no, but his speed does open up lanes for other players, so maybe.


But what happens when he inevitably loses his half step, because in a 200 x 80 foot rink, a half step is a devastating difference in speed.



What if his speed becomes less ordinary? We know he's had hard miles, he plays more then half a game every game, he has to fight through a lot of physical play.



Is he that guy that at 30 suddenly drops from a 100 + point guy down to an ordinary 60 or 80 point guy? I'd vote yes, its what would scare the shyte out of me if I'm a GM signing him up to that league max 8 year contract in a couple of years.



The more I think about it, if the Oil don't win a cup next year, I might be tempted to quietly starting to explore the trade market before that fruit turns yellow.

Nonsense