Connor McDavid Discussion

[robaur]

Disclaimer: I have not watched this player at all.

This guy seems to be getting huge media coverage, and ripping apart the U-18 Tournament. He just turned 16 years old.

Scouts saying he would go FIRST OVERALL this year if eligible....but he isn't eligible for another TWO years. 2015 eligible.

Jan 13, 1997 DOB
5'11" 170 Pounds, shoots Left
Center
Erie Otters - OHL
63 GP 25 G 41 A 66 P

Listed as a generational talent such as Gretzky, Lemieux, Crosby.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/...mpionship.html

How do you not tank the next 2 seasons if you can grab someone on Crosby's level....wow.

[skudr248]

I've been following this kid since 14.. he's gonna be good.

[TheGrimm]

A couple of years ago they were saying the same things about Mackinnon. Not saying anything, just saying...

[nik-]

We won't be that bad in two years. Next year maybe, but I think the year after that we're look at a late 10's low teens pick

[Brewmaster]

The draft lottery was changed so that teams couldn't specifically tank to get a player like this. Being in 30th place only gives a team a 25% chance of picking 1st overall.

[To Be Quite Honest]

Connor McDavid from the Clan McDavid. There can be only 1.

[Caged Great]

If we were only so lucky.

[bax]

Your 2016 Calgary Flames (not serious)

Baertschi-Mcdavid-Backlund
Gaudreau-S.Reinhart-Hudler
Glencross-Lindholm-M.Reinhart
Jankowski-Bouma-Tough Guy

Giordano-Ristolanian
Wideman-Brodie
Wotherspoon-Sieloff

Gillies
Broissoit

Maybe somehow trade for Griffen too haha

[Muta]

Honestly, we shouldn't get our hopes up for McDavid in Calgary. The chances are very slim, given that we have no idea what happens in two years and I don't think we will be picking first overall then... maybe, at worst, where we are now.

I'm just happy a talent like him is coming into the league, regardless of where he plays.

[albertGQ]

Lets trade half of our roster and try to get 10 first round picks in 2015. Then we'll have better than a 33% chance of drafting this guy!!!

[Ashasx]

I've heard he's the cockiest kid people have seen in hockey.

But I guess that'll happen for a kid in his situation.

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by robaur

Scouts saying he would go FIRST OVERALL this year if eligible....but he isn't eligible for another TWO years. 2015 eligible.

Bit early to start a thread about McDavid no?

Anyhoo who says that (that he'd go first overall)? I've heard that he'd be in the top half of the first round but I haven't heard #1 (Assuming this is a hypothetical world where he's 18 not 16). But in a world where you could draft him at 16? Yes I think he'd go #1.

Regardless, from what little I've seen the hype is accurate. Unreal skill for someone so young, I don't think he'll be as good as Crosby but legitimately mentioning him in the same breath? Yeah, I can see that easy.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Full tanks ahead!

[Hockey]

Originally Posted by bax

Your 2016 Calgary Flames (not serious)

Baertschi-Mcdavid-Backlund
Gaudreau-S.Reinhart-Hudler
Glencross-Lindholm-M.Reinhart
Jankowski-Bouma-Tough Guy

Giordano-Ristolanian
Wideman-Brodie
Wotherspoon-Sieloff

Gillies
Broissoit

Maybe somehow trade for Griffen too haha

Go for Tyler Benson or Sean Day while you are at it.

[sun]

They'll really be building something special up there once they pick this kid.

[ToraToraTora]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

I've heard he's the cockiest kid people have seen in hockey.

But I guess that'll happen for a kid in his situation.

If I was amazing at hockey at 16, with everyone around me constantly pumping my tires, i would be the cockiest person in the world.

[FlamingLonghorn]

Originally Posted by ToraToraTora

If I was amazing at hockey at 16, with everyone around me constantly pumping my tires, i would be the cockiest person in the world.

I wouldn't be because my dad would whoop my ass...

[EldrickOnIce]

That's pretty much always been said about any highly touted phenom ever.
And is true about many without the game to back it up.
And you need at least some, if not a lot, of that to be that guy.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by Parallex

Bit early to start a thread about McDavid no?

Not while the U18 is going on and he is running the show against players more than a year older... something which Crosby never did, btw.
The question as to whether he stays that far ahead is another matter, but will be fun to watch.

[Textcritic]

I think the Canucks will draft him.