This Changed EVERYTHING For Connor McDavid And The NHL
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2023
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Connor McDavid is the greatest player in NHL Hockey, but in the 2022/2023 season, he it hit a whole new level. In this video, we break down the small change in McDavid's game that created the greatest offensive season we've seen since the 1995/1996 season.
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He really is just ridiculous. By far the most dominate player in all of sports, no one comes even close to what he does
Him and Jokic
Putting up NHL 23 Be a Pro numbers
Then how come he hasn't won a cup?
@@jjokinen8420 My NHL22 Be a Pro numbers are 15GP, like 28 goals, 34 assists for 64 Points, leading the league, and I'm a rookie for the Sabres, I may have the difficulty a little bit easy, Semi-Pro, but it's still a challenge for me
@@coastaku1954 So now you need to win a cup to be the most dominate player? Whatever happen to the team aspect?
McDavid is magical to watch
You’re right it’s magical to see Connie McJeebus fail every year. Seeing him on ice with that look of despair will never get old🤣😂🤣💙🧡🛢🤡🤡🤡
I think we might be watching a prophet lmaooo
@@KOODA86he’s not a crybaby like Crosby or a statue like mattews and Tavares leave him alone
@@donsmith9328 Are you on crack? Connie McDiva was called out by Tortorella for throwing tantrums at the refs when McPrincess wouldn’t get his ways and would embellish to get McPowerPlays if that’s not being a cry baby idk what is 🤣😂🤣💙🧡🛢🤡🤡🤡
@@donsmith9328 Speaking of Crosby didn’t he win his first cup in his 4th year as a rookie? Too bad McTrash can’t relate as he’s never won one before🤣😂🤣💙🧡🛢🤡🤡🤡
I predict he gets 170 points and hits 70 goals. The guy is the most talented player to ever play the game
Every single season that he does better and better but doesn't win with the hopeless Oil is just more motivation for him to jump ship.
@@classic.camerasAnd still no cups 🤣😂🤣🧡💙🛢🤡🤡🤡
Gordie... Yzerman... Lemieux... Gretzky...
Connie McRegularSeason can reach the summit of the NHL and go down as the all time points leader but he’ll never win a cup with that frozen cesspool Deadmonton 🤣😂🤣🧡💙🛢🤡🤡🤡🤡
I've also thought this is around where he could peak
He seems to be at his peak years right now. Sid got to that point 7 or 8 years into his career where he was averaging 1.5 points per game, but he was unfortunately hurt for most of those years. The Oilers also need a TEAM capable of winning something meaningful to really cement his legacy. Fingers crossed for the guy
sid was Stanley cup winner his 2nd year in nhl
At his peak Crosby averaged 1.63 ppg at his peak, in one of the lowest scoring eras in NHL history.
Through their first 500 games, McDavid and Crosby ppg averages are almost idenical.
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@@jetjanhe was drafted in 05 and won in 09. Maths not adding up
For the good of the league ,sport,and fans he should be traded to a big market team in the eastern part of the country.oilers don't deserve him the way they've thrown soany seasons chasing those #1picks
@@jetjanmuch better team around sid
I would like to see some videos on how teams like Anaheim, Chicago, Detroit, and Ottawa are rebuilding their teams with the same insight you have on game and action on the ice.
I remember that interview, freaking crazy how he had another level he could get to, I think this dude could even get better as insane is it is to say. (Also great content man, keep it up)
Saw Conor va the kings live and almost every shift he makes at least one scoring chance. Saw Mackinnon this year too and while his points per game was 1.56 to Mcdavids 1.87 I thought Mackinnon played with an attitude of leadership that’s hard to describe and never seen. Such an exciting sport.
MacKinnon is fiery on every shift. You can tell he's a very tough competitor and that winning matters to him.
Love these break down videos. Recently subscribed glad I did really like this channel.
Thanks for watching!
U are killing it with the off-season content 🔥
Can you do one on Matthews or Pastrnak?
We cookin 🧑🍳
@@hockeypsychology thats good to hear any vid from you is fire
@@hockeypsychology can you do one for matthews' 7 even strength points in 11 playoff games?
@@hockeypsychology Draisaitl when??
Draisatl is better than Matthews.
Excellent analysis... and great video, once again.
Watching this reminds me why watching the Oilers is so much fun these days, and why i miss it
Great video. One note, would have been interesting to see what Vegas did to slow him down at all
We shall dive into that!
Love these videos. Can you do a video on how you analyze a hockey game?
I remember decades ago in Gretzky and Lemieux's prime some sports analyst said they were only in the NHL because there was no higher league to call them up to. That is Connor McDavid now.
He'll hit 1000 points this year
Ya know, i also think a large portion to his shooting upgrade is because of leon. I feel like behind the scenes leon made connor trust him to take care of the playmaking. Leon did say that connor was going to score 60 before the season began and then in an interview connor said in the offseason leon told him to get 60 goals. I feel like McDavid was convinced that he didnt need to be the play making force in the team anymore and to leave it to the rest. Asides leon, nugent hopkins was always a playmaker and is currently a super underrated two way player.
I remember seeing an interview with Leon last year, he said to mcdavid he wanted to him to get 50 goals, cause he felt he passed to his teammates too much and overthinks it because of that, and this year didn’t disappoint, him slamming his stick because he missed the overtime goal only for Leon to steal it and pass it back to him and score, I liked that, i think that was his sixth goal too if I’m not mistaken
He's the best of his time. No contest.
No cup or olympic medal
@@eckertdavid4 those are team awards not individual
do a vid on what hubey needs from the flames to get back to being elite
Watching him on TV is completely different to watching in person. The difference is like watching NASCAR or F1 on TV vs in person
Wanna defend against McDavid? All D-men should be watching tape from the 2022 western conference finals against Colorado and how well Makar / Toewes shutdown that line. It was a thing of beauty.
I agree. McDavid only had 8 points in 4 games against Colorado, he was truly shutdown
@@tamman994😂
@@tamman994 Correction, he got 7 points in 4 games and Colorado swept the series so ya I'd say that's shutdown. His +/- was also a -4 against COL whereas he was a+19 in the first two series with 26 points. That's a pretty drastic change.
He also changed his stick to an CCM JetSpeed FT4 with a lower kick point and 100g lighter.
BTW your analysis is exceptional.
He is like an NFL runningback out there. His ability to juke and get defenders off balance is unlike anyone I've ever seen
McDavid getting atleast 70 goals 160+ points next season no doubt.
Hey man, i don't follow or watch much hockey anymore. I lost my love for the sport. But I just wanted to say amazing breakdown and analysis. Theres too many analysts in hockey who don't analyze at all... They repeat what we just saw or fabricate some crap as of they can be inside these players heads.
Also
Whats your brackground?
Player? Die Hard Fan?
his hockey IQ is just a thousands miles from any players to ever made it to the NHL
a lot of people would argue that players like Crosby, Gretzky, Jagr or Lemieux have or had a better hockey IQ, but none of them would be able to use even the 1/4 of their hockey IQ at the same speed McDavid displays it, and even make it look like he’s not even reached the peak of it
i think he is at his peak and we will see similar numbers... i also see Eichel making a huge jump next season although probably not to McDavid levels.
I think Eichel has gone through his character arc, finding his team, his place on that team & buying in. Not sure if that will translate into numbers, but it just might.
One of the few players for me which the hype is real.
Hockey noob here.
What did the Knights do to deal with him?
I hope the hockey world doesn't expect him to perform like this year in year out. That's asking too much from the worlds best hockey player !!
The thing that favours McDavid, that I have only seen in one other player in hockey history, Valery Kharkamov, is his unique shot release point while on attack.
Allow me to explain:
McDavid comes off the wing accelerating rapidly, the instant he cuts, he may shoot. He does not hold the puck until he reaches the middle of the ice.
McDavid shoots through defenders legs, past defenders hips on the shift, hands quick enough to make a perfect pass when he has no right to do so based on imbalance that others players create at the same speed.
McDavid has the ability to take low percentage shots and turn them into goals anytime he is near either face off circle. If Steve Irwin was still alive he would describe McDavid as ….
Danger, Danger, Danger.
The Oiler problem is still the same as it was when they won all the cups. 3 players on Defense are adequate, the other 4 continue to make glaring errors, leaving the goalies stranded.
i honestly think his points per game can improve more. he will be working on his defense lots from now on, because he's already the best offensive threat by far. but I think he can at least reach 2 points per game in a full season, but maybe more. look for him to get over 160 points next year if healthy
Make one of draisaitl he also reach a new level last season
The fact a writer respected enough to vote in the hart trophy voted him 5th best in the NHL, that’s right FIFTH… is criminal
I've been an Oilers fan since 1980, no one ever in the history of the league has more raw skill than McDavid.
Anyone else remember Connor’s acl injury? What if he decided on the surgery route and not a physical recovery?
At the end of his career he will have stacked up more personal awards than any other player… cept for one achievement.. a Stanley cup
+20% hockey skill if your name is connor
Connor Garland??
@@MaxelWong it's Conor
@@xlr0gd205 same same
Damn he's so damn good.
McDavid is in his prime now. Do I think he can out do this past season in terms of points? Perhaps. I don't see him getting too much more than 64 goals in any season but he is who he is so who knows lol. I would say if he were in increase his points total above 153, I think it would come from posting a 100+ assist season. Only 3 players have ever had more than 100 assists in a season. Gretzky, Lemieux and Orr. I say if he can post 100 or more assists then 54+ goals in a season is very doable for him if he keeps the same shooting mentality that he had this past season. In conclusion, I think if his points total were to increase from this past year it would be due to assist, not goals.
My favorite player, Connor McDavid
All the oilers need is a bit more defense and we get the cup easily
They are right there
They’re really close but nobody gets the cup “easily”. Playoffs are such a different animal than the regular season.
@@boringorstrangelysatisfyin1433 Especially when the dirty and violent Panthers make it to the Finals, luckily the Finals were when the cleaner, better team won fairly
Y’all traded for ekholm and still lost🤣😂🤣🧡💙🛢🤡🤡🤡
@@KOODA86It doesn’t take one defensive defenseman to win a Cup lol, even one as good as Ekholm.
Flames fan here to say Mcdavid is a hockey god and as long as he and draisaitl are wearing an Oilers Jersey, the flames will never be the better Alberta team
Of course the cup is a team award not individual but I mean this dude as an individual is a natural like what the hell? This isn't supposed to happen!
When Gretz was the great one, there wasn’t as much talent parity in the league (In my very humble opinion). McDavid is playing in an era that makes superstardom like this seem less likely. You would think defenses would double or triple team him and it would open up chances for other guys (like Draisaidl) to score (which to an extent, it has). But McDavid just seems to be able to go through defenses like a lion through an extended family of meerkats. How do you defend against a machine like that? If someone figures out how, that person should be immediately hired as a D coach.
There is no way to predict the exact numbers, but assuming he's healthy, 23/24 will be another step up in his game. I don't have any idea how that is possible.... I just don't think he is done.
He is indeed THE apex skater in generations. The guy combines dynamic skating with ALL other important skills like no other! It is not that all the defenders and goalies are beginners in what they do - they are on the very top themselves and then there comes a guy who makes them look ridiculous on a daily bases!
God, I wish he would have a decent team around him so he could fill his trophy cabinet with the one single trophy that really matters...
Tripple digits with 50 goals for 23/24
Well said.
As a lifelong Oilers fan, I'm admittedly biased here, but the Oilers aren't exactly a bad team. They should have built up a good roster around McDavid from the get go, but unfortunately we had to deal with the Chiarelli years. The team lacks a stud #1 goalie (although I think Skinner can turn into that eventually), and their defense leaves a bit to be desired, but I think it's a stretch to call them a subpar team. They have one of the best top 6 forward groups in the league. Honestly, would you trade your teams top 6 for the Oilers top 6? I think the only team in the NHL that might say no is the Leafs, and even they would be tempted.
@Kjell777Iverson He is nothing short of amazing. The guy has it all! Dynamic speed with unreal mobility with a great eye and intellect when to shoot and when to pass. He is one of the few MUST-SEE players.
I agree with all you say - but a team is built through the middle (centers and goalies first). And your team is smoking out goalies like crazy - and that's not a goalie but a defense problem. That defense is an overpaid joke.
The Oilers top 6 are some of the best - but I would not see them as the very top combination. Grit and backchecking are not on the highest level. To build the best team, maybe one doesn't need the best of the best individual player - because they suck up too much cap space. Just see how much the Oilers spend on their top forward and top defender alone. What is it? 20% of your cap? See what the Devils did - Hishier left money on the table, Hughes definitely left money on the table and so did Meier and Bratt - just to get a beefier support group
Top players - the ones just below the McDavids and Matthews must leave money on the table - because also they need a support group... I also agree with the goalie problem - maybe Gibson would be a good option (Cap???)
but good luck for the Oilers
@@hockeypsychology I live in Europe and I sincerely plan a trip to the US or Canada just to see him once live! He IS a bucket list player - and there were just a handful of those
@@ulrichsuter3548 I would agree that Nurse is overpaid, but McDavid at 12.5 is a bargain. The Oilers definitely spent too much on Campbell but hopefully he has a bounce back season otherwise they need to move him or buy him out, and they can't afford anymore dead cap space.
I have a good feeling that this is peak McDavid.. He might score 70+ goals and 160+ points but its not promised.
No shade at McDavid but that 120 point Crosby season is close. You can’t rough players up the way you used to be able to - that’s why scoring’s so high now and power play rate is through the roof.
Yes is the most skilled player to ever Lace Them up
THATS MY CAPTAIN
The only man I would go to battle for
He gets more this year maybe 163pts 65g 97a
What does Conner McDavid do when he wins the Stanley Cup?
He turns off his PlayStation and goes to bed.
by far the best player ever lived.
165 points next season you heard it here first... oh and also first round exit you also heard it here first
He has to leave Edmonton to expand. They believe a few godlike players could take them to the cup but what they got was players trying to get a highlight reel goal. They forgot this game is a team game.
Who’d take 14 million tell me one trade with a team that he could win a cup with, I’ll be waiting for a notification
@@classyboy6245 he could win a cup with literally any other team besides Edmonton or Toronto.
Will there be another 200 point season in the NHL?
I think McDavid is the only one who can get there!
he scored a lot of goals sure but like, every time he going on the rush and shoots he takes a llitle break by skating around the net. I think he needs to continue the effort on the play. its as if he gives up after he take his shot. Watch him at live game, its very obvious.
hes alright
He's a cheat code for fantasy hockey haha
Heyyyy don’t give away his secrets! 😅
I wouldn't bet against McDavid to get more points next season! McDavid gets better every season
This year I hear it's defense
Hes gonna beat Gretzkys goal record for sure
Taking his game to the next level is not goal scoring. It's back checking. He is maybe the fastest player in the league but only going north. He is the slowest person in the league going south
He actively sought not seeked
Poor McCupless
The area of his game that needs the most work has been, and still remains his "give a shit" on defense. He is on the ice for a shit load of goals against.
I've been on teams with players like this. When he had the puck on his stick he would turn into the best player in the rink (not just the ice, the rink - including the 2 teams that played before us and the 2 teams that played after us.) However, when the puck wasn't on his stick, he would always cherry pick and give the other team a power play in our zone. We were better off without him in the long run.
The Oilers aren't built correctly. You can't have McDavid and Drai and not get to a cup final.
Mcdavids release is still not even close to some of the shooters that came before him like Ovi, Kovalchuk, Bure, Mogilny, Hull, etc
He simply isent built like those stallions, he's a stick.
League leading 153 points by a large margin with a +/- of only +22 and a -1 +/- in the playoffs. Lousy.
Like leon said: be more selfish and u will score 60
As good as he was this past season, I suspect he will be even better next season. Edmonton came a long ways this year and have a lot to be proud of. Need one more player and someone solid between the pipes.
i wouldn't be surprised if he were to hit 100 assists sometime in the near future
Better
Ulmark out scores him next season
McDavid is going to just get better. I think he will improve his numbers this year because he is pissed that Vegas won the cup just like Colorado did. All we can do is sit back and watch him do his magic and enjoy the show!
Imagine if he played for a team that didn't suck balls
McDavid 2023: Outright led the league in goals, assists & points.
Who is the last person to do this?
Wayne Gretzky in 1986.
Who cares Connie McPrincess didn’t win the cup, don’t want to hear it🤣😂🤣🧡💙🛢🤡🤡🤡
Wrong. Lemieux did it in 1996 and 1989.
@@KOODA86 lmao bitter much?
@@jfkst1 Wrong. Read what I wrote. "outright" Mario was tied for lead both of the times he did it.
@@KOODA86 this isnt a team thing we are talking about him as an individual and plus it takes everybody to win not just one person
I’d still take Mackinnon, Bergeron or Datsyuk over McDavid any day.
i don't disagree one bit since they got 1 cup (2 for datsyuk) but you gotta admit what mcdavid is doing individually is just uncanny
@@ubetcha5075 Should’ve specified in their prime.
Buddy could score 1000 goals in a season but he still has no cup. Tick tock… ⏰
How many videos have you done with the words
" changes everything " in the title?
It’s crazy that this season should’ve been his second 150+ point season. He was on pace for 154 points in the 20/21 season. Imagine him back in the 80’s, he would’ve gotten 120 goals and probably close to 300 points lol.
You could say the same for Gretzky. If he came up in the current generation wouldn’t he have all the same modern equipment and modern education to hockey at the younger ages? You just can’t compare different generations because obviously a modern player with modern equipment and modern understanding of hockey will mop the floor with the older generations. But what if those great players from the 1970s, 80s, 90s had all the same resources as todays players….. something to think about
@@ac4524 of course you could make that argument. But it’s highly unlikely since you have to be a great skater these days, and Wayne certainly wasn’t a good skater.
@@MrABN86 Wayne is a winner not a regular season god/ playoff zero like Connie McPrincess 🤣😂🤣🧡💙🛢🤡🤡🤡
@@KOODA86 ok, how many cups did Wayne get without those Oiler teams with Messier, Kurri, Coffey, Fuhr etc? They did win without him though….
@@MrABN86 How many cups has McJeebus won alongside his sidekick Leon Transsaitl?🤣😂🤣🧡💙🛢🤡🤡🤡
Connor Mcdavid is the best hockey player that will ever play the game. Look at the facts. I don’t give a single fuck about what anyone says
Lack of league depth due to over expansion + talent same as Gretzky in the 80s
We all know the Oilers can win games that are shooting festivals. But they need to play all season like it's the playoffs if they want to win in the playoffs.
It's a nice narrative, but not entirely true. What changed was the Oilers got more power plays, McDavid's unit played more power play and scored more power play goals, leading to more power play points. On even strength he actually scored less points than in the 2021-22 season.
He had more points not on the power play this season, only reason he has less even strength points is cause he got a lot more short handed points than he did last year which doesn’t exactly fit the power play merchant narrative you’re trying to push here
@@Bruce918 Anyone can make their own conclusions from the stats.
From 21-22 to 22-23:
Games played: 80->82
Points: 123 -> 153
Even strength points: 78->75
Short-handed points: 1->7
Power-play points: 44->71
Best player of all time🤷♂️?
I don't think he improves on last season
first
Round exit coming up for the oiLers🤣😂🤣🧡💙🛢🤡🤡🤡
@@KOODA86 whatever u say bud
He is great. Almost as good as Crosby. Keep practising Buddy!
don't know how to spell eh?🤣🤣
Connor McRegularSeason ready for another early trip to the golf course
Lol wut? His goal scoring is what needed improvement? 153 points and a + 22. What he needs to improve is his defense. He'll never win being barely a + and a - in the playoffs. He's almost non existent. Scoring 2 goals and 2 assists every night means nothing if you're a -2 at the end. Except individual records. 153 points, he needs to be at least +50. I'd take a Pavs or Bergy any day over McDavid. Even Ovi learned his lesson.
You can't improve on that. I think my guess is safe that he will not score 153 next year
He needs more help
He's not McJesus anymore. McGod. Get the Cup next year.
He has risen.
Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer
Well can you put your hands in your head, oh no!
I said dreamer, you're nothing but a dreamer
Well can you put your hands in your head, oh no!🤣😂🤣💙🧡🛢🤡🤡🤡🤡
Unless you win a cup....
oh jesus stop with this bs already
Something McJeebus will never do with the oiLers🤣😂😂🧡💙🛢🤡🤡🤡
Waste of my time to watch this vid, where does the NHL change? Is it 3 on 3 all 82 games? This creator is ridiculous, ridiculous
Dudes washed, can't even use ultra instinct
Who cares. He’s on an L team.
Greatest player that cant win a cup....hmm 99 had no prob 87 had no issues....Conner is not a leader he is only a goal score not a winner.
What records can he break of Gretzky’s?