McDavid’s very fast but his explosiveness is what’s deadly. He can accelerate & hit full speed in 2 strides max, giving him a ton of initial separation.
He's much more than speed, bro. His stickhandling is amazing, shot is amazing, and he's cerebral, knows what the other players are doing on his team and the opponents. Other than faceoff wins, he really doesn't have a major weakness. He's the best player in the last 30 yrs.
Never will we see another player like him ….hes the most advanced player in the history of the nhl , he thinks like 99 ,skates like 4 and has the hands of 66
The game evolves and talent always gets better. I do think McDavid is 20-30 years ahead of his time. I think you’ll see speed like this in the long term future though
Best ever speed hands and reading of game .. oiler Fan to end .. loving Hopkins finally has help... Can play offense now like he can second best Play maker to dri McDavid should shoot More.. hyman Lovin.. should play skin more not feeling soup been waiting skin since drafted
He doesn't have 99s IQ stop, he has him beat in everything else but there's a reason the guy who was not the fastest, biggest, hardest shot lapped everyone else in points
@@jaceking5938 mario took over once he got there bud lol u dont hear ppl saying wilt better jordan bc he lapped everyone in points ,,u gotta adjust for era n look at competition
Nathan Kendrick not to mention when he hits his peak speed he doesn’t get to keep going to increase, rather, he has to stop on a dime, at said speed, and on skates rather than just stopping in a sprint. Oh and, having to handle the puck, which is rolling, and all the other players out there...might make it I dunno maybe a little bit tougher? Probably not, but maybe
It sucks you folks outside Toronto have to hear about Matthews. I mean, he's such a boring player, they need to stop giving him unwarranted attention -- even though he also had a 3-point night and will be the second most dominant player in the league for the next decade.
Matthews was 20th in scoring last year. I think it's safe to say that with McDavid, Kane, Tarasenko, Draisaitl, Wheeler, Seguin, Benn, Karlsson, Pasternak and so many others still playing in 10 years I doubt he'll be #2. He'll be in the Top 20, for sure.
mcdavid was barely above 1pt per game in his rookie season, matthews had 69 pts in 82 gp in his rookie season, but he also had 2 rookies on his line. i think the debate is still there and mcdavid isnt too far ahead
Plenty of players have been "faster" than McDavid, without the puck. Bure, Gartner, et al, nobody has ever been close to as fast with the puck. That second goal tonight, just unreal.
GuitarPartho Bure never played as fast. Watch that second goal, McDavid was in his defensive zone, two defenders were in the neutral zone, he skates past them like they're standing still.
I remember seeing this broadcast and actually saying out loud to myself... "Did he Elliot really just put Mathews and McDavid in the same sentence?" 5 years later and it's still not even close.
McDavid is amazing, but I think Bure was faster, at least the first few meters he was more explosive, he was more scaring with the puck and the better goalscorer, and that was almost 30 years ago. If Bure played today - no clutch & grab - he would be insane. McDavid has Draisaitl, Bure had nobody, that´s the difference. Nevertheless McDavid is absolutely great.
Watch Matthews and McDavid a 164 x a year? No thank you, we already do that because half of the hockey broadcasts are around the Oilers and Leafs. Its not a 2 team league !
It's quite easy to find the coverage of teams you like and avoid the coverage of the teams you don't in this Internet age. Every team has their own youtube channels, watch the channel of the team you like instead of Sportsnet, who are covering the biggest market and the best player because that's what gets the most views/highest ratings.
Yes, McDavid is probably fastest skater of all time. He is faster then Bure. But difference is quite small. Really. There is video, from 2001, when Bure scored hattrick against Toronto. ua-cam.com/video/x1ZOdth2q4s/v-deo.html In time 01:47 action started, from blue line to blue line Bure need aproximattely 1,8 sec. Mc David 1,6 sec. I know, in speed 36 km/h the difference is 2 m! But in 2001 was Bure slower (after two knee injuries). His peak (speed) prime was in first half of 90´s. And another aspect - todays players have better equipment. But yeah, Mc David is freak of nature. Like Bure and Bobby Orr in the past :-) Last notice - Nico Hischier is fantastic skater too.
Michael Grabner has had more breakaways in his career than any other player during that time. Apparently these guys on Sportsnet haven't been watching that closely. I'd wager he is still the fastest skater in the league.
In the 1980s, there was an arcade game where you simulated a 100m race. To go faster, you had to repeatedly press a button as fast as you could for about a minute. Whoever controls McDavid has pretty sore thumbs, I am guessing.
I live and am from McDavid's hometown Newmarket, Ontario. Hell, I was even born in the same hospital in Richmond Hill lol. Sadly I never got any of his talent lol. Rooting for him hard.
I live in Halifax bought the Game Center package for $200 and can't watch Habs or Sens games. Rogers, TSN and the NHL should wake up and realize that black-outs are making it really hard to be a fan of their sport. Who would buy Game centre if you can't watch your local team?
Well it would be nice if we could watch Austin Matthews that often with the Neil package but we can't in ontario because leaf games are blacked because of tsn. Brutal...Canadian television, more specifically in ontario, needs to change...so frustrating. At least we can watch mcdavid :) ...unless he is playing against the leafs ...sigh
Why does this seem to be being repeated in this thread? No. They used current technology to analyze him and Gartner and they topped 33 or 34. Mcdavid hit 40 and handled the puck like he was standing still.
Joe G Maroon had a career high 12 goals before playing with McDavid. Draisaitl had a career high 51 points before playing with McDavid. Lucic was too slow to play with McDavid and was moved off of McDavid's line. McDavid currently has 4 points on the Oilers 7 goals. McDavid practically is a 1 man offence...
how's Elliott Friedman qualified to talk about hockey. Some clown that take a journalism course gets on the CBC some how. I bet Donald S. can't stand him
Every real oilers fan needs to read this to understand why Mcdavid is the problem www.nhl.com/news/when-yzerman-bought-in-overall-success-followed/c-504907
He had the flu and shortly after had gastroenteritis (lost 10lbs because of it) and is still top 5 in the league in points. Now that he's healthy I hope he can get to #1 like last year.
No. Federov and Gartner were faster than Bure and neither ever beat McDavids time. Also bure never hit McDavid speeds with the puck in game. McDavid isn't just faster, he's a much smoother skater. Better technique much like Coffey. Seems smooth fluid little effort 3 strides and their at the other end. I think Federov was also a smoother skater than bure. Bure was very fast with great shot. That's what made him one of the greats how he could fly in sniper off a fast wrister with such a quick release times you didn't even see the puck leave his stick. But he was no where near the skater mcdavid was.
Tarasenkshow Lal hahahahah stfu, this guy is on a whole another level then Bure. Bure wasn't even the top 3 fastest skater in his era. This guy is the fastet skater of all time. Broke Gartner's mark at age 19 !!!
slave trader I was going to point out all of the errors in your statement, but then I noticed you're a trump fan and therefore won't listen to facts and reason anyways
Dudeeeeeeeeeee. You have Trump as your profile pic so I feel bad coming at you. But you seriously think Mathews is better the. Mcdavid ??? He shouldn't have even played his first year because he had no muscle what so ever. He was way to skinny and lanky and needed a year of working out to fit into body. Mathews was full grown at 18. Never the less it's not even close. He's sakic and bure in one. He's already bar none the best player in the world U gotta be a leafs fans
Nope8 WHAT. Don't get me wrong I love watching Matthew's play he is a very smart and exciting player. However we are talking about McDavid here... I hope you are joking
He legally can’t skate through school zones
Hockey Replays he’s not driving tho
@@jayteejk3840 you must be fun at parties
Who cares. He can't even skate as fast as Usain could run. 44.72 km/h on land.
r/woooosh
@@njbkendr you morons should really go back to school and learn some physics
McDavid’s very fast but his explosiveness is what’s deadly. He can accelerate & hit full speed in 2 strides max, giving him a ton of initial separation.
He's much more than speed, bro. His stickhandling is amazing, shot is amazing, and he's cerebral, knows what the other players are doing on his team and the opponents. Other than faceoff wins, he really doesn't have a major weakness. He's the best player in the last 30 yrs.
@@rebeltvr6046 bold knowing lemieux was in the last 30 years
@@woooshbait5398 You're right. Lemieux is obviously better than McDavid. Let's say McDavid is the best in the last 15 yrs?
@@rebeltvr6046 yeah 15's a fair assessment
Never will we see another player like him ….hes the most advanced player in the history of the nhl , he thinks like 99 ,skates like 4 and has the hands of 66
The game evolves and talent always gets better. I do think McDavid is 20-30 years ahead of his time. I think you’ll see speed like this in the long term future though
Best quote ever
Best ever speed hands and reading of game .. oiler Fan to end .. loving Hopkins finally has help... Can play offense now like he can second best Play maker to dri McDavid should shoot More.. hyman Lovin.. should play skin more not feeling soup been waiting skin since drafted
He doesn't have 99s IQ stop, he has him beat in everything else but there's a reason the guy who was not the fastest, biggest, hardest shot lapped everyone else in points
@@jaceking5938 mario took over once he got there bud lol u dont hear ppl saying wilt better jordan bc he lapped everyone in points ,,u gotta adjust for era n look at competition
man what a time to be an oilers fan..
Stevo Canuck bandwagons be like "been a oilers fan for two seasons now."
you know it.
Ghetto Ugandan Who cares? Let them. You don't understand business, the players and owners love new fans. You sound idiotic
I'm hoping for a Leafs vs Oilers Stanley Cup final in the future.
Not gonna happen. The Blackhawks are gonna win
im not a oilers fan but there lucky to have this guy mcdavid is unreal
We are all lucky to witness McDavid playing in this era. I'm a Pens fan, but I love McDavid. I love his speed. He's fun to watch.
Joe G still think Mathews is better
Yeaaaaa...until they get raped by the cap.
@@ryans413 Matthews is no McDavid lol
40 km/h end-to-end speednet
Who cares. He can't even skate as fast as Usain could run. 44.72 km/h on land.
@@njbkendr Look how long is the track for Usain and for David braindead
@@exoiwnl Doesn't matter... Bolt hits top speed at about 60m, which just happens to be the length of a hockey rink
Nathan Kendrick not to mention when he hits his peak speed he doesn’t get to keep going to increase, rather, he has to stop on a dime, at said speed, and on skates rather than just stopping in a sprint. Oh and, having to handle the puck, which is rolling, and all the other players out there...might make it I dunno maybe a little bit tougher? Probably not, but maybe
Story about McDavid yet they sneak in Matthews because LeafsNet
It sucks you folks outside Toronto have to hear about Matthews. I mean, he's such a boring player, they need to stop giving him unwarranted attention -- even though he also had a 3-point night and will be the second most dominant player in the league for the next decade.
Matthews was 20th in scoring last year. I think it's safe to say that with McDavid, Kane, Tarasenko, Draisaitl, Wheeler, Seguin, Benn, Karlsson, Pasternak and so many others still playing in 10 years I doubt he'll be #2. He'll be in the Top 20, for sure.
mcdavid was barely above 1pt per game in his rookie season, matthews had 69 pts in 82 gp in his rookie season, but he also had 2 rookies on his line. i think the debate is still there and mcdavid isnt too far ahead
Jonathan Fox McDavid is on a different level
AM34 Once McDavid scores 40 goals in a season we can talk about him being on another level
God, perfect crossovers and stride. Beauty
Plenty of players have been "faster" than McDavid, without the puck. Bure, Gartner, et al, nobody has ever been close to as fast with the puck. That second goal tonight, just unreal.
Is there any evidence to your first claim?
Mario just watch the tape and it's not hard to see, nobody has ever attached the neutral zone like this
Rick Danna bure and Gartner also played in a time where you could get away with more holding and hooking penalties
Bure was, and could make plays at that speed which is why he was so dominant.
GuitarPartho Bure never played as fast. Watch that second goal, McDavid was in his defensive zone, two defenders were in the neutral zone, he skates past them like they're standing still.
I remember seeing this broadcast and actually saying out loud to myself... "Did he Elliot really just put Mathews and McDavid in the same sentence?" 5 years later and it's still not even close.
How does he not crash into the goalie on that last rush. Incredible.
After what happened in 2015, he learned to control his speed a bit more
“I haven’t seen this in 25-30 years” I’m sorry, who was moving on the ice like McDavid 25-30 years ago!??!???
Bobby Hull, aka the Golden Jet, was said to have reach speeds of 29 mph/or 47.8 km/h
McDavid is a robot
sick to think he will actually get a speeding ticket at a school zone
McDavid is amazing, but I think Bure was faster, at least the first few meters he was more explosive, he was more scaring with the puck and the better goalscorer, and that was almost 30 years ago. If Bure played today - no clutch & grab - he would be insane. McDavid has Draisaitl, Bure had nobody, that´s the difference. Nevertheless McDavid is absolutely great.
Bure? You need eyes checked
Best skater to ever play the game
I’m still not over not getting McDavid
What no one is talking about. That referee was skating backwards in front of McDavid lol
EA has slider tweak for McDavid cards, they work better than their ovr in HUT, its starting to show in IRL too
This NHL 2018 will be on pc?
Watch Matthews and McDavid a 164 x a year? No thank you, we already do that because half of the hockey broadcasts are around the Oilers and Leafs. Its not a 2 team league !
well said.
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It's quite easy to find the coverage of teams you like and avoid the coverage of the teams you don't in this Internet age. Every team has their own youtube channels, watch the channel of the team you like instead of Sportsnet, who are covering the biggest market and the best player because that's what gets the most views/highest ratings.
Well in that case why not get rid of highlight reels all together on sports channels.
There needs to be a superpowered Gretzky DEFENCEMAN!
INSANE
Yes, McDavid is probably fastest skater of all time. He is faster then Bure. But difference is quite small. Really. There is video, from 2001, when Bure scored hattrick against Toronto. ua-cam.com/video/x1ZOdth2q4s/v-deo.html
In time 01:47 action started, from blue line to blue line Bure need aproximattely 1,8 sec. Mc David 1,6 sec. I know, in speed 36 km/h the difference is 2 m! But in 2001 was Bure slower (after two knee injuries). His peak (speed) prime was in first half of 90´s.
And another aspect - todays players have better equipment. But yeah, Mc David is freak of nature. Like Bure and Bobby Orr in the past :-)
Last notice - Nico Hischier is fantastic skater too.
I agree. Skates today are lightyears better than skates 20 or 40 years ago
Michael Grabner has had more breakaways in his career than any other player during that time. Apparently these guys on Sportsnet haven't been watching that closely. I'd wager he is still the fastest skater in the league.
McDavid blows Grabner away.
Grabner has also been in the league alot longer than McDavid has and there is no way Grabner can catch McDavid lol
In the 1980s, there was an arcade game where you simulated a 100m race. To go faster, you had to repeatedly press a button as fast as you could for about a minute.
Whoever controls McDavid has pretty sore thumbs, I am guessing.
Track and Field?
Next year he will be at 80kmh and the year after that 120kmh
I'd like to see him do that against Karlsson - sensFan
These guys are so Canadian
Even a mcdavid video has to sneak in a comment about how good Matthews is...
Matthews is no McDavid
No doubts he’s fast !
What cheat code is this?
I live and am from McDavid's hometown Newmarket, Ontario. Hell, I was even born in the same hospital in Richmond Hill lol. Sadly I never got any of his talent lol. Rooting for him hard.
0:36 umm, Paul Byron
Breakaway Byron is just fast, can finish most times now that he's gotten better, but mcdavid was drafted 1st for a raisin
Breaking down matthews' record setting 3 point night
Almost as good as breaking down Matthews' 4 goal opening night as a rookie.
Connor is the only game-to-game, end-to-end guy since Bobby Orr.
Pavel Bure.. he's not in their class but end to end threat every game, yes
Wasn't Carl Hagelin clocked in at something like 44km/h back in the 2016 playoffs?
Who cares. He can't even skate as fast as Usain could run. 44.72 km/h on land.
@@njbkendr whats the point you are trying to make Nathan?
@@Flashyfinancier It’s pretty obvious, it ain’t that impressive.
Pavel Bure was pretty fast too?
Pavel Bure had a breakaway every shift. He did NOT backcheck however...
Crazy
Dude could race cars
U should check Antti Pihlström. I think he might be faster.
Nhl seems to forget about a Somebody called Fedorov.
Oh wait.
And the Canucks shut him down. All NHL teams just have to follow that playbook.
The thing is hes fast... fast with the puck... but scored goals too...
Sorry, watch Bure 5 goals vs. Finland 98 Olympics. Faster then MacD
Or really bad defense from Finland? Bure was fast, but MacD is faster with the puck.
I live in Halifax bought the Game Center package for $200 and can't watch Habs or Sens games. Rogers, TSN and the NHL should wake up and realize that black-outs are making it really hard to be a fan of their sport. Who would buy Game centre if you can't watch your local team?
Well it would be nice if we could watch Austin Matthews that often with the Neil package but we can't in ontario because leaf games are blacked because of tsn. Brutal...Canadian television, more specifically in ontario, needs to change...so frustrating. At least we can watch mcdavid :) ...unless he is playing against the leafs ...sigh
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That's roughly 25 mph
That’s as fast as they go in the skills competition without the puck.
Most of them don’t even go that fast in the skills competition.
I can’t even do this in a video game
Pavel Bure buddy. You forget so quickly. You have seen this and the only faster and more explosive player in history.
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Not only is McDavid faster, he's better with the puck and will have a better career. There are levels here.
Why does this seem to be being repeated in this thread? No. They used current technology to analyze him and Gartner and they topped 33 or 34. Mcdavid hit 40 and handled the puck like he was standing still.
Dude this isn't fair
i man offence lmao wtf is he talking about draisaitl moroon are his side kicks u clown and lucic got that 3rd goal set up with his hard forcheck
Joe G Maroon had a career high 12 goals before playing with McDavid. Draisaitl had a career high 51 points before playing with McDavid. Lucic was too slow to play with McDavid and was moved off of McDavid's line. McDavid currently has 4 points on the Oilers 7 goals. McDavid practically is a 1 man offence...
He is pretty fast but in finland we have this thing called Antti pihlström, he is faster
Nope
I’m a sharks fan respect to mcdavid he’s one of my favs
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Don’t have to worry about the best D in the league if there is no D
We are lucky we get to watch hockey on game centre? I can't stream oilers games on sportsnet because of blackouts. How am I lucky again?
McJesus
hasn't seen it in 25-30 years?? when have you seen speed like that? it's never existed...
yes orr
Faster than Usain bolt
Just thought the same.. check'd the facts.. Nope, bolt went over 44km/h in his world record run at top speed.
can you even compare skating vs running speed though?
Ruuku1 No but should be faster on skates.. but mcdavid could go faster than this, here he is worrying about puck too. this is amazing speed with puck
If usain bolt was on skates he'd prob go 60Km
Actually speed skaters go that fast, over 60km/h. But hockey is ofcourse different and hockey skates are different, speed skates are faster
He’s just built different
Guys, please, unbutton your jackets when you sit down...
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dang if only i wasnt in the usa id actually know how fast he is
Connor Brodie it's about 25m/h
Matthews is not even close to being in McDavid's league
Matthews is borderline top5 in the league lol. No clue why Toronto-centered people compare him to McDavid
Carry McDavid
Except the Edmonton Oilers will never win the Stanley Cup, in the near future.
0.75 speed for some drunken commentators
Я тот самый русский комментарий который ты искал
How bout no
15 dislikes= 15 butt hurt general managers
After MacD has back to back 60 goal seasons. ....
Imagine without all the gear......
10km over school speed limits!
how's Elliott Friedman qualified to talk about hockey. Some clown that take a journalism course gets on the CBC some how. I bet Donald S. can't stand him
Every real oilers fan needs to read this to understand why Mcdavid is the problem www.nhl.com/news/when-yzerman-bought-in-overall-success-followed/c-504907
i play hockey and i think i can only go 20km/h :(
Wow
He's literally too fast around my school area.
"What do you do?"
Kadri is what the Leafs do :)
He'll be in the box for slashing this year.
So he stands in the corner and he is already going 23 miles per hour? :D
kmh
Hull clicked at 29.2 miles per hour .
Mcdavid 25. 4 mph off !
24.8mph for my American friends.
I look forward to watching the Leafs lose again even with Tavares
You're screwed
Bure
People are faster on feet than McDavid is on skates....
According to Wings fan's, Mcdavid is nothing, You have to see Larkin to see someone that's fast.😆
Mike Gartner was faster at 500 years old.
Nothing impressive here.
Sellout freidman
Usain bolt can run faster
And ever since this goal he's just been mediocre...along with Leon....not worth 21 mill a season.
He had the flu and shortly after had gastroenteritis (lost 10lbs because of it) and is still top 5 in the league in points. Now that he's healthy I hope he can get to #1 like last year.
Fastest speed skater 37 + mph
Uhmm hello? Pavel Bure was faster
Tarasenkshow father
hahahahaha
Bure's max speed ever with the puck: 34kmph. Sorry Russia.
No. Federov and Gartner were faster than Bure and neither ever beat McDavids time. Also bure never hit McDavid speeds with the puck in game. McDavid isn't just faster, he's a much smoother skater. Better technique much like Coffey. Seems smooth fluid little effort 3 strides and their at the other end. I think Federov was also a smoother skater than bure. Bure was very fast with great shot. That's what made him one of the greats how he could fly in sniper off a fast wrister with such a quick release times you didn't even see the puck leave his stick. But he was no where near the skater mcdavid was.
Tarasenkshow Lal hahahahah stfu, this guy is on a whole another level then Bure. Bure wasn't even the top 3 fastest skater in his era. This guy is the fastet skater of all time. Broke Gartner's mark at age 19 !!!
Pavel Bure> Mcdavid
Matthews better? Matthews won the Calder, McDavid didnt.
slave trader I was going to point out all of the errors in your statement, but then I noticed you're a trump fan and therefore won't listen to facts and reason anyways
Dudeeeeeeeeeee. You have Trump as your profile pic so I feel bad coming at you. But you seriously think Mathews is better the. Mcdavid ??? He shouldn't have even played his first year because he had no muscle what so ever. He was way to skinny and lanky and needed a year of working out to fit into body. Mathews was full grown at 18.
Never the less it's not even close. He's sakic and bure in one. He's already bar none the best player in the world U gotta be a leafs fans
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Crosby didn't either bud does that make Matthews better?
PuckProductions Same goes to you aswell.
Matthews > McDavid
Nope8 WHAT. Don't get me wrong I love watching Matthew's play he is a very smart and exciting player. However we are talking about McDavid here... I hope you are joking
Haha obviously McDavid is better at this point in their careers.