Connor McDavid may be one of the most talented players of his generation, but he can’t imagine being one of the best of all time yet since he hasn’t won a Stanley Cup yet.
The Edmonton Oilers captain would certainly trade one of his three Hart Trophies, four Ted Lindsays, five Art Rosses or even his Maurice Richards for the big silver bowl. For him, his legacy wouldn’t be complete without the trophy.
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“I think hockey is a team game, but more than that, all these great players have won and that’s certainly something we want to achieve in Edmonton,” McDavid said Wednesday, his comments published on the NHL website .com. There is no shortage of discussion or reporting on this topic, but I firmly believe that all the greats have won and that is what I have to do.”
Last season, the 26-year-old forward collected 153 points in 82 games, something not achieved since Mario Lemieux in the mid-1990s. Sidney Crosby even recently estimated that McDavid could reach 170 points.
“Of course it’s nice when someone like him says that about you, but other than that the numbers are a bit meaningless at this point. “We want to perform, but we want to win games and that’s what counts,” he said.
In the spring, the Oilers were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs by the eventual champion Vegas Golden Knights. Last year they lost to the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference finals.