Probably not, He's on the same level as Crosby

Something tells me there’s a very good chance of that happening. Especially if he wins the cup

@@Silentstep66 Nah. Crosby had a comparible in Ovechkin. McDavid in his tenure has had no equal. Just like Lemiuex and Gretzky. Crosby is also amazing but a step below.

@@hockeypsychology Crosby, Lemieux and Gretzky had already won Olympic golds, cups and other championships. Mcdavid has won zero. He's one of the all te greats when skill is brought up but look at his body Language when facing defeat... When he wins we will see. Makar shut him down in the playoffs and from what I remember nobody shut down Lemieux and Gretzky. Crosby and Mcdavid are in the same tier. Lemieux and Gretzky are a notch above..maybe two notches

@@Insignia6 Makar shut him down in the playoffs.. what are you talking about? Crosby was a notch above Ovechkin.. Ovechkin scores goals... Crosby does everything

Hands down. When you see the speed live & watch these guys making decisions in real time, you gain a new appreciation for just how good these players really are.

Hockey players are the toughest & most skilled athletes on the planet.

Great point. All 3 combined make him one of the most gifted players we’ve ever seen

have you never heard of Nathan McKinnon or Cale Makar? When McDavid is on the ice with those two guys, he just looks like an average player.

@nugglife3035 of course ive heard of them they are both top 5 players and makar is the best dman in the league. He also didnt look average at all he had 3 goals 4 assists in 7 games. Mackinnon and Makar ate both arguably top 5 players but theres no reasonable argument for them being better than mcdavid

@@hellomotoCoop wake me up when McJesus gets his name on the Stanley Cup.

@nugglife3035 Hockey is a team sport if we JUST look at cups then pat maroon clears makar and mackinnon. No other metric would lead us to this conclusion. Looking at goals, assists, points, and advanced stats tells us connor is better. Connor outscored both makar and mackinnon in less games with a worse team around him. Mcdavid puts up more points with worse linemates. Makar plays on the best d core in the league and even without him avs still have a great d core. Mackinnon plays with better forwards AND better defensemen than connor does and still puts up less points. Connor has received more individual hardware in single seasons than mackinnon has in his career. Simply looking at cups is lazy in a team sport where athletes dont choose their teams and especially in a sport like hockey is just silly.

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Thanks for watching! I appreciate it. You make a great point. They are all great, the technology & footage is just now easily available to us and that provides a bias in a sense.

@@hockeypsychology Yes, I remember watching Hockey on a little 12-inch black and white TV... with a snowy picture and constantly adjusting the rabbit ears to get a better picture. Listening on the radio was literally better. No joke. Just go back and watch the 1980 USA vs Russia Olympic game for reference and then the 1987 Canada cup games... 1980 was bad, and 87 was just a little better. It wasn't until the early 1990s when Gretzky got to LA and Fox tried to put a yellow highlighter on the puck. But still, casual fans could still not even follow a game on TV. The athletes are not better today. People haven't changed. But, training, equipment, drugs, coaching, and game film have all made tremendous leaps. Imagine if Gretzky or Larry Bird actually lifted weights in the off-season, or Mantle wasn't hungover all the time...Makar would have been great in another era and Orr would have been great today. Juice or as the new generation calls them "PEDs" lol... is not something we hear about in the NBA, NHL, or Tennis but trust me, there are a lot more guys and girls on the sauce than anyone is letting on... Jordan finished a full season 6lbs heavier than when the season began and no one said a thing. The fanbase and announcers are completely ignorant to physical culture. To wrap up on modern guys... I hope McDavid, & Makar, etc... continue to crush it. It's better for the overall ecosystem of the NHL. (and the value of my PSA 10's lol)

LMFAO

Not anyone in an Avalanche sweater... McDavid would maybe be a 3rd liner on our squad. LOL

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Mckinnon >>>mcdavid

skill-wise, any of those guys will freely admit that McDavid is far and away the best. As far as G.O.A.T. status goes however, he'll need to dominate the league like he did last year for at least another 5 or 6 years.

I understand Makar. At least he's so good he'll probably go down as the all time best AND greatest defenseman. But MacKinnon really hasn't even been in smelling distance of McDavid outside of a few very short periods of time over the years.

@@vlisto3712 Makar will be the best ever D-man after one good season? Now that is funny. He is not in the top 50 scorers right now in the NHL

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I’m 22, but still lean towards Gretz and Lemieux. McDavid is definitely up there.

There's no doubt. Of course Gretzky and Lemieux didn't have the advantage of studying and learning from Gretzky and Lemieux tapes as kids, but that's the way the game evolves. One day, McDavid may even be considered for G.O.A.T. status if he can dominate the league for a fair length of time. Gretzky will always be my favourite, but it doesn't mean I can't admit that McDavid is the better player.

Kind Sir. Bobby Orr is the best and he was doing this 50 years ago. He won 2 Stanley Cups, and he won all the personal accolades as you know if you watched him. And he was a defenseman. If I had to choose a team it would consist of 4 lines of Bobby Orr.

Jon, well I too played in the 60's and still play a little but with modern equipment. The equipment alone is phenomenal. The skates allow for unimagined quickness and the sticks are so potent ,I can still roof the puck from the blue line . I am 65. I love watching the skill, but today with 2 line passing and more room in the offensive zone, this contributes greatly to a players ability on ice. I repeat, Conner is a phenom....love it

Gilbert was superb on the rush. His lateral movements were crazy. Just a terrific athlete.

Come on guys! Makar is just a promising talent! One decent year in NHL! Give him another couple of decent season and start idolize him!

@@laszlototh2022 my opinion as well. They were saying he was the next Bobby Orr. If you win 8 consecutive Norris trophies and couple scoring races....then we will talk about that comparison. Meanwhile, He will not even be a finalist for the Norris this year

That’s a fantastic explanation of it. Great comment

@@hockeypsychologyglad you liked it. Cheers.

Only maple leafs fans believe Auston Matthew’s is better than mcdavid it’s hilarious

@@laker1080 You're right, McDavid is "better" than Auston Matthews but he is seriously lacking defensively. There are other centres that have been unreal on both ends for years, that's why I say he's not the best... yet. Sidney Crosby is one of those guys and he's getting pretty old.

Lol

Your comment suggest he isn't a team player? Don't be bonehead!

That's funny, because when he tries to play against Cale Makar and Nate McKinnon, he just looks like an average- below average player at best. If he's the best "and it's not even close"... how do you explain his lack of success against superior players? Why don't we save the "best in the world" talk for guys who deserve it, eh?

​@@nugglife3035lol

Maybe since 2015 and post all the rule changes

Nah, Mario Lemieux would carry players down the ice and score goals while also being hooked and slashed. Not to mention he did this with a back so bad he couldn't tie his own skates. Moreover, Lemieux missed 22 games to chemotherapy, came back and still won the scoring title that season ('92-93). You put a healthy Mario Lemieux in today's league where he won't get hacked, slashed, and held and get way more power play opportunities and he pots an easy 150 points a season.

@@him8012 oh jeebus... please. Put a side by side video feed of Lemieux's best vs McConners best and good laugh your ass off. Back in the early 90s ALL players were soooo slow. In the side by side you would be seeing the lesser players moving faster that Lemieux. Now don't get me wrong here. Lemieux was a legend in his day boy the whole game is exponentially faster. I would even challenge this videos claim off McConner being the best ever because they're are no actual stats. It's really really hard to crown "the best ever" in any sport because technology in all aspects is much better from equipment to personal training. As a closing note I am a life long Penguins fan having been born just out side of Pittsburgh so if anything I should be biased for Lemieux. I'm just calling out facts.

@@tester3x Massive difference in hockey equipment. Lemieux also had a two line pass rule and players were allowed to hack, hold, and hook Lemieux all they want. Lemieux would light up today's league with modern equipment and nutrition - not to mention how much more frequently penalties are called. You're delusional to think skating speed is the only metric to go by 🤣

@@him8012 Obviously Lemieux is one of the greats, but this is really biased. It's not the same sport anymore. The game may be less brutal, but the players are so much faster it's not even close. There are no slow NHL players anymore.

I would agree with you. May make a video on this also. Both do it in very different ways & dominate.

Shut up, Crosby can’t do all of that at the same speed mcdavid does. That’s why he is the BEST BECAUSE HE DOES EVERYTHING AT FAST SPEEDS NOT JUST SOMETHINGS

@@HaydenS4 relax my guy , you must have not watched Crosby 5-6 years ago. They are both generational talent . Only time will tell who’s better

I totally agree, I would pick young Crosby over McDavid any day. Crosby does what needs to be done for his team to win. McDavid (ie McNobackcheck) does what us best for himself. Crosby is a leader and a legend, McDavid does some nice ice-dancing tricks. A better comparison might be Austin Matthews vs McDavid, or Brian Boitano vs Connor McDavid 😁

@@m____w____6981 there is absolutely no way, shape or form to compare Matthews with McDavid. Matthews is comparable to Ovechkin because he’s a goal scorer not a playmaker. McDavid is a playmaker (hence the reason why he’s already past 700 points before 25 and doesn’t have a rocket Richard trophy yet). As per the end of this video, he just getting started. enjoy the show.

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Blue and White, which match the colors of the team that has the REAL best player in the world today, MVP Auston Matthews!

@@salianni16 no way you’re serious. if you are, you don’t watch hockey

@@mattshank8155 You're right. I am serious. Thanks for clearing that up.

@@salianni16 lmao Matthews isn’t even top 3 let alone best in the world. goofy. guarantee if he didn’t break the leafs single season goal record, he wouldn’t have won MVP. McDavid robbed

All time

@Hockey Psychology, you are wrong. Wayne Gretzky is all time. Mc David is Current. Wayne Gretzky has better stats and nobody can compare

Yup Gretzky and Lemieux then Mcdavid

@@007Hutchings What about Bobby Orr? He's very close to Gretzky and Lemieux if not above them. Bobby Orr is also Connor McDavid's agent. Whatever he's teaching McDavid, the kid learned fast!

@@hockeypsychology are you serious?

It’s Messi with Mbappe, Henry type speed. We’re so fkn lucky to have McJesus

No he will not. The rules have changed over the years to make it easier to score and he still doesn't have even a 50 goal season. His best season ever wouldn't break rookie or defenseman single season records. Bossy never played a season in which he scored less than 50 goals. He still needs over 2000 points to catch Gretzky. He would need to score over 200 points per season over the next 10 years to catch him. 200 points has been achieved 4 times in history, all by Gretzky. Gretzky and Lemieux also would have scored more without the 2 line passes that McDavid has never had hampering him. He doesn't even have a ring yet. Gretzky is the all time shorthanded goals leader, I believe Connor has fewer than 5. He will never be the greatest. He is a good player, just very overrated.

@@dannycarlow8204 Haters got hate... You are totally wrong about this, his name will be along side the greats. Just wait and see...

@@red_tide I didn't say his name wouldn't be among the greats. I disagreed with the person saying he will go down as the greatest. If you really think he will come even close to Gretzky, you're crazy. McDavid needed a way better first 7 seasons. So far, every 2 McDavid seasons equals 1 Gretzky season. I'm not hating, I'm just speaking the facts of the case. He doesn't even have a Cup yet and unless he moves elsewhere, he isn't winning any as an oiler. Maybe the first guy meant McDavid will be the greatest to never win a cup? When his career is over, that could be true. I might agree to that. We'll have to wait and see.