Led by McDavid, the Oilers are set up better than any time in recent memory to get over the hump.
What will do next? It’s the question so many people are so intrigued to see answered after McDavid led the in goals , assists and points last season, falling just one vote shy of winning his second unanimous Hart Trophy in three years. How can he possibly do better than that? Advertisement Well, the bar was set even higher by captain when he told that he could see McDavid finishing with more than 170 points this season.
Connor has become very vocal in his assessments and his evaluations and in his determination. You can hear it in his voice.” McDavid was just beginning to show glimpses of the player and captain he is now when Hitchcock coached him, the former said. That transformation has been completed. “More than anything, what’s impressive for me is how he’s transitioned himself from athlete to player to leader,” Hitchcock said. “The point totals are the point totals.
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