Connor McDavid’s start has already pushed the conversation into absurd territory, and his teammates are the first to admit it. With 31 points in 10 games, McDavid is tracking toward roughly 260 points, a number that feels more like a fantasy league punchline than an NHL pace. Zach Hyman described it on TSN OverDrive with Aaron Korolnek, Jeff O’Neill and Jamie McLennan as “video game” territory.
McDavid has piled up 8 goals and 23 assists, and he’s already matched a rare piece of NHL history along the way. He became the second player ever to record three five-point games in his first 10 games of a season, joining Mario Lemieux, who did it in 1988-89 and 1992-93.
The reaction around the league has been just as loud. NHL analyst Jeff Marek said, “The way that he’s playing to start this season, this is sending a message to the rest of the NHL… everybody in Denver, everybody in Tampa, everybody in San Jose… let’s just end all these conversations about who the best player in the NHL is…”
Hyman didn’t try to soften the numbers. He said McDavid is the best player in the world, by a long shot, and added that the pace likely won’t last - but he still wouldn’t draw a line on what his captain can do. “He’s doing things that nobody thought anyone could do,” Hyman said.
Even Leon Draisaitl, who sits second in league scoring, is nowhere near McDavid’s pace. Draisaitl is on track for 176 points, which would still leave him 84 behind.
The awe isn’t limited to McDavid’s own locker room, either. Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Gavin McKenna, speaking before the Oilers vs.
Maple Leafs game on Saturday night, said, “Now having a taste of what the NHL is like, it makes it that much crazier. Every night you are expecting him to put up five points.
I don’t know how he’s doing it, but I got to skate with him this summer … He’s out of this world.”
For all the wild production, Hyman said McDavid hasn’t been swept up in it. According to Hyman, he stays humble and keeps the focus on Edmonton’s 8-1-1 record. McDavid has also pointed to his teammates, an improved power play and a few lucky bounces as reasons behind the explosion.
All of it is happening under new head coach Mike Babcock, who Hyman said has brought exactly what the Oilers expected. “He’s [Babcock] been great,” Hyman said. “It’s been everything we expected and hoped for.”
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