This Pittsburgh Penguins player thinks that Connor McDavid could hit 170 points this season.
The Edmonton Oilers have two of the best players in the NHL with Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. They are the primary drivers of the Oilers offence, there is no question of that.
Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid.Draisaitl won the Art Ross, Ted Lindsay and Hart Memorial trophies in the 2020 season. In 71 games that season he posted 110 points. He matched that point total in 2021-22 and hit a career high of 128 points in this past season. Both years he eclipsed 50 goals.
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McDavid is on a whole other level. He has won the Art Ross trophy five times, including the past three straight seasons. He's won the Ted Lindsay four times and the Hart Memorial Trophy three times. Additionally he won the Maurice Richard Trophy for the first time this past season.
Connor McDavid and all his 2022-23 Trophies.Last season he set a new career high in points with 153. That was the most points scored in an NHL season since the 1995-96 when Pittsburgh Penguins forward Mario Lemieux scored 161.
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One Penguins star could see McDavid break the 170 point threshold this coming season - Sidney Crosby.
"I didn't think 150 was going to be in the cards for him but he found a way to get there...he just finds a way to find another level time and time again, so I would never bet against him."
The last time a player broke the 170 point threshold was in the 1988-89 season. Lemieux collected 199 points that season.
Sidney Crosby.Crosby went on to say that his opinion on McDavid being the best player in the NHL hasn't changed since 2018.
"You've got Nate (MacKinnon) and Leon (Draisaitl) and some other guys who are right there, but I think he's proven that."
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Despite the high praise from his fellow NHLer, McDavid remains focused on achieving his ultimate goal - to win the Stanley Cup. After the heartbreaking loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round of last year's playoffs, he told reporters that this upcoming season is "cup or bust."
Sidney Crosby & Connor McDavid.Crosby isn't surprised by anything the Oilers captain does anymore. He has been and always will be a special player and a generational talent.
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