Sidney Crosby vs. Connor McDavid (Part 1)
Rick Roos
2015-06-24
Roos examines the fantasy value of Crosby (circa 2005) versus McDavid (circa 2015)
After years of hype and months of focus on where exactly he'll land, in two days Connor McDavid finally gets drafted by an NHL team (barring something crazy, to Edmonton first overall). And although Cage Match normally compares players based on actual NHL data in order to predict future performance, I simply couldn't resist the opportunity to pay homage to McDavid, who's already been anointed this decade's "generational talent," ala Sidney Crosby in the 2000s, Eric Lindros in the 1990s, Mario Lemieux in the 1980s, and Wayne Gretzky in the 1970s.
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