#26 — Vanek! with a Jurco

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Re: World Cup of Hockey

[(Anonymous)]

He's not provably the best player, even. He wasn't the best player on Team Canada at Worlds. And a lot of guys on that team have been captains at the international level, some multiple times, but the GM and coach are his, so....

Re: World Cup of Hockey

[(Anonymous)]

Who would you have over him for best player? Actual question. I tend to fall into the "he is probably the best, and he will be the best, but he has to actually do it first."

Re: World Cup of Hockey

[(Anonymous)]

Gaudreau comes to mind first - I'm very unconvinced McDavid would have kept up his points rate, it kept falling, and Gaudreau was just under a PPG over a full season. Mackinnon could, Schiefele could. Anyone playing in the top six could, including Eichel, possibly Larkin, though that one is a lot less likely. Maybe Saad. And maybe a top defenseman, so Rielly or Ekblad, possibly Jones, though I think that's a long shot.

McDavid had great numbers in 45 games, but he didn't even play them consecutively (fatigue is a real phenomena), and he had a crazy high shooting percentage. Panarin also shot around 16%, but no one says he's going to do it again and somehow McDavid will.

He totally might be the best player! But he hasn't even captained his team internationally and lots of older players have.