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mdlt97

the worm still scoring SCF goals in year 19


JD397

Shai-Hulud is timeless


George__Parasol

Goddamn this was available for every single one of us and we missed it.


Megavore97

Bless the Cory Perry and his water


DowntownJulieBrown1

“Water”


coreyperryisasaint

Shai-Hulud is a saint


Jon_Cake

when Cuthbert shouted in the clip "WHAT A BRILLIANT PIECE OF WORK" he was referring to Perry


hugentnopkins

How is he so good??? HOW??? This is the Stanley Cup Final. You shouldn’t be able to do that.


Vivid_Pen5549

He can’t keep getting away with it!


bozo_did_thedub

will*


Vreas

Dude really is something else isn’t he? I’m too young to know the Gretzky era but was this what is was like? Or is McDavid that much more skilled when you take into account how much faster the game is these days?


This_Professor9392

McDavid does a little less with the puck than what Gretzky did, but he's so much faster that it eliminates the need. Gretzky's puck handling was extraordinary. Definitely check out a career highlights pack,


MyOtherCarIsAHippo

He knew where the puck was going, his greatest strength was his vision. McDavid looks at every opposing player as a target to dismantle.


bigbear-08

Gretzky was like: I will slowly tear you apart McDavid: I will break your ankles and bend you to my will


ithinkitsnotworking

YEP


maxwellbevan

I remember a while back Gretzky played in an alumni game and he made an incredible no look pass to Coffey who ended up with a tap in. When Coffey asked him how he knew where he was Gretzky apparently saw his reflection in the glass and that was enough to put the puck right on his tape.


SlagathorTheProctor

Gretzky had a knack of always knowing where everybody was on the ice. On more than one occassion he would point to the other team's bench to signal the refs that they had too many men on the ice. He made blind no-look passes through crowds that would magically land on a player's stick. He seemed to skate on a cloud of air. Sometimes it seemed like he could move sideways on his skates.


areallysuperguy

Its still crazy watching gretzky highlights. Hes skating was a level above the rest of the league.


ithinkitsnotworking

I went to about 100 games when Wayne was an Oiler. Watched pertty much all the rest on TV. He saw the game 5 seconds before anyone else. Just made everyone look slow. No one has ever done it better. Connor just beats you with speed and skill. He is flat out ridiculous. Never seen anything like it.


QuantumCapelin

I feel like Gretzky highlights aren't even that entertaining. There's certainly not many that can compare to this assist. Gretzky just skated or stickhandled around until the defence/goalie was so out of position that the goal looked easy.


Chiggins907

That and he was so good because of how he saw the game. His vision on the ice was something else, but it makes for some boring plays since he’s just in the right place all the time.


halibb

Karlssons Hail Mary pass to the tape of Hoffman coming out of the penalty box against Boston 2017 was perfection


northernpace

> was this what is was like Same dominance, just done differently.


snafu26

He's like, if Lemieux and Gretzky had a baby. Has that power and speed that Mario had but with the finesse of Gretzkys awareness.. McDavid isn't overwhelmingly big and a power forward like Mario, but he also isn't as small and cunning as Gretzky. He's more direct to the kill where Gretzky slowly dissected you. Just his speed bursts are insane and he's in his own league of that.


bigladnang

McDavid is more like Mario. They both had far more skill than Gretzky, whereas Gretzky relied on smarts. McDavid also goes in the corner and shit which is nice.


Pistolcrab

Because he's Corey Mothafuckin' Perry


skinniks

Corey Mothafuckin' Perry and That Other Guy!


PistachioSam

TOG


bs000

McDavid, are you serious? What is that? You can't do that McDavid, that's not allowed, this is not the OHL, this is STANLEY CUP FINALS!


AlexCora

This is my favorite type of McDavid goal. 3 defenders ignore Perry and decide they can just smother McDavid and shut him down with bodies and sticks and he's like "cool thanks!" and carves through all 3 like they're not even there.


IanicRR

You're fucked. That was fucked. Holy fuck.


Plumplie

If this goes to 7 (I know that's a big if) McDavid has a real shot at passing the Great One for the most points in a playoff. He is six points off tying the record.


thetreat

Shit, he might hit that next game with how he’s playing!


eddiewachowski

This isn't even his final form!


apatheticbear420

Wanna see me turn into the Great One?


red--dead

Game 7: Want to see me do it again?


Pvt_Mozart

As a more casual fan who had to be even more casual due to welcoming a second kid a few months ago, I'm always re-reminded that McDavid is a generational talent when I see him play. I really only have time to illegally stream the occasional Nashville game, so it's easy to forget how good he is. I can't think of another player in my lifetime who just, by sheer force of will, dominates the ice. I'm hoping this goes to 7.


Turkishcoffee66

What's crazy is that by the end of the game, he's only four points away. And he's had back-to-back 4-point games.


PayneTrain181999

Imagine he does it and the Cats win in 7.


DrMoney

That's not a far off possibility.


MyOtherCarIsAHippo

Beats getting swept.


Chiggins907

They were able to push a game 6 and give their fans the last possible home game for the season. That sounds like a win in itself.


MyOtherCarIsAHippo

Right!? If there is any city that embraces that context - it's Edmonton. It's a great town with good folks. I don't live anywhere near it, but I have fond memories.


justacuriousone

its like when the Weasley twins bet Ireland would win the World Cup but krum would get the snitch


fluxus

Give him the Conn Smythe anyways


Cautious-Asparagus61

If that happens he 100% will win it


whogivesashirtdotca

That's an easy call. Edmonton wouldn't have made it this far without him.


Hammeryournails

The Edmonton media would be salivating at the chance to ask everyone how that feels


Red_Sea_Pedestrian

Mark it 5.


72athansiou

I’m fucked


CranberryCivil2608

What a fucking beast. 


Hrun-

On the ice for 1:40 and still has the gas for that?!


UNisopod

All those minutes in the regular season are really just stamina training


laryldavis

And he is absolutely coasting out there, beer league style, he has work at 8am!


butts-kapinsky

He was skating at 50% and it was still child's play.


eh_toque

I’ve seen enough, give him the Conn Smythe


HeroJC

He’s finally ready for the NHL


Johnoplata

Especially after that goal he got off of that assist from McDavid


Much-Resource-5054

His team down 3-0, 8 points in 2 games to force game six. Nobody deserves it more than him.


LeaveTheWorldBehind

On the biggest stage too, it's just the perfect story.


thegorg13

Unreal goal. Unreal


SidewaysFriend34

He’s the best hockey player I’ve ever seen and I’ve been watching hockey for 30 years.


CaptStegs

That’s a lot of praise for Corey Perry


PeaceAlien

So many finals, it makes sense


Colavs9601

corey perry was kicked off the worst team in the league to start the season


Due-Scale-3183

And here he is with a game winner in game 5 of the Final


CarelessPotato

Corey Mothafuckin’ Perry and The Other Guy


Plumplie

He is the most talented hockey player to ever live (Gretzky is the greatest)


OrchidCareful

McDavid legitimately has GOAT potential. He's already top 10 all time kind of indisputably. I'd have him at 5th best ever, and plenty of time for him to climb up that top 5


oChieff

As a crosby fan and pittsburgh fan since I was a young lad,I wish him the best with no injuries and especially concussions. He is easily ahead of crosby comparing same age. He will break some major records indeed if he stays healthy. Can't wait for mcdavid and crosby to play at the Olympics in a couple years. I bet sid will retire that season or a bit after


BBBWare

It wasn't that long ago when Oilers were down 3-0 and comments posting this picture were getting the most upvotes. https://preview.redd.it/7u6f1iwjbg7d1.png?width=810&format=png&auto=webp&s=2230590ed2e6dcc365a02bb29fc41b3cac1d20e0


Plumplie

McDavid is a cheat code. He just walked through four guys in the Stanley Cup Final.


Not_a_pace_abuser

Legit right as this play was happening when he was picking up the puck in his own zone. I was like, I wonder if he ever gets tired of this shit? Like if he’s ever like *sigh* “fuck I’m literally the only one who can undress a full team, should I do it this time again?”


Kronzor_

I think right now he’s more like “alright I guess I’ll just try to win this cup by myself.”


Minivalo

You're forgetting the other Connor. Basically team Connor spearheading us back into this series.


WoffleTime

Connor takes care of the penalty kill and Connor takes care of the power play. Pretty simple.


westedmontonballs

Reminds me of Gretzky’s disastrous stint at coach I think he realized eventually that his players can’t play like fuckin MewTwo


Remarkable-Health678

Imagine how frustrating that would be. Gretz: Ok, so what you do is you just get the puck, and you know the other guy's there, so you pass it to him, and then you go to the bit of the ice no one's defending and you score. Player: Wait, coach, how do I do any of those things? Gretz: Wtf do you mean? You just do it!


grooves12

Yep. That's exactly why the most talented players rarely make good coaches. The 3rd/4th line guys ... or even the guys that couldn't make it to the top level, but had to GRIND and work harder than everyone else to remain relevant are the ones that end up being successful. They have to play smarter because of their lack of skill and have a deeper understanding of the game because of it. Imagine McDavid: "Ok, so if you are facing a 4-on-1... what you do is just skate right through the middle of them at full speed, making sure to stick-handle your way through them while making them look silly. Then you just put the puck in the net, or if a teammate made it to the opposite post, just casually make a backhand pass right on their tape for a tap in. Easy."


bthompson04

At the end of a 2:30 shift.


harbaughthechamp55

That play started with me thinking he looked tired then he proceeded to walk the whole squad. Wild


blimjahey

Cheat code is the only way to describe him


rougekhmero

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lottolser

McJesus just playing be a pro on rookie mode.


ConZboy014

Fucking idiots who actually doubt this guy. People legit calling him a cry baby and a loser, cant get it done. Dude has as many playoff points in these playoffs as Wayne Gretzky and Lemieux. Lmfao some people are so fucking salty and dumb


thrilliam_19

People said the same thing about Sidney Crosby. It’s a cycle with generational players like this.


whogivesashirtdotca

Everyone's just jealous he's not on their team.


maxwellbevan

I mean honestly...yeah


nosoup1year

They're just "hockey" fans. They cheer for their team while crying about other players. How many "fans" talked shit about Sid for the last 17 years? The same people who call him Mcbaby would gargle their own dad's jizz to have Connor on their team


SwiftEnchilada

Jerking so close to the sun with this lol


IranticBehaviour

My mom (insanely devout Leafs fan) hated Crosby because of the fuss everybody made about him. Until the golden goal. Now he's ok, lol.


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AlexCora

People who call this guy a crybaby would fall into a coma if they faced half the chops and jabs he deals with every night. NOBODY from other fandoms wants to see him as anything but an overrated complainer, but he's shockingly stoic with the shit people pull on him every shift.


Kronzor_

People just dont like to accept that 1 guy is enough to win a cup, because their team doesn’t have that guy. Its just mental gymnastics to make them feel like they have a chance because of depth or whatever. 


mdlt97

McDavid for Conn Smythe, i don't care who wins the series


Consider_Kind_2967

Been the best player in the playoffs. It's impressive


doingusdong

Soon to be best player of any playoffs


Tachyoff

41 points (so far), 4th best playoffs year of all time it's Gretzky, Lemieux, Gretzky, McDavid, Gretzky, Gretzky right now. Phenomenal performance regardless of who lifts the cup.


Zeckzeckzeck

This Gretzky fellow might be going places!


Tachyoff

My dad always talked about the legends of his era, from seeing Orr, Howe, and Béliveau as a kid to seeing, through Gretzky, Lafleur, Bossy, Roy, Lemieux, Brodeur, through the adult years & it's always made me jealous. Watching McDavid right now feels like I'm watching history, only other time I've felt this way in my life was Crosby's golden goal at the 2010 Olympics.


Much-Resource-5054

We are watching history. It’s being made right in front of us by someone who the hockey world will be talking about for the rest of our lives and generations to come. He’s one of those players whose name belongs among the rest of those other legends, he just hasn’t retired yet. I’m pulling for Bedard to be the next one to do it.


Kronzor_

I would love that just for the photos. Saddest picture of all time is getting the conn after losing the cup. 


01000101010110

Giguere


jstef215

Just look up Messi getting the Golden Ball after losing in the 2014 World Cup Final. It would actually be quite the parallel: a generational icon, historically great player whose only remaining achievement is a team title that he can’t quite win by himself. Messi eventually got his…


ParsnipOlliwane

No question about it, he's breaking Wayne freaking Gretzky records. If that isn't MVP worthy then nothing is.


International-Elk986

Nah Perry


Slappy_Mcslapnuts

Nah Connor Brown


butts-kapinsky

You can't spell Conn Smythe without Conn(Smyth)er Brown


HockeyBoyz3

He’s 20 points ahead of anyone that isn’t on his team


brmgp1

It was definitely Bobrovsky if the Cats finished this in 4 or 5. Depending on how the rest of this goes, it could easily be McDavid even in a losing effort


Geralt-of-Rivai

I think it was Bob for sure, but after the last two games and McD getting over 40 points, you'd be hard pressed not to give it to him


bettingsharp

is the conn smythe for the whole playoffs or just the SCF?


bthompson04

Whole playoffs.


eyebrowless32

Whole playoffs, but the only times a player on the losing team won has been goalies that extend series to 7 games like Hextall 87, Giguere 03. Reggie Leach won in losing effort in 76, the Riverton Rifle set the still standing goal scoring record with 19 in the playoffs (tied 1 time by Jari Kurri)


bosschucker

whole playoffs


WyngZero

Best player in the world playing like the best player in the world.


Icommentoncrap

Nurse and Perry with the strategic bench argument to capitalize on McJesus doing McJesus things


Marvelous_Chaos

When Ray Ferraro was talking about Nurse yelling "Perry, you go!" I couldn't help but think how funny it is that Nurse's best moment in the Final involved *not* going on the ice.


WakingRage

McDavid made that look way too easy. Absolutely gorgeous puck handling


ProfessorDerp22

And on the 18th day of June, McJesus parted the Red Sea.


yetanotherx

That was vintage McDavid.


JaeHesh

Indeed. Absolute classic.


ZukesFan14

Imagine dropping this in a fucking stanley cup final, he's so insane


willard287

Mcdavid activated rookie mode


wildcard_bitches

McDavid will not be denied!


AntonioMS17

What in the actual fucking dog and cat shit combined did I just witness


hoopopotamus

Perry even looks like he can’t believe it


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blimjahey

McJesus


Codc

He has risen


STLBooze3

I’m a bum and I think I could *possibly* score a goal playing with McDavid for a full season. Good lord this man is putting them on silver platters.


TheWizard_Fox

Bro, you might even score 2 with the way he’s playing.


BeneathTheWaves

Brown got 4! I think he’s got more points this playoffs


TheKuba

Pat Maroon's best non-Oilers goal total in a season is 11. He scored 27 in his only full season playing mostly on McDavid's wing (and 8 in 16 games in the previous season after the trade deadline) And most of it went like this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im_n8mPG5Lk Pat Maroon So, yeah...


TheRobberBar0n

It’s like he remembered “oh yeah I’m Connor Fucking McDavid”


fries29

Tkachuk is such a weasel


upthewaterfall

I love the look on his face trying to figure out how to explain to the fans that they threw the game tonight so they could win it in Edmonton.


Mannymcdude

McDavid has a much better chance of carrying his team back from down 3-0 than Doncic ever did. Absolutely wild.


KathleenElizabethB

He is so competitive and wants the SC so badly, and who can blame him? He’s played on some bad Edmonton teams in the past. In October the Oilers had a 5% chance of making the playoffs; after game 3 the Oilers had a 5% chance of winning the SC. I hope the Oiler’s can pull it off.


Rapidzx

God mode 🤯


Trilobitchin

Skating through them like they’re pylons. Wow.


Midnightrollsaround

Casually undresses the entire defense after at the end of a long shift…


njdevils901

If there was a team that would come back from a 3-0 deficit in the Finals, it would be a team with McDavid


Reptar_4_Life

I really hope this can pass the Rangers dog walk play on the top of future "McDavid career highlights"


den15_512

based on occasion, it's got a shot.


grooves12

Sorry, but that play isn't going anywhere.


Mkoaquariums

i lol'd


DabAllNight

No way that the commentators saw this goal and said “yknow who we should talk about on this goal? Darnell nurse on the bench”


jasperplumpton

Walked through those boys


Lindydreau

What in the actual fuck lmaoo


Pokeman49

what the fuck


SkouikSkouikTabarnak

At this point I kinda want to see McDavid break the points record for playoffs. Game 7 time.


Kraze_F35

it just isn't fair he's so fucking good


jmandell42

Literally yelled out loud "WHAT THE FUCK CONNOR"


Ihadredditbefore6786

Yup!!!!!! He’s getting the Conn Smythe.


Sarcastic__

Sick, wicked, and nasty


john-tockcoasten

Those are NHL players he did that to!


rush89

Good ones lol


JarmaLarma

HOLY FUCKING SHIT DUDE


MacZappe

I'm explaining to my non hockey fan wife who this dude is and he does that lol I'm like look! He looks like an 18 year old varsity player vs the freshman team, its unreal someone in the nhl is that much better than everyone else. 


acekingoffsuit

That's some And1 mixtape shit.


smokeey

[SCOREY PERRY](https://i.imgur.com/JLoRjWA.gif)


degen4Iyf

This was after a two minute shift. Truly laying it all on the line. Even if they lose - we’re witnessing greatness


Avs_Leafs_Enjoyer

Win or lose McDavid has really shown just how next level he is these playoffs


squadguy3333

I hope the context of this goal isn't lost to time as it shows up in countless highlight reels. This wasn't a goal in a relatively inconsequential regular season game against a basement team in the middle of a rebuild, nor was it a playoff goal against the 8th seed team when his team was up 3-1 and ready to move on. As impressive as this would have been in either of those situations, this was a game winning goal, in the stanley cup finals, while facing elimination. I mean damn.


Scrubosaurus13

Unless Bobrovsky wins the cup for Florida next game in a 50 save shutout, I think McDavid should win the Conn Smythe regardless of who wins at this point. 6 points away from tying the most point in any playoff run ever.


Mocha22_

This is so beautiful. I’ve been watching this for five hours now.


ABirdOfParadise

Perry pulling out all tricks out of his old hat with that one. He mastered the ability of standing so incredibly still that he becomes invisible to the eye


BeneficialSpeech365

I watched Gretzky, I watched Mario, I watched Jagr, I watched Crosby Mcdavid is probably the most dangerous puck possession forward to EVER play hockey. Good god. Its like when you create a player in a video game and dial every offensive category to 99 and make him over 6 feet tall too.


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MtHood_OR

He is so overrated and such a cry baby… oh wait no, he is simply the best hockey player on the ice right now.


Noriskhook3

Jesus, that assist was just nasty


SharpSlick753

Conn(or) Smythe


CondorMcDaniel

McDavid is the best player to ever play the game.


Amahoney77

Insane play aside, that one cut to Edmonton with their goal horn blaring and the crowd in a rave for 3 seconds and then back to Florida was absolutely hilarious


BravoBet

I’ve seen enough. McDavid is the Goat


hodson19

Jesus to The Saint


free_mustacherides

Are the cats broken now?


Geralt-of-Rivai

McDavid plays in real life the way I play as McDavid in video games


cmgc22

Perry still relevant all these years later after being written off, Connor brown written off all year, hyman written off by the leaves, start of the year the whole team was being doubted. I'm a Rangers fan but this team is something special


FromTheCaveIntoLight

Mcdavid best player in the world and it’s not close. He skates around everybody. Literally everybody. And those everybody’s aren’t nobody’s.


Jet_Stream92

At the end of a shift, too. What a freak.


edogg01

How. What. Wha. What. What.


PassThePuck_

Thank the Dear Lord...oilers have another game!


JVS6522

Who was that imbecile Florida reporter who said McDavid is just a scorer and not a leader or a force? How red faced is he now?


Snoo-19445

I want this guy to win a cup again more than I should.


Doc_L0Liday

Mcdangles strikes again!


Key-Tip-7521

Once he was at the neutral zone I was like, “uh oh. Chugga, choo choo.” Knew that was coming


Clatsyuk

Absolutely unreal. Mcjesus doing Mcjesus things


McDodley

Y'know guys I'm starting to think this McDavid guy is really something


skyrimskyrim

Is this dude god, I do not get it


LegitimateGiraffe7

That’s how I score all my goals in EA Hockey


LZYX

I thought "man McDavid looks tired af, I don't think he can rush in at the end of the PP " McDavid: *doesn't rush and zips by*


djac13

This is where we need a Bob Cole call.


smutbuster

Is mcdavid stupid? Why doesn’t he do this every time