That would be good. It would be special. Still, that’s not the incentive, and it really wasn’t. «When you’re young and you get into the league, you’re really excited to play in the NHL and win the Hart and Art Ross Trophies (awarded to the NHL scoring champion). .
McDavid, who won the Hart Trophy and was named the NHL’s Most Valuable Player in 2017 and 2021, once again took home the award alongside the Florida Panthers forward. Matthew Tkachuk Boston Bruins forward David Pasternak After leading the NHL in goals (64), assists (89) and points (153), the most in a single season since Mario Lemieux scored 161 with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1995-96.
Pasternak and San Jose Sharks d Eric Carlson They are another finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award, which is given annually to the NHL’s most outstanding player as voted on by members of the NHL Players Association. McDavid has previously won the award in 2017, 2018 and 2021.
Who would have thought that I would be in the same conversation Connor McDavid Tkachuk and Pasternak said two people I liked. I think it’s pretty obvious who we’re supposing the prize is going for, me too. But it’s nice to come to Nashville with my family and friends and have a good time without having to worry about giving a speech. »
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Despite McDavid’s continued individual success, the Oilers failed to overcome the game hump, as they lost in six games to the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round of the Western Conference.
It is the second consecutive season that the Stanley Cup champions have eliminated Edmonton. He was swept by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2022 Western Conference Finals.
“Obviously it was very disappointing. There’s no other way to put it than that,” McDavid said. “It’s hard to see Vegas winning. We feel like we’ve been there. However, here we are, the season is over, we have a whole summer ahead, training camp and all just to come back and get to the same place. We still have time to think, look back and try. Find out what went wrong.
Edmonton (50-23-9) was also present this season, finishing second in the Pacific Division, two points behind Vegas (51-22-9). The Oilers then beat the Los Angeles Kings in six games in the first round and tied the Golden Knights 2-2 in the second round before losing Games 5 and 6.
McDavid had 20 points (eight goals, 12 assists) in 12 playoff games, including two in game five against Vegas and another in game six, but it wasn’t enough.
“You sure are looking forward to learning lessons,” said MacDavid. “I kind of went back and watched a few games and tried to see what you could do better. It’s little things that I think are a good thing. You have to learn from all this and you have to work on recovery. It’s in the same place.”
McDavid added that he’s beginning to understand the losing process that usually takes place before a team breaks away and wins.
“I always asked myself, ‘Why do you have to lose before you win?’” McDavid said. “You kind of understand the path we’ve been down, you really start to understand why that happened.” “There are definitely little things throughout the game that these winning teams just seem to know how to handle. With it, and how to deal with it, they just know what they’re doing.
“I said earlier in the year that winning is a skill. Obviously the teams that do it the fastest and the longest end up winning.”
