Connor McDavid on the best player in the NHL: 'It's not me'

Connor McDavid on the best player in the NHL: ‘It’s not me’

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 21: Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers poses for a portrait with the, from left to right, Ted Lindsay Award, Hart Memorial Trophy and the Art Ross Trophy at the 2017 NHL Awards at T-Mobile Arena on June 21, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Despite being named the NHL MVP and leading the league in scoring in just his second season — and only full season — Connor McDavid doesn’t believe he’s the best player in the NHL.

Connor McDavid was asked on Tuesday who he thought was the best player in the league, and he didn’t say himself.

Winning the Hart Memorial Trophy, being the highest-paid player and leading the league with 100 points, 30 goals and 70 assists, is seemingly not enough to even convince McDavid that he’s the best in the NHL.

McDavid explained his thinking to TSN:

"“At the end of the day, everyone knows who the best player in the League is, and it’s not me,”"

This all came about when The Hockey News ranked McDavid as the best player in the NHL, with Sidney Crosby coming at second. McDavid was not shy in voicing his disagreement with the ranking, saying:

"“I don’t agree with it, so for me it doesn’t really mean too much,” McDavid said. “I guess it’s a nice honor … [but] I still [have] a lot to work towards.”“[Sidney] finds a way to score different goals, score goals in tight, score goals in front on tips, quick shots, and that’s something I kind of struggle with, so I mean I definitely would love to find a way to score more, and he knows how to do that better than anyone,”"

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After being selected first overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, McDavid has lit up scoreboards when healthy. Despite only playing in 45 games during his rookie season, he still finished with 48 points in the form of 16 goals and 32 assists.

He was able to keep himself healthy in 2016-17, leading the league with exactly 100 points on 30 goals and 70 assists. This means that in his 127 career games, he has 46 goals and 148 points for well over a point-per-game pace.

It is because of these amazing statistics that McDavid won the Art Ross Trophy, the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award last season, certainly a catalyst to the debate on whether or not he is the best in the NHL.

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