McDavid Warming Up During Private

[@aorticstent4374]

Coaches standing there like 'the fuck are we supposed to teach him?'

[@zeusthechosen]

I was just about to say this bar for bar lmao

[@OilCountryForever]

They aren't coaches, they are assistants.. as in they just assist Connor in whatever he's doing lol

[@shawnekoor8]

Adam Oates

[@BobsUruncle-dl7cs]

Lots, like how to do the Drill skating backwards. :)

[@aorticstent4374]

@@BobsUruncle-dl7cs you're the worst

[@kobo59]

If you have ever tried doing that drill, you know how other worldly McDavid's skills are. I saved a very small iota of pride when he finally touched one of the obstacle pucks. In terms of sheer skill he is the G.O.A.T. and I was a huge fan of the 80's OIlers, so I am not inclined to give anybody the nod over Gretzky. But Gretzky had other attributes beyond just skills that Connor has yet to prove he is equal to. That being said, McDavid's leadership and killer instinct (two of Gretzky's key attributes) are improving exponentially. Barring career altering injury, I don't think there will be any reasonable argument against McDavid as the G.O.A.T. by the time he is on the decline.

[@troybaier5460]

He will never be on the decline unless he gets his own club and even then.

[@troybaier5460]

Master of the art

[@jordanmartin1932]

Yah, anyone who has tried this knows how hard it is to do this without losing the puck sometime, or bumping a puck (or 5), and to do it at the relative speed he is, is just crazy. I've done this kind of thing many times and I can tell you it looks nothing like this haha.

[@james-jo5ju]

Gretzky didn’t have the best physical skills but they were still elite, he was a hockey savant, always a step ahead of everyone. In terms of pure skill, give me Mario Lemieux, Marcel Dionne, Sergei Federov, Bobby Orr, Pavel Datsyuk, there’s lots of more skilled players than McDavid, I’d even put Sydney Crosby, Jaromir Jagr in front of him. Calling him the skill goat this early is kinda dumb, tbh.

[@djrondo1224]

People get to trigger happy and throw out the GOAT sh it right away . Especially the younger generations like they need to say they are the best at something… so ya McDavid is the best at stick handling around a bunch of pucks in the neutral zone without tocumg any pucks with his skates. 🤦🏽 you will get an argument from Patrick Kane fans and Jack Hughes isn’t to bad at tit either ! Let’s let time play out to see if he can become as good as Gretzky, Lemieux Orr.

[@gastondeveaux3783]

Gifted athlete + Hard work = Greatness. Many people forget part 2 of the equation.

[@Mcgee833]

1k a week for private lessons, not including being on a team. Many people forget the third part of the equation.

[@zecurso6926]

The sad part of Hockey..@@Mcgee833

"Nobody develops extraordinary abilities without putting in tremendous amounts of practice." -Anders Ericsson

[@rh71el2]

It's a nice advantage having your dominant hand be on top of the stick. Teach your kids right fellas.

[@Espuds]

Not only does he avoid touching random pucks with his stick but he avoids kicking any...and without losing the puck on his stick.

[@eg4752]

Hes gonna age better then all of them watch out

[@edogandatrain5034]

Gonna have a monster year this year and cup

[@TheDownhillSkater]

Awesome footage!

[@ChrisJones-yt8zp]

Coaches got some hands too.

[@rmb41968]

Oh Captain my Captain

[@burkanuck]

Insane.

[@natedawg3855]

My favourite player.. Go Oilers Go!

[@TTHova]

GOAT!

[@allenleclerc7878]

So elusive.

[@troybaier5460]

Holy hell this is what phenomenal looks like!

[@troybaier5460]

Jesus that is incredible

[@dreifkanator]

It seems wrong that the same company that allows me and my beer league friends to watch ourselves is the same company allowing me to watch McDavid at this rink

[@joshuasmith2814]

How many coaches does it take to train McDavid?... 0 (3 came to watch and learn)

[@Hockey4life751]

I took a picture and got his signature at Scotia Bank Pond lol. I have footage on my account too

[@johnfive2440]

I mean, that is awesome. At the same time you do realize they have two different signatures and you got his fake one, that they give out the fans

[@Hockey4life751]

@@johnfive2440 oh well lol, it was still a cool experience meeting him in person🤷

[@scambaitspidey3470]

Anyone who's made a AA team has done this 🤔 HEAD UP LEFT RIGHT, SHOULDER CHECK, LEFT RIGHT, LEFT RIGHT, SHOULDER CHECK, TOE DRAG, LEFT RIGHT, SHOULDER CHECK.

[@convoy22]

Scotiabank pond

[@thewanderer8643]

hmm after seeing this, I guess "Pros" are a bitt quicker and faster than your AVG Joes

[@jesseh17]

A true generational talent. It would different, however, if practice included Jamie Benn or Zach Kassian slashing him on the hands.....or neck; I dunno, just depends on the day.

[@thebigdshow]

He should be practicing covering his guy that's wide open in the slot.

[@joc8092]

McDavid's a better player and person than Patrick Kane. But Kane's youtube clip of stickhandling is slightly better kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHakonZ4btuZmLc

[@jamespelliccio1712]

what rink and time is this?

[@Sean-ib2lb]

scotiabank pond

[@manaze85]

Reminds me of Patrick Kane

[@dreadlockjesus1]

Reminds me of Connor McDavid

[@eg4752]

Get bent

[@ryanstaunton421]

I think people are going a little crazy over this drill over hyping it. I see my kids (AAA) do this drill just the same as him probably even at a faster speed. On top of that Patty Kane and Johnny hockey have mastered this on another level then this. It’s still very impressive but some of the comments are like, “this is so so skilled and nearly impossible.” Ya nope.

[@johnfive2440]

Sure you do

[@justinsykes1497]

Tell me your full of shit, without telling me your full of shit. I’d loved to see a bunch of kids in AAA do it at that speed, that precision with the pucks as close as they are. Let alone….faster 😂

[@johnfive2440]

@@justinsykes1497 no shit.

[@ryanstaunton421]

Ya I easily see AAA kids do this, only the pucks are sometimes even closer together.

[@johnfive2440]

@@ryanstaunton421 sure you do

[@supern00bicum25]

this view is terrible with wide angle. Too warped

[@Sport_Geeks]

what day and rink was this lmk pls thx

[@Hockey4life751]

Scotia Bank Pond in Toronto

[@Hockey4life751]

All of last week he was there

[@PaulMarangoni]

@@Hockey4life751 Is this one of the new rinks they built where the Downsview airport used to be?

[@kennethwu5214]

@@PaulMarangonicorrect

[@jumpingjax3786]

What time was this at?

[@rasmusristolainensvikinggo8928]

McDaniels > Belard

[@AlexRFitness]

LOL 😂