I didn’t think Vesey was awful. His play reminded me a bit of Evander Kane’s, in the sense that it stuck out as being different from the way the rest of the team was playing. I’m sure RK will work to get him in sync.
That was... highly watchable.
What stood out to me? I couldn’t tell the difference in the lines. Everyone was playing the same style of hockey at the same high tempo. Impressed.
It sounds like the physical and mental toll is sucking the life out of McD. Apparently his knee injury isn’t healing very quickly - perhaps because he’s too unenthusiastic to rehab it aggressively. From the quotes in that article he sounds downright miserable.
Interesting article - McDavid sounds worn down and ready to quit. I wonder if he’ll be the NHL’s version of Andrew Luck. Shame, he’s a generational talent.
McDavid is depressed