As a celebration of Connor McDavid's 500th career point, here's a thread of what I consider to be his 10 most impressive ones.
#10: His best Bobby Orr impression
#10: His best Bobby Orr impression
#9: The closest thing the NHL will see to an alley-oop play.
#8: Crazy short-side roof on Andrei Vasilevskiy in what turned out to be a 4-goal game for him.
#7: When they call him a "human highlight reel", this is what they mean.
#6: Just him messing around like he's playing shinny hockey.
#5: As we now enter the top 5, I present to you this crazy hand-eye coordination.
#4: When an unstoppable force meets a very beatable object. A one-man army.
#3: In my humble opinion, this is the fastest he's ever looked when scoring a goal.
#2: Yes, there's an element of luck involved, but I took context into consideration when it came to this one.
After being sidelined for a 3-month period, people wondered if he would stop attacking the middle of the ice at full speed again... And then he did this:
After being sidelined for a 3-month period, people wondered if he would stop attacking the middle of the ice at full speed again... And then he did this:
#1: This one. My God. No luck involved, just pure skill. Some people wanna say it's overrated, don't listen to them.
And that is all, folks. I went back and rewatched all his highlights to make this thread and I gotta tell you, I could've went and made a top 50 thread instead of limiting myself to a top 10.
Most players would kill to have one highlight as impressive as his, idk, 37th best.
Most players would kill to have one highlight as impressive as his, idk, 37th best.