Connor McDavid shares his true feelings about not leading the NHL in scoring this year

After being eliminated from last year's playoffs, both McDavid and Draisaitl said this year would be cup or bust. The Oilers started this year to an awful star of 2-9-1, but have since turned it around and are now nearing the NHL record for a team win streak of 17. Yet through the Oilers recent success, McDavid and Draisaitl haven't been the only ones putting up absurd points.

Instead, Connor McDavid says he's «been there, done that» with receiving Art Ross Trophies, and is rather looking to play a more complete game - even if that means scoring less. In a recent interview with Mark Spector, McDavid opened up about his entire approach to this year.





When asked if he was concerned about losing out on his fourth consecutive scoring title, McDavid was entirely dismissive about personal accomplishments again.


From these responses, it's clear that McDavid and the entire Oilers roster has thrown away the importance of individual success, and are buying into a team style of play - that's what's arguably led to this incredible string of success. Since Knoblauch took over with defensive coach Paul Coffey the Oilers have been playing incredibly sound defensively, and these comments from McDavid highlight the importance of the team first philosophy. It's true leadership and maturity from McDavid, and it's this kind of mentality that will take the Oilers deep into the playoffs.