ST. LOUIS — Connor McDavid walks through the hall under the stands in the Scottrade Center a few hours before his NHL debut. He arrives in a makeshift media room and stands in front of an Edmonton Oilers banner. The TV cameras click on. He exhales and looks straight ahead.
The Next Big Thing has arrived.
This generational player has sweat-caked hair that flies in every direction, as if he combed it with his stick. His sneakers are untied. Sweat glistens across his forehead, a remnant of the morning skate that ended a few minutes ago. The acne on his face serves as a reminder that though he doesn't play like it or act like it, he's still only 18.
McDavid, a 6'1", 195-pound center picked first overall by the Oilers in the June draft, looks every questioner in the eye and answers so softly he's almost inaudible from a few feet away. Not that he says much anyway. His least favorite subject to talk about is himself, and that's what all the questions focus on. Still, the queries come, because this is a big moment for McDavid, for the Oilers, for the NHL.
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Article written by Matt Crossman