I think it's an absolute failure on the NHL/broadcasters part that McDavid is having a truly historic season, at the very least the best in 20+ years, and hardly anyone knows about it. Part of it is likely due to the division format, with no cross-border play, but even in Canada I feel like this is really not drawing as much attention as it should. I'm hoping this will actually improve under the ESPN contract. They will be motivated to start pumping more NHL highlights through Sportscenter, and if theres one thing ESPN knows how to do it's market stars. If the NHL wants to grow and stay relevant, they need to be capitalizing on a player who is doing things akin to Messi in soccer, or Steph Curry in basketball. It's a lot easier for someone who doesnt follow hockey to get drawn in by a points race that they casually check in on sports center every few days, or when they see a crazy Mcdavid breakaway goal on Twitter.
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Last edited by suburbanite; May 9, 2021 at 1:27 PM.
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