There are few people on planet Earth who have any idea what it’s like to be Connor McDavid.
A first overall pick in the NHL draft who is expected to be a saviour in a rabid fishbowl of a Canadian market? There aren’t a lot of players who have ever had to negotiate that highway.
Fortunately for McDavid, he shares a dressing room and skates on a line with one.
All he has to do if he wants advice on how to deal with the enormity of his situation is to ask Taylor Hall.
“He is one of the best guys to look up to,” said McDavid, who’s been leaning on the sixth-year Oiler since last summer.