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Connor McDavid on NHL format: 'Not perfect, but it's the best we got'

Connor McDavid now considers himself a Zoom expert.

He probably should be — the captain of the Edmonton Oilers has had plenty of practice.

"Never been on a Zoom call until this whole thing happened," McDavid said Thursday. "Definitely been on a fair bit."

The 23-year-old superstar was part of the NHL/NHLPA committee that worked remotely via the video conferencing platform the last number of weeks to come up with the league's return-to-play blueprint should hockey be allowed to resume its season this summer.

"Definitely exciting to be part of the process," McDavid said. "There was lots of back and forth.