Hockey Insiders Reveal Who's the Best Player In The World And It's Not Connor Mcdavid?
With the Stanley Cup Playoffs winding down with just three teams left playing for the world's greatest trophy, there's been alot of high praise on the performances by Edmonton Oilers Leon Draisaitl and Connor Mcdavid.
Despite being eliminated by the Avalanche those two showed why they are possibly the top two players in the world. However former NHL'er turned sports Journalist Maxim Lapierre believes there is a new best player in the world and it's not Connor Mcdavid, Leon Draisaitl or Auston Matthews.
During his recent podcast with Guillaume Latendresse on "Les amateurs de sports" on 98.5 Sports, Maxim Lapierre shared who he felt is truly the best player in the world and it may or may not surprise you, Lapierre revealed it's Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar.
"I may surprise you, but I think he's the best player in the National Hockey League. I understand that we have Connor McDavid on offense. Spectacular, he skates and all that. but Makar is able to play both ways of the ice and I think he's not even at his best yet. He's 23 years old. He's physical, he skates, he's creative, he's strong, he's able to fall back. You saw it when he played one-on-one against McDavid. It looked easy." - Maxim Lapierre
In 14 playoff games, Makar has five goals and 17 assists for 22 points and is a good shot at winning the Conn Smythe Trophy.
"That's outstanding. Those are striker stats...and strikers who are dominant. Him, it's on defense that he does that."
-Guillaume Latendresse
Do you agree with Their choice of Cale Makar?
