SIMMONS: What Connor McDavid is doing in this Edmonton Oilers' playoff run is legendary
When Wayne Gretzky broke his own record — becoming the first player to accumulate 30 assists in the Stanley Cup playoff season of 1985 — he did so in a year in which the Edmonton Oilers scored more than five goals per game. That Lemieux scored 44 playoff points in 1991 — 16 goals, 28 assists — came when league scoring had actually dropped to 3.46 goals per game and the Penguins scored at 4.27 goals per game — which no one in hockey is anywhere near anymore. But now the circumstances have changed. Now McDavid has managed something that’s never been done before. If the Oilers can come back — not necessarily to win the series, but it make it closer — a case could easily be made for McDavid to win the Conn Smythe. SIMMONS SAYS: Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving has watched his draft picks star in the Stanley Cup post-season Edmonton Oilers stay alive, shove Game 4 right down Florida's throat [email protected]