Connor McDavid shuts down reporter after disrespectful question
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Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid shut down a disrespectful question from a reporter today in Anaheim as his team prepared to play the Ducks on the road.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid suffered another heartbreaking loss when Team Canada lost to Team USA, 2-1 in OT on Sunday.
The loss meant that McDavid and Canada won the silver medal, and it was yet another runner up result for McDavid after he lost twice in a row in the Stanley Cup Final.
McDavid, who was back with the rest of his team today in Anaheim as they prepared to play the Ducks, expertly shut down a disrespectful question from analyst Mark Spector comparing him to Sidney Crosby and Wayne Gretzky's accolades while reminding him he has yet to win either a gold medal or a Stanley Cup.
This is a hard question, but Stanley Cups found Gretzky and Crosby and those guys, and gold medals, and you've put yourself in that position, but they're just not finding you. Did you think it would be this hard? - Mark Spector
That's a nice question, thank you. - Connor McDavid
Fair or not, McDavid will have to face more of those questions until he wins either a gold medal or a Stanley Cup like both Crosby and Gretzky had done by this point in their careers.
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Crosby was hurt in Canada's win over Team Czechia after taking a hard hit from both Radko Gudas and Martin Necas, and left the game.
He's since been ruled out by the Pittsburgh Penguins for the next four weeks. Because of Olympic rules, Canada had to name a captain in Crosby's absence, and they turned to McDavid to fill that void.
Crosby missed the gold medal game against Team USA, and could have made a big difference for his team if he was able to play.
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FEVRIER 25|265 ANSWERS Connor McDavid shuts down reporter after disrespectful question Was Mark Spector out of line with his question? | ||
| Yes | 219 | 82.6 % |
| No | 46 | 17.4 % |
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