playoffs stakes for mcdavid have got to be genuine hell this year. like if he actually drags edmonton to the championship then his only options are...
A) finally winning glory for the city he has killed and died for, with the team he constantly gushes over to the press, and proving himself to the entire league as actually deserving of his legend status and no, he is NOT just a shitty little kid who didnt quite make it out of richmond hill OR
B) losing the cup to mitchy, with whom he literally entered the league, dominated four nations for canada, and is inextricably intertwined with as a fellow has been/never was player in the eyes of the media at the ripe old age of 28 (and having to learn the lesson from mitch-- with a wife and a new baby and a new trophy-- that yes, you can do it all. you're just not good enough) OR
C) losing the cup to STROMER and the hot streaking capitals whose connor-equivalent just shattered the all time goal scoring record, finally fulfilling the gay situationship professional divorce prophecy with one guy stuck in time and the other one practically sending off dust clouds to leave him behind in hockey history
