Analyst Takes Heat For McDavid Captaincy Critique

An NHL analyst is catching serious backlash after taking aim at Connor McDavid’s captaincy, and that is never a small thing in this league. When you come after the face of the sport, especially one with McDavid’s stature, every word gets replayed and every take gets stress-tested. The noise around this one says as much about the reaction as it does the original criticism. In a league that lives on leadership debates, this has all the ingredients to keep spinning.