First and foremost: U! S! A!

With that out of the way...

Obviously Connor McDavid is one of the best hockey players in the world - if not the best. It's unfortunate that he'll have to wear the reputation of not being able to win "the big one" until he finally does, but that's the nature of sports.

Anyway, as a serious question(s): Where do you think he has his Conn Smythe award - do you think it's somewhere prominent, or is it hidden away because it's a painful reminder of not winning the Stanley Cup? Do you think he'll put his MVP of the Olympics award beside it?

I hope he eventually wins the Stanley Cup, but even if he doesn't I hope that as time passes he sees what an amazing accomplishment it is to win the awards that he has.

Card of the Day 33/365: 2016 OPC Platinum Retro Connor McDavid Black Rainbow Auto (📸PSACard)

Never understood why they chose this image of a terrified McDavid, but the design of the card is too good and McDavid's auto is one of the best in hockey.

I’m not gonna lie, I’ve been falling out of love with OPC Platinum over the years. The shine wore off, the designs got repetitive, and don’t even get me started on the quality control issues.

Then I hit this pull.

Red Retro. On-card auto. Connor McDavid. And I remembered why I used to love ripping Platinum in the first place.

But Upper Deck, seriously, step your quality control up. This is supposed to be a premium collectors product, not a budget release. We’re paying for chromium, refractors, and clean copies.

The 2021-22 set? Horrendously centered. Literally every card looked like it was cut by someone’s first day on the job. And this 2024-25 McDavid auto? Also off-center. I’ve checked comps online and guess what.. every other copy of this card is off-center too.

I’ll never complain about a McDavid on-card auto, but do better. We deserve better.

Card #3/365: 2018 Upper Deck Canvas Connor McDavid #C149

One of my fave PC cards. Incredible image of Connor McDavid facing off against Sidney Crosby during a game on 9/23/18. Not as iconic of a card as the 08 Kobe/Lebron #24 Topps, but it could be by the time McDavid calls it a career.

Got my Connor mcdavid nhl debut ticket vs the St. Louis blues graded. I went to the game in Tom Stillmans box.