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Connor McDavid is a lot of things.

A $100 million man. A Hart Trophy winner. A Ted Lindsay Award honoree. An Art Ross Trophy recipient. A 100-point scorer.

One thing he is not, though, is the best player in the NHL.

That's according to McDavid himself, adidas John Tavares jersey,NHL.com reported via TSN this week. The Edmonton Oilers standout and an ascending face of the league received a No. 1 ranking among NHL players in The Hockey News' annual preseason yearbook,adida Taylor Hall jersey, but McDavid wouldn't back up his own standing.

"At the end of the day,authentic Cory Schneider jersey," he said,authentic Travis Hamonic jersey, everyone knows who the best player in the league is,authentic John Tavares jersey, "and it's not me."

Who is it, then? McDavid, suggested the real answer is too easy. The real answer, per NHL.com, he suggested, is Sidney Crosby.

score goals in tight,"(Sidney) finds a way to score different goals, score goals in front on tips,authentic Taylor Hall jersey, and that's something I kind of struggle with,adidas Cory Schneider jersey," he said. "So,adidas Ryan McDonagh jersey, quick shots,authentic Ryan McDonagh jersey, I mean I definitely would love to find a way to score more, and he knows how to do that better than anyone."

Not exactly what you'd expect from a 20-year-old who just happens to be the sport's highest-paid player. But it's exactly what you would expect from Canadian-born McDavid,adidas Travis Hamonic jersey, who has long downplayed his rise to prominence with humility.

Crosby isn't exactly a hard player to defend, and he's had no less than 36 goals in three of his last four seasons. Crosby has four of his own 100-point seasons under his belt, either. The 30-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins star is fresh off his third Stanley Cup championship and second straight Conn Smythe Trophy run, and he led the league in 2016-17 with 44 goals.

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