ST. LOUIS -- OK, now prove it.
That was the general feeling from some of the veteran players inside the St. Louis Blues dressing room Thursday, hours before Edmonton Oilers rookie center Connor McDavid, the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, was set to make his pro debut against them at Scottrade Center (8 p.m. ET; SN360).
Arguably no player since Sidney Crosby in 2005 has come into the League with as much hype as McDavid. Expectations are high, maybe too high for an 18-year-old, and his first opponent wants to see how he can handle it, if he's the real deal.