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Fans Accuse The NHL of Rigging the Skills Competition in Favour of Connor McDavid

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Dawson McKenzie
February 3, 2024  (11:19)
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Connor McDavid taking shots during the accuracy portion of the NHL Skills-Competition
Photo credit: Sportsnet

Connor McDavid took home a million dollars for winning the Skills Competition last night, and fans are beginning to speculate whether the fix was in for him to win.

McDavid Facing Accusations that He Rigged The Skills Competition For Himself

Obviously, Connor McDavid is one of the best NHL players to ever play, and in any other year, no one would be raising an eyebrow that he won an All-Star skills competition. However, the way it went down this year has some fans asking questions.

The NHL reached out to McDavid earlier to help them revamp the skills competition as it had been going downhill in terms of entertainment. McDavid helped them redesign the competition, and to his credit, it was a lot more interesting. However, now fans are wondering if McDavid tilted the ice in his favour in order to win the million dollars.

Connor McDavid helping create an event he eventually wins while earning an extra million dollars from the NHL which doesn't count against the Oilers' cap is chess not checkers stuff.

James Mirtle of the Athletic even went as far as describing the competition as a 'McDavid' competition, insinuating that the contests were geared towards him.

Connor McDavid wins the Connor McDavid skills competition.

Good for him.

What Will McDavid Do With His New Found Million Dollars?

The question becomes what will McDavid do with his potentially tainted million dollars that he will be leaving Toronto with after this weekend. After the competition, he was asked just that, saying that he would likely give some of it away to teammates or donate it.

Connor McDavid on what he's gonna do with the $1 million from the skills competition:

«I've gonna have some teammates back home that home that are very curious back home of what I'm going to do with it. Maybe donate some of it, some of it to the teammates.»

What did you think about the competition? Do you think it was rigged for McDavid to win?

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Fans Accuse The NHL of Rigging the Skills Competition in Favour of Connor McDavid

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