Hockey analytics pioneer Rob Vollman is ESPN Insider's armchair GM this season, exploring how modern statistics can inform front-office decisions.
Even before being drafted first overall by the Edmonton Oilers, Connor McDavid was already being compared to everyone from Sidney Crosby to Wayne Gretzky. Well, there was another player who had similar expectations placed upon him when he was drafted first overall by the Quebec Nordiques 24 years ago -- Eric Lindros. Ultimately, will Lindros prove to be the more apt comparison?