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McDavid breaks Gretzky record, credits everybody else

McDavid extended his season-opening assist streak to thirteen games, passing Gretzky, Linseman and Aho at twelve; he gave the credit to the coaches.

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  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorConnor McDavid broke Wayne Gretzky's record, and then spent the press conference giving the credit away to everybody else.

  2. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe's now got an assist in thirteen straight games to open the season, a league record, and Gretzky, Ken Linseman and Sebastian Aho had held it at twelve.

  3. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorEdmonton beat the Rangers four to one on Sunday.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd he said his numbers were a byproduct of everybody playing well. That's a very clean statement, Rex. I'd call it a team-first reporting structure.

  5. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorA byproduct!

  6. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHe's got thirty-six points in thirteen games, and he's talking about the new system like it did the work. Look, I'm telling you, I never got credit for anything I did on a sideline, and this guy is giving it away for free.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIs that bad?

  8. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt's the most polite way to rob a bank I've ever seen, and he's thanking the vault on the way out.

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