scored his first goal of the season, there was plenty of reason to be excited.
Given all that, it seemed completely natural to witness McDavid drop down to one knee and unleash a few furious fist pumps. His dad Brian, though, sensed a little extra mustard on this particular celebration.That’s because Connor McDavid — unbeknownst to most of those watching in the building and around the country — came terrifyingly close to missing this season of NHL hockey, a fact revealed in an hour-long documentary titled ‘Whatever It Takes’ that aired on Sportsnet Friday night.
One of the doctors consulted told McDavid surgery was the way to go, the recovery period would be upwards of a full year and, even then, there was no guarantee his knee would be exactly as it was before he fully tore the posterior cruciate ligament, tore the medial and lateral menisci, fully tore the popliteus muscle, tore the posterior capsule and sustained a tibial plateau fracture.“I’ve got to make this decision at 22 [years old] and I’ve got to make it in 24 hours,” McDavid says.
“I’d be in [the chamber] and I would flex my quad muscle for 10 seconds on, rest for 10 seconds, and I would do that over and over again trying to save the muscle,” McDavid says.
Dixononsports Oilers and McDavid lied
Dixononsports Is there any chance that this documentary will air again? WhateverItTakes
Dixononsports Edmonton is so lucky to have this young man in our city, what a great human he is. cmcdavid97 Oilers
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports how about you let the US market watch this. Grow the sport... This looks really bad on you that even after 3 months we still can’t watch it online.
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports Amazing story amazing athlete amazing person.
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports Is there a possibility to watch it somewhere (link) from Europe, please?😊
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports Where can I stream this? Anybody?
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports No one gives a fuck
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cmcdavid97 Dixononsports It was very well done. Showed class, maturity, drive and what an elite athlete can do when they have the drive. The thought of a ligament reattaching after a complete tear is largely unheard of. More respect than ever!
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports I don’t have cable to watch this😭
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports I recorded it but it cut off 20 minutes because the all star comp took too long
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports This was absolutely amazing to watch. As an Oilers fan it makes me sick to think we're almost lost him for the whole year. The amount of physical and mental toughness he showed through the toughest time in his life is incredible.
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports You have to think the PHWA would second guess their vote for Nylander as comeback player this season. Not many knew what Connor went through to get back to where he is. Never thought I or my son would be in more awe of him. Thank you Connor.
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports I was hoping Sportsnet would upload it to the TV show section of SN Now subscribers 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports Connor is not only a great hockey player but his mind and his maturity to deal with an injury of this magnitude at such a young age is surreal and admirable. Definitely a slam dunk for the Bill Masterton memorial trophy
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports BoycottSportsnet FireRonMaclean
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports Can we view whateverittakes with cmcdavid97 down in the states?
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports Hey sportsnet, where can one watch this in the states? mrjaxtaylor would like to watch
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports Will I ever be able to watch this, even without Sportsnet?
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports Not sure which is least interesting, the Connor rehab story or 3 on 3 women's hockey. 🤔
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports How can I see this in Australia?
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports The entire hockey community in the United States wants to watch this. Can you please let us know when it will be available?
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports The amount of work professional athletes do behind the scenes is amazing.
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports Was an enjoyable watch! My boys (14, 12, 11) watched with me and definitely learned what commitment and hard work look like!
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports Newsflash...not everyone is a McDavid fan
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports This was pretty interesting.
cmcdavid97 Dixononsports Masterton status 🙌
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