The impact of an injury to an 18-year-old in the National Hockey League doesn't usually extend much beyond a single franchise.
But Connor McDavid is no ordinary player. Already the face of the Edmonton Oilers organization after being selected first overall in last June's draft, McDavid was fast-tracking as the eventual successor to Sidney Crosby as the league's brightest star.
He signed his first sponsorship deal with Reebok when he was 15 and inked his first as an NHLer with CCM Hockey in the spring, weeks before he was drafted. He is expected to make more annually in advertising than his base salary pays him.
Just a dozen games into his NHL career, McDavid was proving to be worthy of all the hype, already living up to the title of the NHL's next generational player. He was producing at a point per game, with five goals and 12 points through those first dozen, leading the early race for the Calder Trophy and doing it as the youngest of the bunch.
Then came Game 13, unlucky to say the least.
Using his speed to drive to the net during Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers, McDav ...
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