Connor McDavid Welcomes Doubters As He Battles To Have A McDonald’s Named After Him… Oh, And Win A Stanley Cup

The Edmonton Oilers are heading back home for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, with Connor McDavid and company trailing 2-0.

And speaking of Connor McDavid, he talked about the team's mentality moving forward as they battle for the franchise's first Stanley Cup in over 30 years, and he battles to have an Edmonton area McDonald's named after him.

Just before the series got started, McDonald's Canada tried to dangle a carrot in front of the Oilers captain.

I mean, I would have assumed the Stanley Cup would be enough incentive to play hard, but a Golden Arches named after you? If you hadn't already planned on leaving it all on the ice, then that would change your mind.

Unfortunately, while the OIlers dominated Game 1 at times, they struggled to generate scoring opportunities in Game 2. So, they're headed back to Rogers Place in a 2-0 hole.

But, while some are already writing the Oilers obituary after dropping a pair of games in which the Panthers didn't play their best hockey either, McDavid told the doubters to bring it.

"It's exciting," McDavid said. "It's another opportunity for our group to come together and dig our way out. It's supposed to be hard. It's supposed to be difficult. Excited to see what our group's made out of. I'm excited to see our group come together. I'm excited to see us fight through adversity, and I'm looking forward to people doubting us again.

"We're good with our backs against the wall."

Man, that dude really wants a McDonald's named after him… a Stanley Cup too.

How great of a captain is Connor McDavid? After a demoralizing first two games of the series, that's what you want to hear out of your leader.

But is that lip service? I guess we'll find out for sure, but I don't think it is. 

And Connor McDavid playing with a chip on his shoulder? That's not the sort of thing the Florida Panthers will want to deal with even with a 2-0 lead going into Game 3.