HugeInTheShire
You may not like me but, I'm Huge in the Shire
He'd have to drag a 200lb man behind him all the way down the ice. What McDavid would think is a penalty, certainly wasn't then. Hooking, holding, cross-checking, interference were all just considered "good defense" then.At the end of the day, if we could teleport McDavid back to when Gretzky was playing, for one season, he would probably put up like 15-20 points per game and thats not being sarcastic. Its simply that much better now. People just have to accept this
He'd also amost certainly struggle with the physicality of the game. The game they played then only vaguely resembles todays game.
If he could adjust to this and the equipment they used, he'd certainly be one of the best players in the league though, it just wouldn't be nearly as easy as you're making it seem