‘”[McDavid] gets it. He gets that it’s more of what [the media] creates than anything, to be honest,” Hall said. “Sure, there’s maybe a bit of a rivalry. They both wanted to go first last year, I’m sure, and there’s always going to be that connection, but I think it’s more of a hockey game than it is a battle between two young guys.”‘
McDavid, Eichel fire up the first of many rivalry games
Source: ESPN