Wayne Gretzky Shares his feelings about Connor McDavid.

There has been a ton of hype surrounding Connor McDavid and jut about every team in the league wanted him, but now it looks like the Oilers will be the ones who get him. On Tuesday Wayne Gretzky, The Great One, shared his thoughts on Connor McDaivd and what his future in Edmonton could look like.

“He’s as good as I’ve seen in the last 30 years, the best player to come into the league in the last 30 years, the best to come along since Lemieux and Crosby. He can definitely change a franchise’s fortunes,” said Gretzy. “What I notice about Connor is he does the right things and he says the right things; he’s very mature for an 18-year-old who’s rated No. 1,” said Gretzky. “I’ve talked to him, and I’m fascinated by his maturity, being under the microscope."

It's extremely high praise from a legend like Gretzky, and he wasn't done there.

”I think it’ll be a perfect fit for Connor in Edmonton. Not one bit is Edmonton a suffocating place to play. He’ll be treated like an Edmontonian. People will give him his privacy while they’re enamoured by his ability. I know the Oilers have gone through a lot the last few years (nine straight years out of the playoffs), but they’ll be patient with him. I know it’s a big step going from junior hockey to the NHL, but the Edmonton fans have been through that with (Mark) Messier and (Paul) Coffey and (Grant) Fuhr and myself.”

Gretzky would even go on to suggest that he believes McDavid has the potential to break some of, if not all of his records with the Oilers.

“I hope he brings Edmonton a Stanley Cup and he breaks my records… he’s got the talent and the makeup to do it. I hope he leaves a couple for me, though. I could use that.”