EDMONTON —  It’s the curse that rides shotgun next to the absolute blessing of watching the sport’s finest talent on a nightly basis. Or playing with that player.

After another five-point night by Connor McDavid, in a thrilling 6-5 win over Carolina on Thursday, this scribe was lucky enough/dutybound to perform the task of trying to find a new angle for the “How great a player is Connor McDavid?” storyline.

I could publish of book my columns on this topic (it wouldn’t sell), and McDavid isn’t even 30 years old yet.

And, of course, his teammates get to relive the weekly task of standing in front of a group of reporters, each of us trying to find a new route into the most travelled destination in Edmonton hockey history. AG — after Gretzky — of course.

“Connor broke a Gretzky record: 31 points now in this first 10 games,” a media member said, inside a question for Leon Draisaitl. “Those are video-game numbers!”

Draisaitl had five points Thursday as well. But there he stood, being asked the “How awesome is Connor?” question for about the 2,000th time in his career.

“What do you want me to say? It's just not real,” Draisaitl said. “He's maybe the greatest player to ever play, in my books. It’s a pleasure to share the ice with him, a pleasure to........

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