A number of days in the past, Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews and Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid went backwards and forwards with cryptic messages on social media. Matthews posted a message on his social media account saying, “@cmcdavid97 wager you possibly can’t hit a billboard from 50 toes.” McDavid’s was,”@AM34 crossbar and in, let’s see it.”
.@cmcdavid97 wager you possibly can’t hit a billboard from 50 toes
— Auston Matthews (@AM34) January 3, 2025
It wasn’t clear what the messages meant, but it surely was apparent the 2 have been cooking up one thing. Issues turned lots clearer on Tuesday when a brand new McDonald’s industrial that includes each NHL stars dropped.
McDonald’s new advert, ‘The Showdown,’ options McDavid and Matthews in a playful taking pictures contest for a Massive Mac. It’s a callback to the previous Wayne Gretzky vs. Mats Sundin industrial, which was truly the NHL’s model of the traditional Michael Jordan and Larry Fowl McDonald’s shoot-off from 1993.
On this up to date model, the 2 NHL stars take more and more absurd photographs, together with from the stands and outdoors the sector. At one level, Matthews shoots a puck by way of McDavid’s tooth on a billboard. They rework into online game characters harking back to NHL 99 earlier than returning to actuality and going to McDonald’s collectively.
Matthews vs. McDavid: McDonald’s to NHL Comparability
When a industrial like this drops, showcasing the NHL’s arguably two largest names, it’s arduous to not make on-ice comparisons. Some followers and writers in Toronto are teasing that this could be a touch McDavid and Matthews will sooner or later be part of forces in Toronto, however the actuality is, we’ll be evaluating these two for years to come back on opposing groups.
If Matthews can return and keep wholesome, that could possibly be as quickly because the 4 Nations Face-Off Event.
It appeared like a reasonably even matchup off the ice and when competing for a Massive Mac. On the ice, it’s been a unique story this season. McDavid is nicely out forward of Matthews. McDavid is sixth within the NHL in scoring, whereas Matthews is barely inside the highest 100 at No. 98. A lot of that may be attributed to accidents for Matthews as he’s performed in 10 fewer video games.
The advert reveals the performing chops of each McDavid and Matthews, who’ve completed their justifiable share of sponsorship offers since becoming a member of the NHL.
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