# @playerstribune on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUUOFmfDCZl
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/55077745-playerstribune-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-04T00:30:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) — https://gondola.cc/PlayersTribune

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Connor McDavid on his legacy and Edmonton: “As I’ve gotten older, and we've had some deep playoff runs, wearing the C means something entirely different now. It’s not enough to put up points or represent the community well. All I want to do is win. It’s all we think about in our room. It’s all we talk about in the offseason. It’s why I get up every morning. It’s why I’ve stayed in Edmonton for more than a decade.

It’s funny, I get this one question all the time now….

‘Connor, do you think about your legacy?’

I’m 11 years into my career. Of course I think about my legacy. I want to be remembered as a winner. But not just anywhere. Here. To be in this city during a Cup run, to feel that buzz … it just wouldn’t be the same somewhere else.

I think there’s this narrative that we’re this unlucky, troubled team. The end result hasn’t been there, but it’s not easy getting to two straight Cup Finals. We really pride ourselves on being good playoff performers, and our room knows what we’re capable of. I believe in this group. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t have signed my extension.

Because, if I can be real here for a second, I just want to win something again.” (Link in bio) • 📸: paul_swanson_, jeffvinnick, gettyimages, bruce_bennett

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| NHL | @NHL | https://gondola.cc/NHL | Professional Hockey League |
| Paul Swanson | @paul_swanson_ | https://gondola.cc/paul_swanson_ | Photographer |

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