Connor McDavid said Jack Campbell's experience in the spotlight playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs will help the goalie handle lofty expectations with the Edmonton Oilers.

"For sure. I mean, if you can be the starting goalie for the Leafs you can be the starting goalie anywhere," the Oilers captain said at the Zach Hyman Celebrity Classic at the Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto on Monday. 

"Obviously, this is the hockey hotbed and there's a tremendous amount of pressure on whoever fills that net. He's occupied that job for the better part of two years and he's done a great job of doing it, so I'm sure it'll transition smoothly."

Campbell signed a five-year, $25 million contract with the Oilers on July 13 after going 51-14-9 with a 2.50 goals-against average, .916 save percentage and seven shutouts in 77 games (75 starts) for the Maple Leafs from 2019-22. With 40-year-old Mike Smith not expected back and Mikko Koskinen signing a two-year contract to play with HC Lugano of the Swiss Elite League, Campbell will be the Oilers starter backed up by 23-year-old Stuart Skinner.

"I don't know him a ton personally, just had a couple of conversations with him since he signed," McDavid said. "He just seems to be a real positive guy and brings a lot of good energy.

"Obviously, his game speaks for itself. It's taken him a lot longer than some to get to this position, but there's no one more deserving than him. He's put a lot into it and I'm sure he's going to be great for us."