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Originally Posted by PlayfulGenius
Looking at the numbers (which is all I have as I don't watch jr hockey) I'm puzzled as to why Mackinnon is ranked so high... He's on a stacked team and 30 points less than Drouin... I just assumed he was producing at a clip more on par with Crosby, Stamkos or the like ... I didn't expect he SAME production but within spitting distance, so to speak.
I'd love for people to speak of other elements of his game that him rated so highly.
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MacKinnon has elite skating. Like as good as anyone at that age pretty much. He's also very competitive and tenacious in puck pursuit. Very good wrist shot it looks like.
Let's face it he's not the elite offensive talent that Crosby or Stamkos is, those are two generational players. So we shouldn't expect he'll be a league leader in goals or points, that would be an unrealistic expectation.
What you can probably expect is that MacKinnon will be an elite two-way centre with explosive, breakaway type speed. Good offensive skills and great competitiveness. That is still a very attractive package and I'm struggling to come up with a good comparable in the NHL in style.
Drouin has higher offensive skills IMO.