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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
I think the Panthers would look hard at that deal. Sven has elite potential in my view - I wouldn't do that deal any day of the week.
The Flames need more than one guy to build around. They need to add to Sven, not trade him for a single guy.
Mackinnon isn't a generational talent or anything - he could be the best player in the draft, but will the gap between him and a guy like Lindholm be worth gutting your organization to get him?
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Going to disagree here. He's been a beast at every level, no reason to believe he won't continue right on down that path in the NHL.
In Atom, he scored 200 points in 50 games.
110 points in 50 games in 07-08 (Bantam AAA) as a 12 year old.
145 points in 35 games in 08-09 (Bantam AAA) as a 13 year old.
101 points in 58 games in 09-10 (Bantam AAA) as a 14 year old.
93 points in 40 games in 10-11 (Midget AAA) as a 15 year old.
78 points in 58 games in 11-12 (QMJHL) as a 16 year old.
75 points in 44 games in 12-13 (QMJHL) as an 17 year old.
He's done this against competition that has always typically been a few years older than him, has almost always been the youngest player on the teams he's played on. He's accumulated 59 points in 33 playoff games in the Q.
He scored 23 points in 15 games playing in the U17/18 tournaments, playing against the very best competition there is, again, against older players.
This kid is a stud.
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Though his job description should include downplaying any comparisons between Crosby and MacKinnon, Halifax GM Cam Russell can’t avoid them. “Like Sidney was at 16, Nathan’s in against players three and four years older, always the other teams’ best lines and top Ds,” says Russell, a former NHL defenceman with the Chicago Blackhawks. “He’s not taking anyone by surprise. Everyone knows he’s coming. We expected a lot of him, but he has exceeded expectations.”
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