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Originally Posted by pikester
I think all he's saying is this;
Hall: 106 Nhl games played, 103 pts + next in line for team captain
MacKinnon: TBA
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Then the Memorial Cup comment is even more out of place.
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Taylor Hall IS already cementing himself as a star in the league, proving his abilities as a franchise player that any team could build around. To suggest that the Oilers do not already have a player that is potentially as good or better than MacKinnon is short sighted especially when one side of that arguement is based on hard fact & the other is 100% speculation.
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Having said that, then there are more than a dozen players from 2010-2012 that are better option to build a team around than MacKinnon, but MacKinnon shouldn't be overlooked because he is only starting out now. The whole idea of trading those picks for MacKinnon is about projecting value.
MacKinnon is the most highly regarded forward prospect since Crosby from almost all accounts I have read (I am not saying he is on the same level). I don't think it's out of line to say that he he projected to be more than Hall.
I totally get that that Hall has 175 NHL games and is established, but that should have no bearing or effect on MacKinnon's forecast at this point. Time will tell if the experts are right about the MacKinnon hype, but I don't see how anyone can deny that he is more hyped than any of the "franchise" players the Oilers drafted in their respective years. That is all I am getting at.