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Originally Posted by Geeoff
I disagree. MacKinnon and Landeskog are the least of the Avs worries. MacKinnon leads the Avs in scoring. The Avs are just an all-around poorly constructed hockey team with too many past their prime vets.
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They are big worries though. The Avs thought they were stars they could build around and they are not reaching the levels they thought they were. They expected Mackinnon to be a stud #1 C.
You have to draft top picks in the right year and I don't feel their core pieces are turning out as good as most thought. Mackinnon looked his best still in his first 40 NHL games. Hasn't reached that level 3 years later. Landeskog looks like a pricey 50 point player. To have any chance to contend, these guys need to be better. Duchense I'd argue is in that category as well.