I think most people thought MacKinnon would be good -- did he just need some time to mature and figure things out? His stats were pretty mediocre, but I don't think you can say he was simply a victim of being on a bad team.
14/15 - 64 GP, 38 pts (14 + 24)
15/16 - 72 GP, 52 pts (21 + 31)
16/17 - 82 GP, 53 pts (16 + 37)
Obviously he's on absolute fire right now -- don't think he can keep that up forever but it seems like he found another gear a few years ago and found another this year as the Avs have started to hit their stride.
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