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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I didn't say that. But I did say that being on a bad team contributed to the (relatively) slow start for him. And those relatively modest numbers led to a very reasonable contract for him.
Then he hit another gear and became the player he was projected to be. And the Avs are very fortunate that it played out the way it did, because now they have the best player in the game at a ridiculously favourable cap hit.
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I agree 100%, and wasn't suggesting you were taking that position. I guess my point was more about his development -- compared to someone like McDavid who was leading the league in scoring by year 2, and Crosby who has never finished below 1 PPG in his entire career. What is it about MacKinnon that enabled him to flip the switch in 17/18? It's not like his skating his improved or that he's matured physically -- was it just a mental thing?
In terms of the cap hit, yeah the Avs completely fluked out on that. Part of it was the timing as well -- the cap has gone up significantly since then.