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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
In 4 years the Avs go from worst team in the NHL to winning the President’s Trophy. I believe only five current players were on the roster back in 2017.
Where will the Flames be 4 years from now?
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People also conveniently forget that they also got super lucky with MacKinnon. Remember when he was struggling, and at one point it looked like he was neck and neck with Monahan in potential? There's a reason why when MacKinnon signed his second contract, everyone just thought it could be a fair deal later into the contract.
The stars pretty much aligned perfectly for the Avs. MacKinnon really broke out AFTER his extension, so now he's by far the best contract in the league. Not discrediting Sakic's savvy trade of Duchene, but I'd argue everything that could work out in the Avs favor did.
You could be the Avs. Or you could be the Sabres (or even the Panthers until this year).