That was fun to watch. I think I enjoyed that more than I would have if it was Flames-
Avs. They would have beat the doors off us too I think.
I have to give some credit to Draisaitl for his incredible ability to rack up points despite what looked to me to be obvious illness plus an ankle injury. How you can still have that offensive output playing with those obvious limitations is beyond me.
I'll also give some credit to Smith because - as much as he's a bag of pickles - I have to admire the competitive fire he's got that allows him to be playing in the WCF when his contemporaries are all working on our beer bellies.
But the real accolades belong to MacKinnon and Makar. Just unbelievably complete players. It's most impressive from Makar given his age. He could literally perform at this level or better for another decade. How he wasn't touted as a potential generational player at the draft is beyond me.
I think of the Avs had better goaltending, they'd stomp whoever comes out of the east. But whoever they face it should be an entertaining final.
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