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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
They were also lucky that Mackinnon didn't take off right away as a superstar so they were able to get him locked up on a sweetheart deal once he did become a superstar. It took him until his 5th season to produce a point per game season and since then he's been blowing point per game out of the water for a measley $6 million AAV.
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How they build that team isn't easily repeatable. Their bluprint isn't much different than anyone else's, except they were bad during years when elite talent was available in the 1st round, won the draft lottery to get MacKinnon, hit on their other high first round picks, and had other factors as you say with MacKinnon.