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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper

I literally had just finished dumping on the Hamilton trade 2 minutes prior to jumping into this thread. I’ve always been of the belief that this organization rushed the rebuild. I’m pretty sure I used this exact same analogy 2 or 3 years ago.

Secondly, Mackinnon is an absolute horse in the playoffs. Makar is pretty damn phenomenal too, so I don’t want to take anything away from him. But MacKinnon is like 6th all time in points per game in playoff scoring history. This guy elevates his game/intensity when the calendar flips over. He’s got the elite power forward, competitiveness and speed game so no matter what style you want to play, he’s got it covered. I’d take him any day on my team.

Then Sakic throws in Makar, Rantanen, Landeskog and etc and yeah, it’s not surprising that they go from contender to one of the most dominant playoff runs in NHL history.

Yup.