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Originally Posted by Groot
There is no Mackinnon in this draft, or next. There is rarely ever a Mackinnon. The Avs were also trying to win during that time. They just ended up sucking.
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Alexis Joseph in the 2027 draft might be the closest thing to a MacKinnon we’ve seen in a while. He’s currently ranked to go 1st overall in the 2027 draft by quite a few draft lists. A 6’5” center who dominates in every way. I think Craig Button described him as being elite at pretty much everything - speed, power, hands, heavy shot, work ethic, physicality.. . sounds a lot like MacKinnon. He looked really good at the U17s this year.
Of course the likelihood of getting him is even lower than getting McKenna currently because that draft is 1.5 years away and a lot can happen between now and then… still, my dream scenario is to get any of the top 3 players in this draft and then get Joseph in the 2027 draft.
There will be lots of nights like tonight for that scenario to play out but, like others have said, I think the toughest season will be this one. Not because they are at the bottom of the league and they lose a lot - I think that will still happen next year - but because there is little to get hyped for every game right now. The team wins or loses depending almost exclusively on how the vets (Kadri, Backlund, Coleman, Huberdeau, Andersson, Weegar) perform. I will be excited for the fate of a game to rest more on the young players. The infusion of more young players in larger roles is progressing but next year will be the first year where they are really given the reigns of the team. They’ll still lose a lot because the team will be young and still thin on elite talent but I will still be more excited to watch a #1 powerplay unit with Coronato, Gridin, Parekh, and McKenna/Stenberg on it.