Nathan MacKinnon’s place among the best players of his generation is secure, but he can take a big step toward an all-time great legacy Thursday.
Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche skates ahead of Craig Smith of the Dallas Stars during the first period at Ball Arena in Denver on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Bruce Boudreau’s passion for hockey, everyman qualities and winding journey made him one of the most relatable and well-liked coaches in modern NHL history.
“I think he’s gonna win the MVP this year,” Boudreau said. “He’s won a Stanley Cup. He’s won all of these things. You don’t hear about him in those terms sometimes, because McDavid overshadows him. But when his career is said and done, he will have done it all.” “When I saw him down the stretch , he had that hat trick against us in Colorado. He was at a different level again.”MacKinnon scored three breakaway goals, dismantling a team that came into the game 10th in the NHL in goals against since Hynes took over as the coach and needed a win to keep its playoff hopes alive.
Kucherov led the NHL with 144 points. There have only been three 140-point seasons since 1996 — MacKinnon and Kucherov this season and McDavid in 2022-23. MacKinnon has been a great player for most of his career, but the past three seasons have pushed him into a different stratosphere. There is no argument about McDavid’s place atop the NHL, but MacKinnon has made a case as the No. 2 forward, ahead of amazing players like Matthews, Kucherov, Aleksander Barkov and Leon Draisatil.
“Ovechkin had the same traits when he was younger,” Boudreau said. “ is in the same mode. If you start hitting MacKinnon, he will hit you back. He does not shy away from it. He’s right at the top of the league in shot attempts every year. He’ll shoot from anywhere and at any time he can turn his stick and make it a pass. You get focused on his shot, which makes his passing even better.
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