Rumor: 2024-2025 Trade Rumors and Free Agency Talk | Part Deux

[Richard88]

Anyone know an easy way to figure that out? I'm guessing there's some advanced stats website out there that has this kind of thing?

Natural stat trick would be a good bet

 

[MacKaRant]

Anyone know an easy way to figure that out? I'm guessing there's some advanced stats website out there that has this kind of thing?

Natural Stat Trick > Players > Individual > select player > Teammates

Gives you all the good with and without stats

 

[Jasenr]

When you watch a game and see both Rantanen and MacKinnon, do you see a difference ?

If not, I'm just going to start to assume that you ARE Mikko Rantanen.

Mack has been complete ass this season trying to drive the play. If players like Makar, Mikko or whoever doesnt pass him to a breakaway to score he just usually skates with the puck on the left side until stopped by a defender, turns back and tries to pass trough 2-3 guys sideways and its usually intercepted. I havent seen a glimpsee of last years Mack who skated through the defenders to score. Mack also havent been doing much of pressure on the walls unless he gets angry for losing the puck or whatever.

So I would have 0 confidence for him doing anything with Kivi and LOC. Its just a line who loses the faceoff because Mack doesnt care to win one, turtles at the Avs end giving up a goal or what I wrote above.

When other teams put their best line or shutdown line against Mack he totally needs the best players beside him to do anything worth while.

 

[Avsfan1921]

So maybe we should indeed play Kiviranta and LOC with MacKinnon then, spread the wealth.

Ok cool, lets put Nate with them and then see how Mikko does with Drouin and Lehky then. I mean Mack is the highest paid player on the team, he should be able to handle that responsibility no?

Sure, I agree. But Bednar doesn’t want to seem to lessen his linemates.

Again, that is not my point however. A $12.5+ million dollar player is not what this team can afford as currently constructed, while maintaining any depth. Unless said $12.5+ million dollar player can drive offence regularly without the help of another superstar. This means both contributing and creating. We may be able to get away with one with the help of quality depth…. maybe.