AngelDuck
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I still think his skating could improve a touch too. It’s already gotten A LOT better from where it was when we drafted him.
He’s only 20
He’s only 20
Player Discussion Mason McTavish
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Dr Johnny Fever
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I want to see a talented bulldog as captain. There’s nobody better qualified than McT.
Fantastic pass. Head up the whole time. Looked like he was going to bear down on the shot, and he pulled an audible and sauced it over. Nice finish too.
Mason was like born to play hockey, like some people are born to become physicists. It’s 2nd nature to him, everything he does looks so authentic.
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Not just the pass but you can see the improved skating on the play too.
Smirnov2Chistov
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I swear the scouting reports on McTavish were saying those same things. When he was bouncing around through the different levels of competition, interviews from his coaches were praising his work ethic
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The book on McTavish is he loves to shoot and shoot accurately. Because of that, the goalie has to respect Mac is going to shoot first than pass. Mac having the ability to pass makes him far more dangerous as he's a true two-way offensive player.
I totally forgot that OT goal was Terry's hat trick. Mac has it on the back of his mind on who's close to a hat trick and makes it happen. He did it with Vatrano earlier in the year and he did it with Terry tonight. Mac could have easily shot that puck and make it b/c I've seen it done before, specifically at the WJC's.
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That hesitation move he pulled at center ice was a thing of beauty. Sucked the defender in, spin, and boom gone.
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In his first 100 games he has 59 points and so far on the season has 13 points in 11 games. Hope he is able to finish the season above a point per game.
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AngelDuck
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59 points in 100 games as a 18/19/20 year old is a remarkable accomplishment considerig some of the teams he's been on
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D+1 (18 years old): 9 games
..... 2g +1a = 3 pts (0.33 ppg)
D+2 (19-20 yrs old): 80 games
..... 17g + 26a = 43 pts (0.54 ppg)
D+3 (20 yrs old): 11 games
..... 7g + 13a = 13 pts (1.18 ppg)
total: 100 games, 25g + 34a = 59 pts.
In Mac's scouting report, some scouts noted Mac often has multi-point games. In just 11 games this year, he's got three multi-point games. Last year, Mac had eight multi-point games in 80 games and one multi-point game in the first 11 games.
I'm so happy to see Mac make that big jump from his rookie season! And he's still a work in progress! Although it's a small sample, Mac's improved his FO% from 42.3% last year to 54.7% this year. Mac's going to be stronger next year, and maybe even have a bigger physical bite!
..... 2g +1a = 3 pts (0.33 ppg)
D+2 (19-20 yrs old): 80 games
..... 17g + 26a = 43 pts (0.54 ppg)
D+3 (20 yrs old): 11 games
..... 7g + 13a = 13 pts (1.18 ppg)
total: 100 games, 25g + 34a = 59 pts.
In Mac's scouting report, some scouts noted Mac often has multi-point games. In just 11 games this year, he's got three multi-point games. Last year, Mac had eight multi-point games in 80 games and one multi-point game in the first 11 games.
I'm so happy to see Mac make that big jump from his rookie season! And he's still a work in progress! Although it's a small sample, Mac's improved his FO% from 42.3% last year to 54.7% this year. Mac's going to be stronger next year, and maybe even have a bigger physical bite!
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duckaroosky
So sayeth Duckthulu
Why is his nickname "MacT" when his name is McTavish with Mc? Why throw in that random "A"?
All Mighty
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The A isn’t just silent, it’s invisible.
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McTavish Named NHL's Third Star of the Week | Anaheim Ducks
Ducks forward Mason McTavish has been named the NHL's Third Star of the Week. McTavish registered 3-2=5 in three outings – including points on all three of Anaheim’s decisive goals – to help the Ducks (7-4-0, 14 points) rally from third-period deficits in each contest to extend their winning streak
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Hockey Duckie
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Check out who's cognizant of his teammates
We all knew it had to be Carrick - your fourth liner don’t always score 2 goals. Good on MacT to push it back. Just shows his calmness and leadership.
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This is consistent with him knowing which teammates needed a goal for a hat trick in Vatrano and Terry. Mac could have won the game in OT with his blazing shot instead of dishing the puck to Terry, but Mac still dished the puck to Terry to get the game winning hat trick goal.
Oh Captain, My Captain.
Hes better in interviews, he has a feel for the room and his team mates, hes a gamer. If the C isnt on him by year end, it should be by the start of camp next season.
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I think the narrative of him dishing the puck to Terry for the hat trick is silly.
He’s trying to win the game and felt it was the best play, not for individual stats. Empty nets are a different story.
