Nathan Mackinnon - the best player in the league

[TheLegend27]

Kuch was 6 less games and 3 less points. Drai has 2 less games and 2 less points.
Kaprizov 3 less games and 4 less points.
Mcdavid 5 less games and 7 less points.

He doesn't have the best point pace in the league and with that many monsters directly behind him I would bet against him winning the art ross this year.

Not to mention MacKinnon has 8 empty net points already this season. Remember all the crying when Kucherov had 14 last year?. pepperidge farm remembers.

McDavid showed in the playoffs why he’s still the best.

 

[PuckG]

Boring thread. MacK definitely has his brief periods of looking like the best player in the league, but he has not done so with the same consistency and year after year the way McDavid has.

 

[tabness]

Nate started off the year playing with the confidence of JB knowing that bitcoin is at an all time high but he's been try harding a lot recently

 

[Oilslick941611]

lol

 

[Planetov]

Shit, I missed McDavid’s retirement ceremony, didn’t I?

 

[crowfish]

The guy is absolutely on fire and is a treat to watch. Cannot see him losing the art ross this year with this current play.

Even in 3-1 games he gets 2 points at least. Definitely the best player in the league the past two seasons.

I accept your bait.

Since 2023-24:

Connor McDavid
105GP 47G 130A 177P - 1.69 pts/game

Nathan MacKinnon
116GP 64G 128A 192P - 1.66 pts/game

Their production is quite similar but there are a few things to point out about MacKinnon's numbers:

1) He has 11 more empty net points

2) He has played around 1.6 hours of extra powerplay ice time, which statistically would equal around 16 additional points for McDavid

3) His primary assist to 2nd assist ratio is 55%, McDavid's is 63%

MacKinnon has had every advantage possible in terms of getting easier points, more empty nets, more powerplays, more 2nd assists (relatively). And yet he still doesn't beat McDavid in pts/game. Just the empty nets/powerplay opportunity alone would be 25 extra points for McDavid.

When MacKinnon is having the best run of his career and everything goes right, he can ALMOST match McDavid in production. But far from "definitely the best player in the league"

You also would need to ignore the last 2 playoff seasons which goes:

Connor McDavid
37GP 16G 48A 62P - 1.68 pts/game

Nathan MacKinnon
18GP 7G 14A 21P - 1.17 pts/game

 

[snipes]

lol

 

[TotalHomer]

MacK got my vote.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Is OP the ‘I hate McDavid’ guy?

That would be one of hundreds of HF posters so I don't know.

 

[EXTRAS]

Not to mention MacKinnon has 8 empty net points already this season. Remember all the crying when Kucherov had 14 last year?. pepperidge farm remembers.

McDavid showed in the playoffs why he’s still the best.

Points a point. But still needs to fend off like 10 guys within striking distance.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Awesome, awesome player.

But no he's not.

 

[Master P]

Welp, I know what thread is going to be getting bummed until the season is over.

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

Not to mention MacKinnon has 8 empty net points already this season. Remember all the crying when Kucherov had 14 last year?. pepperidge farm remembers.

Yep, after all their outrage last year, Colorado fans have strangely gone silent about empty net points now.

 

[BallardEra]

MacKinnon -- finally regressing?

 

[BallardEra]

That would be one of hundreds of HF posters so I don't know.

McDavid heating up, what are odds on 150 points this season?

Who are you calling a kid? No shot you’re older than me lol. So soft Rent free sure gets two points won’t matter when his team misses the playoffs Sure thing kid.

forums.hfboards.com

Is OP the ‘I hate McDavid’ guy?

McDavid heating up, what are odds on 150 points this season?

Who are you calling a kid? No shot you’re older than me lol. So soft Rent free sure gets two points won’t matter when his team misses the playoffs Sure thing kid.

forums.hfboards.com

 

[Phil Kessels Hot Dog]

Welp, I know what thread is going to be getting bummed until the season is over.

By the end of the season, Jordans going to be roasted so hard he'll quit hfboards for another year

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

OP tries soooooo hard.

 

[Sky04]

Also what’s the obsession with points per game? I and the majority of people when looking back care about hardware.

You know, the art ross trophy, which McKinnon is currently winning at??

When has he ever won an Art Ross trophy? Oh yeah never I'd probably bet on people who have

 

[Captain Controversy]

The guy is absolutely on fire and is a treat to watch. Cannot see him losing the art ross this year with this current play.

Even in 3-1 games he gets 2 points at least. Definitely the best player in the league the past two seasons.

Mackinnons best attribute is having a killer mentality when ahead. No, he isn't the best player in the league. He's not even the second best player in the league.

 

[T REX]

It shows the level that each are playing it. Kucherov is on pace for 140 points, MacKinnon 125.

Huge lightning fan here...Huge anti-pace guy too. Pace is fake.

You either HIT a number or you do not.

JMHO. the winner of the art Ross will win.

 

[Kennedys]

Huge lightning fan here...Huge anti-pace guy too. Pace is fake.

You either HIT a number or you do not.

JMHO. the winner of the art Ross will win.

Who do you take between Eric Lindros and Doug Weight if pace is fake ?

 

[Coffey]

Pretty odd timing. He's been cooled off for a month now and looks absolutely awful lately.

Dude loves to take chirps at the Oilers.
With yesterdays game, Mack took over the scoring lead from Drai.
Not odd timing at all.

Just a sad agenda.

 

[nerevarine]

Another empty net point against a bottom feeder, mackinnon is easily king of stat padding vs garbage teams.

Probably in for another first round exit too

 

[jani]

In reality, he has been very average for the last few games. Poor puck decisions every game.

Still manages to get some points, which speaks of the calibre he is as a player.

 

[crowfish]

Another empty net point against a bottom feeder, mackinnon is easily king of stat padding vs garbage teams.

Probably in for another first round exit too

9 empty net points this season so far and counting. On pace for 21 this season.

Best player in the world with the goalie absent 100%