Who would make your team better : Kuch or MacKinnon?

[blundluntman]

Skill wise they're equally impactful, but Mackinnon fits Colorado's team culture better I'd assume (he practically defines it for all intents and purposes).

 

[authentic]

See....lots of people might say the complete opposite...perhaps toss up and then suggest MacKinnon because he's more fun to watch. This is subjective of course, but I think MacKinnon is the most fun player to watch in the NHL right now. Him and McDavid are similar in terms of that, blazing speed coming up the ice (which is what I find most fun to watch). McDavid is slightly more smooth with the puck at times as he's coming up the ice, but what pushes me to go with MacKinnon in terms of most fun is his tendancy to just be a rock. I've seen him skating up and when you think he puts himself in a bad spot and gets lined up perfectly for a big hit....and not just when you think....it does happen, but he'll take that head on hit and then other guy goes flying a lot of the time. I don't know why I love watching that so much, but I love watching guys get hit with big clean hits, but even more fun, I like seeing a guy where you think he's going to get blown up only to see the other guy hit him hard, but not have any effect....I think it's more something that causes me laughter....which is fun

Yeah honestly MacKinnon is more entertaining, but perhaps that’s partly because McDavid has not been 100% lately.

 

[nowhereman]

MacKinnon for the Canucks. But it Pettersson thought Miller was tough on him...

 

[Voodoo Child]

Knies MacKinnon Nylander
McMann Matthews Marner
??? Tavares ???

Taking Mack.

 

[Moose Head]

Demidov Mac Laine
Caufield Suzuki Slaf
Anderson Dach Newhook

Looks better than

Caufield Suzuki Kucherov
Demidov Newhook/Dach Slaf
Anderson Evans Laine

 

[NyQuil]

Ottawa is comparatively weaker on the wings.

I’d go Kuch but it’s very close.

 

[MardyBum]

1A Connor Scheifele Iafallo/Vilardi
1B Ehlers Mackinnon Perfetti
2A Nino Lowry Vilardi/Iafallo
2B Namestnikov Barron Tanev

Yummy.

Kuch would be amazing too but we could absolutely use the C more.

 

[Sky04]

 

[biturbo19]

For Canucks, it'd have to be MacKinnon.

The only teams i wouldn't think that's true for, are ones with two rock solid Top-6 Centers, including an obvious clear cut 1C. And it still might be true for those ones. Even though Kucherov would be the far more fun player to watch in some ways and is probably one of the rare wingers who is able to carry a mediocre center to top line sort of results overall.

 

[M88K]

Assuming could make the cap work
Kucherov

Kucherov-Johnston-Bourque
Robertson-Hintz-Rantanen

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Demidov Mac Laine
Caufield Suzuki Slaf
Anderson Dach Newhook

Looks better than

Caufield Suzuki Kucherov
Demidov Newhook/Dach Slaf
Anderson Evans Laine

...I would refuse to take either MacKinnon or Kucherov if Laine wasn't going the other way...and by "the other way" I mean to the vets to be put down...

 

[Sky04]

Assuming could make the cap work
Kucherov

Kucherov-Johnston-Bourque
Robertson-Hintz-Rantanen

Kucherov with Rant or Robertson would be absolutely lethal. I'd love to see him play with someone with size for once.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Canaidens desperately need a center so it's easy from that perspective.

They're the same class of player though.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Mackinnon and there really shouldn't be a team out there that would do otherwise.

 

[Plastic Joseph]

Mack clearly the better player so him

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Mack, but it's close.

MacKinnon has the worse hockey IQ and can be frustrating when things are not going well. Forces too many low percentage plays and plays hero hockey. When it works it's brilliant, but that's not always the case.

 

[authentic]

Mack, but it's close.

MacKinnon has the worse hockey IQ and can be frustrating when things are not going well. Forces too many low percentage plays and plays hero hockey. When it works it's brilliant, but that's not always the case.

This hero hockey often works better in close games as opposed to stacking up points in blowouts in Kucherov’s case. MacKinnon has better stats in close games, tying goals and go ahead goals, and in elimination games.

 

[STL fan in MN]

MacKinnon but really only because of the precise way the OP’s question is asked. The Blues would benefit immensely by moving Schenn from 2C to 3C or onto the wing. A one-two punch of MacKinnon-Thomas would be amazing. That would likely help the Blues more than adding Kuch as the Blues are already pretty loaded with wingers.

But otherwise I’d probably take Kucherov. But it’s very very close.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Most teams it's gonna be MacK based on the fact that there are only a handful out there with really good 1-2 C already

 

[General Fanager]

Kucherov feeding Suzuki and Laine would be pretty scary though.

Imagine The Habs getting another centre so good you have to put the 90 point centre you already have down to the 2nd line.

that's scary

 

[ginomini]

Mackinnon and there really shouldn't be a team out there that would do otherwise.

I'd say Edmonton and maybe, LA and Vegas. But yeah other than that, its Mackinnon everywhere.

 

[TrKB PAM]

I'd say Edmonton and maybe, LA and Vegas. But yeah other than that, its Mackinnon everywhere.

I don't really see it for Edmonton.

 

[Regal]

I don't really see it for Edmonton.

Yea, I’d say that MacKinnon means they can run McDavid and Draisaitl together regularly without losing depth since MacKinnon can run the second line. Not that Kucherov couldn’t do the same, but I think MacKinnon is the better line driver.

 

[Summer Rose]

MacKinnon very easily for Utah. A top six center is one of our needs this off-season and if for some reason he ended up on the team, we could run our top three centers as MacKinnon, Cooley, and Hayton (in that order). That’s not to say that Kucherov wouldn’t be a great add, because of course he would be since he’s an amazing player. Obviously you’d want both somehow but the question is to choose between the two after all.

Do not take this as me saying which I think is a better player overall. I will keep that opinion to myself.

 

[ExtraLoveSauce]

Kucherov because he is left handed and is without a doubt a top playmaker in the world sure the Sabres could use a transition center but kuch sets the table and dishes apples he would pair well with the Sabres shooters and dahlin