If you think Mackinnon is in another tier then Matthews and Matthews doesn’t have a chance here I don’t really know know what to say.....I mean....
After a decent rookie year Mackinnon had 38 pts in 68 games then a messily 52 and 53 in full seasons (which for a number one overall pick in a higher tier then Matthews is very Blah) before going crazy last year and being unreal. Same with this year. And guess what helped kickstart that? A guy who is leading the league in scoring, then there’s Landeskog who leads the league in goals, both of them KIND of help. He’s in the Same tier as MAtthews if anything. There are a number of centers who are having way better starts to their careers then Mackinnon who finally broke out with the help of those two. Suggesting he’s in a different tier then a player who controls the play on his own is nutty quite frankly.