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Is MacKinnon now in McDavid/Matthews/Laine bracket?

Sky04

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McDavid is in his own bracket until the other guys start consistency finishing top-10 in scoring let alone top1/2.

Like Crosby on a seasonal basis he may not be better than the field by a margin, but over a span the difference is huge - the same will be for McDavid vs his competition when the seasons start accumulating, consistency of elite seasons will be the difference. His career totals already blow all these guys away.
 
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KarmaPolice

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If he can do it for another season, sure. Many star players have a big season then don't repeat. So wait and see. But this is his first PPG+ season after falling well short in his first 3 seasons, so I don't think it's wise to jump the gun or you may be disappointed. Pretty good chance he can stay a PPG player, though. Which would put him in Matthews/Eichel/Laine level (who have all put a PPG or very close in 2 of their first 2 or 3 seasons in the NHL), but still has a lot more to prove to be considered at McDavid's level, who's been a PPG+ player since his rookie season, winning the Art Ross, Hart and Ted Lindsay in just his 2nd (and first full) season as a 19 year old, while being in contention for the Art Ross and possibly Ted Lindsay again this season. Pretty impressive for his first two full seasons at age 19 and 20.
 
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tapi

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McKinnon is at this point a level below the younger beasts but he might catch up if he can keep his level up next year.
 
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Baxterman

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As mentioned McDavid is in a tier above those guys but MacKinnon is in the Matthews/Laine bracket if not above.

For those saying he needs to do it more it isn't like Matthews/Laine have a track record of greatness and this year for MacKinnon is much bettter than anything those two have done.
 
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illpucks

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Laineux said:
The only point of this thread is to bait responses by including McDavid in the Matthews/Laine tier.
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Your only point is to derail the discussion...

When McDavid entered the league it was McDavid/Eichel
When Matthews entered the league it was McDavid/Matthews
Laine/Matthews by extension created McDavid/Matthews/Laine
 

authentic

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Pretty clear he's far better than all the others besides McDavid. He has 92 points in 66 games and there is no guarantee at all the others have this type of production in their careers over a full season.
 
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