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Montreal trades for Mackinnon to reunite MacK with Drouin.
If you compare the past 2 seasons of Galchenyuk and MacK:
16-17:
Mackinnon 0.195 gpg 0.646 ppg 1.66 pts/60
Galchenyuk 0.279 gpg 0.721 ppg 1.74 pts/60
15-16:
Mackinnon 0.292 gpg 0.722 ppg 1.63 pts/60
Galchenyuk 0.366 gpg 0.683 ppg 2.07 pts/60
You can definitely make the case for either of these players as the better offensive player.
That said, Mackinnon had that great rookie season. He's also proved that he can play C, but you could argue that Colorado gave him more of an opportunity than Montreal did with Galchenyuk to play center. Also, Galchenyuk was really good for the first 20 games this year at center and was in the top 10 in points after the first 20 games.
What about a trade like this:
Scherback + Galchenyuk + 2017 1st + Beaulieu for Mackinnon
Colorado thinks a change of scenery would benefit Galchenyuk and think he could be their #1C. They also get some good prospects.
For Montreal, it's clear Galchenyuk will not work out there. They get their #1C
If you compare the past 2 seasons of Galchenyuk and MacK:
16-17:
Mackinnon 0.195 gpg 0.646 ppg 1.66 pts/60
Galchenyuk 0.279 gpg 0.721 ppg 1.74 pts/60
15-16:
Mackinnon 0.292 gpg 0.722 ppg 1.63 pts/60
Galchenyuk 0.366 gpg 0.683 ppg 2.07 pts/60
You can definitely make the case for either of these players as the better offensive player.
That said, Mackinnon had that great rookie season. He's also proved that he can play C, but you could argue that Colorado gave him more of an opportunity than Montreal did with Galchenyuk to play center. Also, Galchenyuk was really good for the first 20 games this year at center and was in the top 10 in points after the first 20 games.
What about a trade like this:
Scherback + Galchenyuk + 2017 1st + Beaulieu for Mackinnon
Colorado thinks a change of scenery would benefit Galchenyuk and think he could be their #1C. They also get some good prospects.
For Montreal, it's clear Galchenyuk will not work out there. They get their #1C