Avalanche pivot Nathan MacKinnon credits Sidney Crosby’s guidance as being integral to his evolution as a player. In fact, it was a text from No. 87 on the opening night of the playoffs that inspired MacKinnon to dominate the post-season. (EricFrancis)
In the midst of a heated exchange on the bench with Colorado coach Jared Bednar, the two things that interrupted MacKinnon’s verbal assault included him throwing a water bottle and him falling backwards off the bench.
“Nate did a good job explaining it in Montreal the next day saying, ‘I let the emotions get the best of me and I should have handled it better,’” said Landeskog of an incident he, MacKinnon and Bednar agree was a tremendous learning experience. It has been a rocky road to be sure, but one MacKinnon has learned tremendous lessons from along the way.
“I was pretty s––––– my first four years,” said MacKinnon of a career he feels has only recently started to reflect what he’s capable of.
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