Nathan MacKinnon
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Nathan MacKinnon said
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“It’s pretty cool. I probably should have got there sooner, but obviously, it’s a cool milestone — 500 points in the NHL is not an easy thing to achieve,”
denverpost Saturday, January 23, 2021 11:05:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"It was a pretty lopsided score but it was a tough first period," "I felt like we had to break them down, and we wore on them. It was great to see a lot of different guys start feeling it"
foxnews Saturday, January 16, 2021 7:48:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“Man, those two can move the puck,”
denverpost Monday, January 11, 2021 5:28:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“You need guys that can do everything,”
gazette Tuesday, January 5, 2021 8:15:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon told
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“Our expectation is to win the Cup, not just to claw and scrape our way into the playoffs,”
denverpost Tuesday, January 5, 2021 3:51:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I don’t think there’s one glaring thing I need to work on,” “Obviously, it’s a tight schedule, and I just want to stay even-keel, play my best every night, and help this team win”
denverpost Tuesday, January 5, 2021 3:51:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“With my skating, I try to use my legs to stick-check and things like that, and not take unnecessary minors,” “It’s a line you need to hover on. I respect my opponents. I don’t want to be dirty”
denverpost Sunday, September 13, 2020 12:19:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"I got the Calder and the Lady Byng now on him,"
CBC Saturday, September 12, 2020 4:52:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"It would be really cool to win that, but I'm not counting on anything," "Obviously, I'm competitive. I want to win everything I'm up for"
CBC Saturday, September 12, 2020 4:52:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"At the end of the day, I just want to win the Stanley Cup," "It didn't happen this year. It's still a bitter taste"
CBC Saturday, September 12, 2020 4:52:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"It's just a line you need to hover on," "I respect my opponents. I don't want to be dirty. I also want to be trusted by the coaching staff that I won't take penalties and stuff like that. I guess with my skating I try to use my legs to kind of stick check and things like that and not take unnecessary minors"
CBC Saturday, September 12, 2020 4:52:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“Two straight years, Game 7 losses, one-goal games,”
denverpost Sunday, September 6, 2020 2:16:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“If we have the exact same team next year, I feel like we can win it next year,”
ChinaPost Saturday, September 5, 2020 11:17:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I would’ve like to see our team fully healthy, that’s for sure,”
ChinaPost Saturday, September 5, 2020 11:17:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I know it’s not the Cup final or anything, but we felt like we could win,” “We’ve got to find a way to break through. There’s no moral victories here. We came here to win and we didn’t get the job done”
ChinaPost Saturday, September 5, 2020 11:17:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I would have liked to see our team fully healthy, that’s for sure. We lost a lot of key guys. That’s just the way it is. We caught the injury bug again,”
gazette Saturday, September 5, 2020 8:31:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We felt like we were outplaying them in overtime and it was coming. We felt good,”
gazette Saturday, September 5, 2020 6:53:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“Two straight years, Game 7 losses, one-goal games,”
gazette Saturday, September 5, 2020 6:53:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon insisted
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“In terms of assessing our team, I don’t think we should change anything,”
denverpost Saturday, September 5, 2020 5:48:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We just couldn’t keep the puck out of our net this series,”
denverpost Saturday, September 5, 2020 5:48:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We’ve got to find a way to break through,” “There are no moral victories here. We came here to win and we didn’t get the job done”
denverpost Saturday, September 5, 2020 4:49:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I know it’s not the Cup final or anything, but we felt like we could win and I still feel like we could have won everything, it’s just unfortunate,”
denverpost Saturday, September 5, 2020 4:49:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"In terms of game seven, it's my third one," "I guess I haven't won one yet. Looking to change that in a couple days here. Excited for the challenge. It's going to be the toughest game for us to win"
yahoo-au Thursday, September 3, 2020 8:52:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“It’s going to be the toughest game for us to win,”
gazette Thursday, September 3, 2020 7:51:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We battled back, had a good second (period) and really locked it down in the third,” “We were really responsible defensively. No turnovers, and just a solid game from everyone in the lineup”
denverpost Thursday, September 3, 2020 7:13:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We battled back, had a good second (period) and really locked it down in the third,” “We were really responsible defensively. No turnovers. and just solid game from everyone in the lineup”
denverpost Thursday, September 3, 2020 6:16:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We’re letting their big bodies stand in front of the net and tip pucks unharmed,” “We can win more battles, be more mean in our crease”
denverpost Monday, August 31, 2020 7:27:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We think Cale’s the best defenseman in the league,”
gazette Monday, August 31, 2020 6:45:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“It was a good first, for sure. Everyone’s engaged,”
denverpost Tuesday, August 25, 2020 8:07:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We kind of felt (the game) out instead of really coming out firing to impose our will,” “I felt like we kind of put our foot in the water and just kind of wanted to see how they would play, versus how we know we need to play”
denverpost Sunday, August 23, 2020 7:30:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“It’s going to be a tough series,”
denverpost Sunday, August 23, 2020 7:30:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I think they came out flying and put us on our heels a little bit and we didn’t respond the way we needed it,” “You prepare, you watch video on the other team, your so focused on them, maybe you forget the way (we play). We can watch video on them all we want but we have to play our game if we’re going to win. Tonight, they came out harder than us. They seemed like they were more competitive than us. There is no excuse for that”
denverpost Sunday, August 23, 2020 6:29:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We don’t feel like we have a target on our back, we haven’t won anything,” “We’re a hungry team that feels like it has a lot to prove”
denverpost Saturday, August 22, 2020 10:51:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We felt like our time has arrived,” “There’s definitely a different feel after winning this series”
gazette Friday, August 21, 2020 7:07:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We feel like our time has arrived,” “We haven’t won anything, but there’s definitely a different feel after winning this series. We’re a hungry group”
gazette Thursday, August 20, 2020 6:02:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We know we were one of the best goal-scoring teams in the league this year so we tried to stick with it,” “We’re such a deep team that it was just eventually going to go in”
gazette Tuesday, August 18, 2020 6:24:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“He’s having a great playoffs and we wouldn’t be here without him,”
denverpost Tuesday, August 18, 2020 6:06:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“They outworked us in our D zone,” “I actually thought we played well offensively, had some good looks, so good possession time. Definitely, our compete level will go up tomorrow”
foxnews Saturday, August 15, 2020 7:02:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I think they out-competed us in the first (period),”
denverpost Saturday, August 15, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“For me, this feels like my first real chance to win, which really excites me, and excites everyone. It’s not easy to get in this position,”
denverpost Wednesday, August 12, 2020 3:33:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I’m not looking to carry the team,”
denverpost Wednesday, August 12, 2020 3:33:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We had the injury bug, but everyone’s healthy now. Everyone looks great,”
click2houston Tuesday, July 28, 2020 8:26:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"We're confident that we can get it done,"
barrie Friday, July 24, 2020 4:56:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"It's nice to get voted by your peers. It's always really cool to have their respect,"
barrie Friday, July 24, 2020 4:56:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"To leave a legacy, you have to win,"
barrie Friday, July 24, 2020 4:56:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"When I really turned my game around and I really started to focus on every little detail off the ice and on the ice, I'm up for some big awards. I don't think that's a coincidence,"
barrie Friday, July 24, 2020 4:56:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We’re confident that we can get it done,”
eagletribune Friday, July 24, 2020 3:06:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“It’s nice to get voted by your peers. It’s always really cool to have their respect,”
eagletribune Friday, July 24, 2020 3:06:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“To leave a legacy, you have to win,”
eagletribune Friday, July 24, 2020 3:06:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“When I really turned my game around and I really started to focus on every little detail off the ice and on the ice, I’m up for some big awards. I don’t think that’s a coincidence,”
eagletribune Friday, July 24, 2020 3:06:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“When I really turned my game around and I really started to focus on every little detail off the ice and on the ice ... I’m up for some big awards. I don’t think that’s a coincidence,”
gazette Thursday, July 23, 2020 4:52:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I think Cale will be healthy soon,” “He should be ready to go”
gazette Thursday, July 23, 2020 4:52:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"If anything, I was a little more aggressive,"
gazette Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:58:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon
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“Had 43 more points than his next-closest Colorado teammate (rookie defenseman Cale Makar) and carried the Avalanche to the second spot in the Western Conference amid injuries to Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen and both goaltenders”
foxnews Friday, June 19, 2020 12:23:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon
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“Had 43 more points than his next-closest Colorado teammate (rookie defenseman Cale Makar) and carried the Avalanche to the second spot in the Western Conference amid injuries to Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen and both goaltenders”
eagletribune Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:08:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We tried hard to get him in free agency. I was bugging him every day,”
denverpost Thursday, June 11, 2020 4:06:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“He said, ‘Sorry.’ He’s a class act. We were close,”
denverpost Thursday, June 11, 2020 4:06:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I think this is a great solution,”
denverpost Thursday, June 11, 2020 4:06:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I remember growing up, he had the sickest YouTube montage ever,”
WashingtonPost Friday, February 21, 2020 7:58:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“Everybody tries to shut down Ovi,”
ChinaPost Friday, February 14, 2020 9:29:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"Everybody tries to shut down Ovi,"
eagletribune Friday, February 14, 2020 9:17:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We just felt like we were due,”
denverpost Sunday, February 9, 2020 6:31:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I have a lot of help and it’s nice to be on a really good team,” “I think that makes it easy”
clickondetroit Tuesday, January 21, 2020 3:36:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I mean, I shoot a lot of pucks, so I’ve got to score,” “I’ve had a lot of help”
denverpost Tuesday, January 21, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“It’s nice to be on a really good team,”
denverpost Tuesday, January 21, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I have a lot of help and it's nice to be on a really good team,”
usaToday Tuesday, January 21, 2020 3:34:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“Yeah, I’ve been there before, so it’s not as exciting the second time like (it was) the first time,”
denverpost Sunday, January 12, 2020 6:16:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We didn’t really test him after that,”
denverpost Wednesday, January 8, 2020 6:41:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“Trying to be consistent, trying to win a Cup here and scoring titles usually don’t get you a Cup,”
denverpost Monday, January 6, 2020 1:15:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I just got ran and I got kind of (upset). I just tried to answer,” “I don’t want to get pushed around. I don’t hit very much, but I can take care of myself, for sure. It will probably happen again, but hitting a lot is really tiring, and I’ve got to play big minutes. So I’ve got to manage myself. I don’t want to run around too much and attract too much attention, but I think there is a time and a place for it”
denverpost Monday, January 6, 2020 1:15:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I haven’t seen anybody like him, and he’s only just turned 21,”
WashingtonPost Saturday, January 4, 2020 5:31:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"I think we were just due, honestly," "We were giving all the opponents their goals in the third, we had bad breakdowns. Something just felt kind of different tonight when they made it 3-2. There was no panic and Cale had a big goal, and that kind of iced it. We knew we needed some maturity from everybody at that time"
gazette Friday, January 3, 2020 11:15:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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"I think we were just due, honestly," "We were giving all the opponents their goals in the third, we had bad breakdowns. Something just felt kind of different tonight when they made it 3-2. There was no panic and Cale had a big goal, and that kind of iced it. We knew we needed some maturity from everybody at that time"
usaToday Friday, January 3, 2020 10:32:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We were just trying to play our best,”
gazette Thursday, December 19, 2019 11:10:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“You never really know what the other team is going to give you. I think the best way to play is to focus on your own game”
gazette Thursday, December 19, 2019 11:10:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“Obviously, tough start to the third. We fought back,” “Would have been nice to get two points”
denverpost Tuesday, December 10, 2019 8:12:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“Already one of the best players I’ve ever played with,” “There’s not really one defenseman in the league that’s like him. He’s already one of the fastest players in the league. His first two or three steps are amazing. I could go on and on all day”
denverpost Sunday, December 8, 2019 6:26:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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about Calder Trophy
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“It’s so amazing to have someone back there that’s so dominant,” “He’s in the Norris (Trophy) running this year… not just the Calder”
globalnews Friday, December 6, 2019 3:18:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I was just excited to get paid that much money at such a young age,”
forbes Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:03:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We have guys that we wouldn’t (otherwise) be able to bring in,” “On my next deal, I’ll take less again. Because I want to win with this group”
forbes Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:03:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“I was just excited to get paid that much money at such a young age,”
forbes Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:03:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“We have guys that we wouldn’t (otherwise) be able to bring in,” “On my next deal, I’ll take less again. Because I want to win with this group”
forbes Thursday, December 5, 2019 7:03:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“Breakfast (conversations), in the (locker) room. They’re such great guys. We had a really quiet room with everyone being called up, the new guys, so it’s nice to have the guys who are comfortable and chatty,”
denverpost Wednesday, December 4, 2019 10:08:00 PM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon said
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“Makes it easy. Makes it way easier out there,”
denverpost Sunday, December 1, 2019 8:24:00 AM EAT
Nathan MacKinnon raconté
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«Une telle chimie, je ne pense pas que ça se perde. Juste de recommencer à jouer avec lui, je me sens bien. Il est le seul joueur avec qui j'ai développé une cohésion aussi instantanée et aussi forte. C'est incroyable. Juste de lui passer la rondelle, je sens que c'est unique. C'est très plaisant»
lapresse-CA Thursday, September 8, 2016 9:45:00 PM EAT
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Nathan MacKinnon | FR | 3.23% |
Type | Entity Name | Count |
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![]() | National Hockey League | 6.36% |
![]() | Mikko Rantanen | 5.45% |
![]() | Colorado Avalanche | 5.35% |
![]() | Gabriel Landeskog | 3.13% |
![]() | Jared Bednar | 2.63% |
![]() | United Nations | 2.53% |
![]() | Stanley Cup | 2.42% |
![]() | Andre Burakovsky | 2.42% |
![]() | Brandon Saad | 1.92% |
![]() | Nazem Kadri | 1.82% |
![]() | Joe Sakic | 1.82% |
![]() | Anaheim Ducks | 1.72% |
![]() | Louis Blues | 1.72% |
![]() | Angeles Kings | 1.62% |
![]() | Adam Henrique | 1.62% |
![]() | John Gibson | 1.62% |
![]() | Hampus Lindholm | 1.52% |
![]() | Samuel Girard | 1.52% |
![]() | Eric Johnson | 1.31% |
![]() | Jakob Silfverberg | 1.11% |
![]() | Ian | 1.11% |
![]() | Ian Cole | 1.11% |
![]() | Ryan Graves | 1.11% |
![]() | Andreas Athanasiou | 1.01% |
![]() | Dallas Eakins | 1.01% |
![]() | Drew Doughty | 1.01% |
![]() | Greg Pateryn | 1.01% |
![]() | Peter Forsberg | 1.01% |
![]() | San Jose Sharks | 1.01% |
![]() | Western Conference | 0.91% |
Type | Entity Name | Score |
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![]() | Daniel Tjärnqvist | 0.0714 |
![]() | Karlis Skrastins | 0.0597 |
![]() | Colorado Avalanche | 0.0527 |
![]() | Mikko Rantanen | 0.0492 |
![]() | National Hockey League | 0.0377 |
![]() | Gabriel Landeskog | 0.0301 |
![]() | Jared Bednar | 0.0256 |
![]() | Andre Burakovsky | 0.0241 |
![]() | Stanley Cup | 0.0223 |
![]() | Nazem Kadri | 0.0181 |
![]() | Joe Sakic | 0.0181 |
![]() | Brandon Saad | 0.0178 |
![]() | Anaheim Ducks | 0.0171 |
![]() | Louis Blues | 0.017 |
![]() | Adam Henrique | 0.016 |
![]() | Angeles Kings | 0.0157 |
![]() | Hampus Lindholm | 0.0152 |
![]() | John Gibson | 0.0147 |
![]() | Eric Johnson | 0.0138 |
![]() | Samuel Girard | 0.0136 |
![]() | Jakob Silfverberg | 0.0111 |
![]() | Ian Cole | 0.0111 |
![]() | Ryan Graves | 0.0111 |
![]() | Milan Hejduk | 0.0108 |
![]() | Greg Pateryn | 0.0104 |
![]() | Andreas Athanasiou | 0.01 |
![]() | Peter Forsberg | 0.0099 |
![]() | San Jose Sharks | 0.0099 |
![]() | Dallas Eakins | 0.0098 |
![]() | Drew Doughty | 0.0097 |


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Dallas Eakins said
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about Nathan MacKinnon
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“That’s a dangerous player (MacKinnon) and ‘Gibby’ handled it like it was nothing,”
whittierdailynews Saturday, January 23, 2021 10:47:00 AM EAT
Jared Bednar said
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about Nathan MacKinnon
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“When you watch Nathan play — his skating ability, his intelligence, his strength — he can be an unbelievable defender,” “He’s engaged physically and doing the right things on almost every occasion. … I think he can be the best defender in the league, but when you’re thinking offense and creating offense the way he does on a nightly basis, it’s a lot to ask for him to be the best on both ends of the rink. Having said that, it’s a goal of his, and he’s put a lot of effort into his defensive play”
denverpost Tuesday, January 5, 2021 3:51:00 AM EAT
Jared Bednar added
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about Nathan MacKinnon
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“We talk a lot about (MacKinnon), I just think he hit another level with his play in a lot of different ways. He’s borderline great all the time, but I think in this (postseason), he was outstanding”
denverpost Saturday, September 5, 2020 4:49:00 AM EAT
Jared Bednar said
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about Nathan MacKinnon
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“The MacKinnon line was just average in the first so we flipped the lines there and put Ratanen with them and they scored a couple goals in that period right away,” “I thought Mikko was a driving force to our offense tonight for sure”
koaa Monday, January 6, 2020 12:23:00 AM EAT
Mark Giordano told
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about Nathan MacKinnon
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“For anyone who doesn’t think MacKinnon is one of the best, if not the best, they might want to look at this series,”
denverpost Thursday, December 26, 2019 4:46:00 PM EAT
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