Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon has really come into his own both on and off the ice. Whether its because he’s one of the best players currently playing in the NHL or because he’s a little tired of sounding like a media trained hockey robot, he’s speaking his mind. And we like it.
There is something about watching a player grow from the timid draftee, to the hotshot rookie, to the still relatively new player, to veteran leadership in a locker room. And over the last year we’ve seen Nate make the transition between the last two categories.