Let’s get an obvious truth out of the way: Connor McDavid is the best player in the NHL.
If you buy the idea that players have been getting better and better over time, there is a strong subjective argument to be made that he's the best player ever to set foot on the ice.
We have to get that disclaimer out of the way in order to make the following claim: entering the playoffs there might be no scarier player Nathan MacKinnon.
It’s easy for MacKinnon to get lost in the shuffle considering his 107 points rank sixth in the NHL in a year when offensive numbers are surging, and he’s missed 11 games due to injury.