Is Nathan MacKinnon better than Connor McDavid?

The Colorado Avalanche are a league best 19-1-6 to start the season. Sean, Sean and Frank discuss the powerhouse team led by MVP favorite Nathan MacKinnon, and if he is better than Connor McDavid right now? The guys talk about the once great Winnipeg Jets, mired in a bad slump who are having players only meetings, the breakout season for Jesper Wallstedt and the Minnesota Wild and how the Olympic ice might be 3 to 4 feet short. #hockey #nhl #avalanche 0:00 Intro 1:14 - Who is the best player in the NHL right now? Nathan MacKinnon? Or Connor McDavid? 16:04 - Two franchise goalies in Minnesota with Jesper Wallstedt and Filip Gustavsson 22:17 - Can Wallstedt steal the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year from favorite Matthew Schaefer? 25:01 - Winnipeg Jets players only meeting after loss to Buffalo Sabres 26:00 - The Jets miss injured MVP Connor Hellebuyck 34:06 - Olympic rink in Milan is four feet short 37:03 - NHL to have another dark jersey vs dark jersey game next week. For more Athletic Hockey Show content: Join The Athletic Hockey Show Discord Server:   / discord   Follow The Athletic Hockey Show wherever you listen to podcasts: https://podfollow.com/the-athletic-ho... Follow the hosts of The Athletic Hockey Show: Follow our hosts on Bluesky: Max Bultman: https://bsky.app/profile/mbultman.bsk... Mark Lazerus: https://bsky.app/profile/marklazerus.... Jesse Granger: https://bsky.app/profile/jessegranger... Sean Gentille: https://bsky.app/profile/seangentille... Sean McIndoe: https://bsky.app/profile/downgoesbrow... Hailey Salvian: https://bsky.app/profile/haileysalvia... Scott Wheeler: https://bsky.app/profile/scottcwheele... Chris Peters: https://bsky.app/profile/chrismpeters... Follow our hosts on X: Max Bultman: https://x.com/m_bultman Mark Lazerus: https://x.com/MarkLazerus Jesse Granger: https://x.com/JesseGranger_ Sean Gentille: https://x.com/seangentille Sean McIndoe: https://x.com/DownGoesBrown Frank Corrado: https://x.com/frankcorrado22 Hailey Salvian: https://x.com/hailey_salvian Corey Pronman: https://x.com/coreypronman Chris Peters: https://x.com/chrismpeters Subscribe to The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/hockeyshow -Thumbnail photo by Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative/Getty Image