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Showdown of centers: Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid provide “dream matchup” for NHL and its viewers

This should be a star-studded MacDandy of a series.

Or it is McDandy?

Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson called it a “dream matchup” — an individual showdown of superstar centers that will take the Western Conference Finals to a heightened level just as the game’s visibility is on the rise thanks to a new television deal.

Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon vs. Edmonton’s Connor McDavid. Two of the world’s best centers competing in the same Stanley Cup playoff series for the first time. The prize: A chance to play for the Stanley Cup.

“I’m sure it’s the dream matchup that the league wanted, right?