Colorado Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon as a Power Winger

When the Colorado Avalanche drafted Nathan MacKinnon, they were making a move to solidify their center depth. But, with that depth still intact, could MacKinnon be better suited as a power winger for the organization?

When I was watching Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon on Sunday night during Team North America’s route of Team Finland, I was struck by how the analysts were discussing him.

Indeed, the one quote that stood out to me the most was a comment by either Darren Pang, or John Buccigross — both were covering the game. They were talking about MacKinnon all night because of his stellar play, but the comment that stood out to me was:

Nathan MacKinnon entered the league as an…