Mile High Hockey · Apr 1, 2021
Opinion: Nathan MacKinnon’s helmet throw can’t happen
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Nathan MacKinnon knows a thing or two about becoming an internet meme.
He’s the guy who scores goals so slick they get played on highlight reels across the league. He’s the guy who made a weird video working at Tim Horton’s with fellow Nova Scotian Sidney Crosby, which delighted the internet almost as much as his goals typically do. He’s even the guy who was the subject of a weird piece by The Hockey News’ Ken Campbell this past summer lamenting the fact that he can’t be a true superstar, because he’s too affable and no one hates him.
Wednesday night might be the first time, though, that he’s become a meme for doing the wrong thing.