Nathan MacKinnon On Zadorov's Comments, Landeskog Re-Signing, The Playoffs & Olympics! | 32 Thoughts
Nathan MacKinnon joins the 32 Thoughts Podcast to discuss the comments made by Nikita Zadorov that led to a flurry of memes on social media. Then, the guys discuss Gabriel Landeskog's decision to re-sign with the Colorado Avalanche. Finally, MacKinnon discusses the disappointing end to last season and looking forward to the Olympics and his potential line mates.
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Nathan MacKinnon is an unreal hockey player.. definitely going to the hall of fame but I hope he gets 2 cups atleast
Me too! #GoAvsGo
Not for anything but he wasn't hhof worthy in his first few years in the League.
@@justinfrink2029 thats meaningless in terms of the HHOF
@@Woody13ify mcdavid mack and Crosby just for the sake of seeing them all on the same line would be amazing
he dosent want to be captain him andeskog should switch c and a
Mack is like an addictive drug. I just need a little big of mack content every day and I will survive my week. How does anyone not like this guy. On the ice he is a superstar, off the ice he is an amazing guy... Colorado is so lucky to have this man.
wat
right on coach!!!! he is soo great to watch
“Everyone says it’s about business, but it’s not it’s personal”
“When you do have a chance you want to make it count, and hopefully this year we can.” Y’all did it Mack, you made it count!
He's such a beauty. Gives great answers to questions and is so detailed. Also just seems like a great guy.
"I don't really wanna be captain anyway" 😂😂 that made me laugh out loud...I absolutely love Mac!!!!!!!
this was the dopest interview. i want to see him raise the cup sooooooo bad.
It will come i know it will future hall of famer
I hope you enjoyed watching him raise the cup!
Mackinnon is an amazing player and person. A true Nova Scotian, so happy to have watched him with my hometown Mooseheads and then to end up on my favorite team in the NHL couldn't have been happier. Classy person and player, wish more players had the same class as Nate "the Great".
Excited to see him light it up in the olympics this year!
Yes!
Yea facts..
@@strahinjagov screaming
It's crazy how much he's grown, not just talent wise but in maturity since he was drafted, if not for having one if the best leaders in the game on his team he'd be the captain easily
Yes and no. He has made it clear a couple times he doesn’t want to be captain, even in this interview.
He won't be a good captain. Too much of a hot head and he's self aware of it too. That's why he doesn't want it.
Mack: “hopefully this year we can make it count.” Narrator: “and this year, they would indeed *make it count*”
What a professional! I'm so thankful to have you on the team, Nate! I know your name will be on The Cup here soon!
Nope
@@nos5822 shut up, no one drinks you anymore.
@@nos5822 yes
It's on there.
@@nos5822lol
Don’t understand how anyone can’t like him.
As an Avs' fan I love the dude. I get why people might not like him, he's a total hothead on the ice, but he's my hothead and I just love how much he cares about the game.
I had never had an issue w him until I heard Zadorov's comments. After that, don't understand how anyone CAN like him. Guy is a superstar who uses his star status to abuse his teammates on the ice and behind the scenes. That's not a good guy. Definitely not a leader.
@@HockeyNationHD you're soft
@@soadfan1016 I'm not soft, I'm a Blackhawks fan who knows what a great team and a championship culture actually looks like. If you think Toews, Hossa, Kane, Keith, Seabrook were doing that crap to their teammates at practice or were having guys traded for annoying them, you are very wrong. That isn't championship culture stuff in the NHL. It barely flies in the NBA, and only does where it does bc in that sport a single player can literally control everything and make you a dynasty. It's not like that in hockey. Hockey is a team sport and a culture sport. What Zadorov describes from Mackinnon is stuff that is very bad for a team.
@@HockeyNationHD considering the Blackhawks current status with all the accusations I don't think they have a great culture 🤔
I like the guy, talent and drive along with the humility to put this in perspective.
I wish anyone looked like MacKinnon when they talked about me like he does when he talks about Marner or Sid
As a novascotian proud of nate and crosby
Y'all are so lucky; hockey royalty
As a die hard Leaf fan, I love McKinnon. Glad he told Marner to ignore the hate of some mob mentality Leaf fans. Fair enough fans voiced their displeasure after the play off disappointment, but for it to have gone on this long is silly. Say your piece, let it go and get ready to cheer on the boys in blue and white this year!
Die hard Leaf fan.......bwahahahahahaha!!!
Let it go? "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". Mitch Marner makes more money per year than Connor McDavid, has scored 5 goals in the playoffs total (over 5 seasons!), actually cost the Leafs entire games with his awful plays (who misses the entire rink when trying to clear the puck in a 4 vs 5 situation??) and nothing ever changes and we're supposed to "let it go"? I think it's beyond time to let Mitch Marner go. I am pretty sure we can find 10 guys more valuable than Mitch Marner with the same or lower salary. I wouldn't mind so much if he was valued at 5-6 million (he IS good in the regular season, no doubt about it), but when he's eating up 20% of the team's total salary cap for the results he's getting.. I'm not getting over it soon.
@@mkreku mcd makes 12.5....
@@twomstone_17 that’s his cap hit his salary is different
@@jameson1239 that's what I was talking about...
I watched this interview when it first came out and I’m watching it again now… there is no hesitation! Avs are bearing down and not letting up. So glad #29 was able to come back so soon after his most recent injury with such aggression. It’s been so fun to watch. Go Avs!!!!
I just went back to it right before the finals... it's great to see they really have learned from the Vegas series and hopefully they can finish this out
He's passionate about the game of hockey & his team, go Hard mate good luck 4 the season.
Can we get more interviews like this please
Still remembers every game against Vegas, down to the amount of shots, without looking at any hockey website, that's dedication. Joe telling him to "let go," amazing the amount of experience telling one of the best players in hockey right now how to play better.
All the training with Sid over the years helped him tremendously. The memorization of details about games, reminds me of my captain. Hope MacKinnon wins a cup one day. 🐧💛
This is an awesome video. Could watch these all day #GoAvsGo
Wow loved this. Man I hope we get to see McDavid Crosby and Mackinnon at least just to see what it would like in the Olympics top 3 in the league would be crazy
MacK's got one now!
Nates a beast...he'll get that cup sooner than later
Is absolute beast!!!!! And a very nice guy you can talk to😊
Have fun this year Nate!
McKinnon and Matthews remind me of Sakic and Sundin. We're in a golden era here.
Give me a break Matthews lol
@@spud2727 Matthews is good
@@Nixonbutcher not sakic or even Sundinish, thx for the laugh leaf homer
@@spud2727 what does that mean? I'm french and not even leafs fan but habs supporter lol
Everyone should worry about your own lives best thing I’ve ever heard from a star
THE MACK TRUCK gonna carry my fantasy team this year
So good to see a player show some personality in an interview instead of the usual robotic hockey player tone
That World Cup goal I saw him score a goal similar to that when he was with the Mooseheads
Those young guns were the most fun to watch and it wasn’t even close
Man his speech has gotten so much better. Not an avs fan but this dude really is just difffffyyy
Such a beauty
Nate is hysterical outside of interviews. His teeth look amazing as well as his face. I love Nate for many many many reasons!
People just *want* to be offended online, sometimes. He seems to put actual thought into his answers. Great kid.
Being from Halifax myself, Nate has matured, it was great watching Nate in junior, and that performance in the Memorial cup, secured who should go #1 Nate is great guy, easy to talk to...but the huge part here, All I'm saying is whoever is the coach, we have 3 guys from Halifax, or damn good, great hockey players, superstars, I'll say it once..NATE, SID, BRAD, need to be on a line together, this opportunity may never be presented again..that we in Halifax, have 3 great players, forwards still playing at a high level, and 3 of the best .
I agree! They all practice together in the off-season, so you know the chemistry is already there.
@@pinsentaj exactly chemistry they would have for sure...
The crazy thing is, he has matured so much. He went from the kid to a veteran.
"I was definitively supportive of Gabe staying." Understatement of the year, especially consider his current contract. As an avid AVs fan I am obviously biased, but the THREE headed monster is every opponents' worse nightmare. And Makar feeding them touch passes a masseur would envy, priceless. DROP THE PUCK ALREADY. I've got my ticket, my mask and vaccination card... Let the skating begin!
Watching this in the light of the previous series with the Oilers, it sure seems like the Avs moved past the issues experienced during the Vegas series. If they lose in the finals, hopefully they lose playing their absolute best.
Nathan is great athlete great attitude
Can’t wait to see him at the Olympics. Also, can someone ask him when the tim hortons hockey cards are coming out?
The guy is a stud !!
Go Avs Go!!!!
I like Nate a lot. I think last season was the Avs best chance to get a cup. Now they have goalie issues. I would like to see Nate win a cup but what I really want to see is him get back his love of the game. If he does, he will be unstoppable.
lol that dude is not a guy who has lost his love of the game. He is one of the most tuned in players right now. Do you watch the dude play? Pretty unstoppable. Also, kuemper is better than grubauer but they definitely have issues at backup. You might be right about last year being their best shot but we will see. They are pretty stacked still
God bless the chickpea pasta
Mack vs the olympics LETS GO
Can someone explain the marner stuff please
I love MacKinnon
He's not soory!
Avs getting the cup the year let’s foooo Mack come onnnnnnnn
There’s nothing wrong with the best player on your team pushing his teammates to be better. And I don’t think Z meant anything derogatory by it.
Best times in hockey was Nate dogg, Matthews and McDavid playing for Team North America
2 yrs later,it makes you appreciate more-how amazing a regular season theyve had without Landy playing a single game. Factoring in the rest of the injuries-the most man games lost of any defending champ since they started keeping track of that...its really amazing they even made the playoffs again...let alone sit 1st in the central with 6 games left.(cuz we have a game in hand on Minny,& Dallas) Forget losing Kadri,& Burky last summer. We all want them to repeat as fans,but theyve shown great resilience even making it back with a shot to defend their title. Yes,playing in the far inferior conference helps,& NOBODY wants to play em 1st round-they are still the most talented in the west,if reasonably healthy. I love their chances to get back to wcfs-then i think we could easily see a Edmonton-Colorado rematch. And if they get back to the Finals,there are a few Eastern teams Id favor over them. But they absolutely would have a shot-whoever wins the east would much rather see anybody else but the deffending champs waiting. I have no doubt bout that.
Man I really hope Mac signs with us again. Pretty sure his contract is up this year
Hey Nate you are a Stanley cup champion
Love MACKY! You are not as good as him if you dont demand excellence.
moral of the story is that hockey players are too humble
I’d love to see Nate team up with Matt Cullen and push our youth hockey players or even just young people in general to eat healthier and follow that type of lifestyle.
beauty
Quite the compliment. Nathan is a bit humble. He used the word nasty. MJ would slice through defenses. Comparing styles?
We were also suportive of landeskog staying.
Best player in hockey
Absolutely !!!!
Whoa. Nate grew up a lot in the last few years. Not even a little bit of kid Nate left!
He definitely is a serious dude. You can just tell lol
What are the odds of two stars like MacKinnon and Crosby coming from a small town like Cole Harbour, N.S. ????
Good lord, Zadorov is a big fella! He makes MacKinnon looked like a kid when they're skating shoulder-to-shoulder. Yikes.
EA needs to get this guy on a cover...we don't need Mathews...yet again...
1:13 I’m MJ without 6 rings and 10 mvps LMAO
too bad the Rangers collectively don't want to win as much as MacKinnon does
I hope Sid moves to the Avalanche and they win the Cup together!
Sid isn't goin anywhere. Plus. If it did happen it would overshadow the talent of Nate. That Nate needed Sid to get a Cup. Nathan has to get this on his own. It would mean that much more to him. NM may not be captain, but it's his team.
Wait, fans were going after Marner's family? Damn. That really is pathetic.
Chickpea Pasta
9:31 that face or whatever he did is absolutely terrifying
He does this all the time during games lol
I'm definitely not Nathan MacKinnon, but I do this all the time. I'm not sure how to describe it exactly, but it's like I feel my eyelids are "stuck" or not as open as they should be. So you make that face to "pry" them open. I don't know if that sounds stupid or not, but it's really awkward and I try to do it when nobody is looking lmfao. But it's just this subconscience thing. Alternately it could've been something with his jaw, but the way he opened his eyes too, reminded me of my own little weird thing
I always thought it was like a Tourette's. He does it all the time.
are you terrified of your own shadow as well?
"terrifying" really lol
You can tell Z is the kind of friend that isn't the smartest and everyone side eyes when he talks and exaggerates things and someone no one ever tells personal things too.
His eyes holy sh*t 🤤😍🥰
What happened with Zadorov?
He came out and was basically saying that Nate is an awful teammate, bunch of comments about him being a hothead. You can look up the exact article to see everything that was said, but that was the gist!
@@syddozois3356 He said it as a compliment. Like they say in this video it was a part about Z legitimately comparing him to MJ.
@@syddozois3356 oh
@@syddozois3356 I cannot find the comments with a Google search. Can you please post a link here?
the ONLY thing nate wants is Ws
got news for ya, you don't get W's in the big spots by creating an atmosphere where everyone is afraid of upsetting the superstar, who bullies everyone and has guys traded if they annoy him. that creates a tight team that chokes every year.
@@HockeyNationHD halifax mooseheads make me think different, him and Drouin carried the team to a mem cup and Drouin hasn't had a teammate like Nate in the show hence his off ice struggles. Just my opinion tho
@@donairsauce2496 I heard nothing from Zadorov indicating Mackinnon was babysitting anyone off the ice. Fact is, if a guy is not a professional or not mature, that's who he is and this or that set of teammates isn't going to help too much. Guys are who they are. It's up to the individual to grow up on his own. Kane cleaning up his partier image is a good example.
@@HockeyNationHD lol.
He may never get a cup, but he'll always have those new chompers
Never huh
@@soadfan1016 please don't think I wouldn't like to see him win the cup. Let's be real, you always wanna see hard work pay off and he's an unreal talent.
My mom wanted to make some macaroni I told her that we need to ask permission from MacKinnon 😂💀💀💀
Nathan Mackinnon is Joe Sakic 2.0
Don't remember Sakic teams choking and never winning.
@@HockeyNationHD whatever millenial. You just joined youtube for a year and you start making snarky comments? How about we bash your favorite team and player?
The leafs need a player like Nate …. There isn’t a single player I wouldn’t trade for a heart and soul kinda guy. I’m not making this about the leafs , but this player is what every team needs.
I hope he stays in Colorado
Anyone else think nate may be alittle depressed? Hes talking like his dog died 😔
Have you seen Peterson and Hughes interview? They both looked way more depressed than mackinnon
That WAS MacKinnon in a good mood, feeling loose and optimistic; check out his other interviews. Dude is just like that.
He just wants to play hockey and not talk about playing hockey
@@insertlastname this.
Someone pays you a compliment say thank you no matter how outlandish they probably compared talent not accomplishments many talented athletes ended their careers without winning big or taking a long time to win big. If you're talented own it don't be a d**k just own it being too humble almost seems fake cheesy to say the least.
Nate looks like an old guy Llol. He should grow a beard. If he had a season beard I’m sure they’d win the cup
Get a life dude.
Can sportsnet do an interview without getting out the knee pads? Jesus.
What Zadorov's comments tell me is that he's completely ignorant about what good leadership looks like and actually conduces to winning big in the NHL. Mackinnon's abuse of his teammates is not good leadership at all. Zadorov said all this stupidity after a year playing w Patrick Kane, whose teams actually HAVE won big, as big as you can win. Several times. Kane and everyone else on that Hawks team was nothing like Mackinnon is described as being. They had high standards for themselves and each other but no single star player who was arrogantly hassling teammates. The bad cop there was - the coach, Q, and even he was more like a father figure type than a true hardass. Based on Zadorov's description I doubt the Lanche will ever win anything. They're choking for a good reason. Bad locker room, which Zadorov has mistaken for a good winning locker room culture. No. A superstar who abuses teammates constantly is a recipe for tight play in big spots. It creates the opposite of the team=family atmosphere that results in champions. It can also, if this gets around and is known, make it a less attractive destination for FA and for veterans looking to win. No vet wants to deal w this crap. I'd love to hear Brandon Saad's experience from last year, knowing he was also on the dominant Hawks teams. He would know the difference between championship cultures and not, unlike Zadorov.
I don’t think you know what you’re talking about.
@@Treehouse1230 I think I do. I think you can expect a continued avalanche of annual choke jobs in the playoffs from this team. No great champion and certainly no dynasty in hockey has ever had a superstar player who big shots his teammates, bullies them in practice and games, and gets them traded if they annoy him. This isn't the NBA. Hockey is a TEAM CULTURE sport.
We are known for having an excellent locker room. You really don't have a clue.
Delusional
@@QuinnHockey412 Colorado is known for extremely tight play in big playoff series resulting in annual choke jobs. This can happen when you have a 'team leader' superstar who spends all year harassing teammates at practice and on the ice for casual mistakes, and who has players traded for not living up to his standards. If that bit Zadorov mentioned is true, Colorado has an institutional problem that goes all the way to the GM, who is letting a player run the franchise.