Sure, rings matter. No denying it. I just don't believe that the Av's won the cup because Mckinnon willed it. That's a huge stretch. The amount of talent on that Av's team was sick stupid. Kadri playing out of his mind, Cale Makar setting new standards for d-men, Rantanen who can put the team on his own back, a captain that goes through brick walls in Landescog, the 17th best goalie in history by save percentage, Arturri Lehkonen playing like a conn smythe winner, the revelation that was Nichushkin and the list goes on. Did Mack's leadership help bring the cup home? Of course it did. But the majority of the credit for that should go to Joe Sakic and the management team, and the failings or shortcomings of Peter Chiarelli and Ken Holland should not be hung on the shoulders of McDavid.
Do you think if you air dropped McDavid into Mackinnons jersey last year, the Av's would've been worse off?