from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

- It’s entirely possible that Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid — who met Saturday night in Edmonton — will face off against each other in the Western Conference final of the National Hockey League.And wouldn’t that be fun?The two most explosive players in hockey, Canada’s two best players up front, the two currently battling for a scoring title in the NHL, potentially going head-to-head to see which team will play for the Stanley Cup.Of course, so much has to happen between now and then for any of this to make sense. But if it can happen, it’s the marquee matchup the NHL would be hoping for.

- My all-time list of Patricks in honour of St. Patick’s Day: Patrick Mahomes, Patrick Roy. Patrick Kane. Dan Patrick. Patrick Ewing. Patrick Chan. Pat Riley. Craig Patrick. Lester Patrick.

- I worry about the Winnipeg Jets as a playoff team because, as good as Mark Scheifele may be as a centre, he would come up second best to McDavid, MacKinnon, Jack Eichel, Elias Pettersson, Anze Kopitar, and maybe Roope Hintz in a matchup of No. 1 centremen.

- It’s no secret why the Ottawa Senators aren’t very good. Never mind how much quality they have on their roster. They’re 16th in goals scored, 25th in goals allowed, 25th in goal differential. When you have numbers like that, you have no chance of success.

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