Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL.com. Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," shares his humor and insight with readers each Wednesday. This week features a comparison between two Colorado Avalanche icons from different eras, Joe Sakic and Nathan MacKinnon.

It would not be a stretch to suggest that Nathan MacKinnon is a modern-day Joe Sakic . After all, each has displayed extraordinary offensive skills. Each is a hero in Denver, and each owns Stanley Cup rings, two for Sakic and one for MacKinnon.

TNT and MSG Networks play-by-play announcer Kenny Albert studied Sakic since the start of his NHL career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1998-99. He's followed MacKinnon from his rookie season (2013-14) with the Colorado Avalanche to the present.

Sakic

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