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Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon was on Toronto’s SiriusXMNHL on Wednesday afternoon.

On how fun it was to do the Tim Horton’s commercials with Sidney Crosby last summer:

“(Laughs) It was awesome. Me and Sid had a great time. I think we’re doing something else this summer too, so I’m just hopping on Sid’s coattails and in these Tim Horton’s commercials, so I’ll take it. It’s fun.”

On his relationship with Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy:

“It’s great. When I got drafted, a big reason was him. I played against him for two years in junior. He really liked my game. Me and Patty are close. We talk a lot. I trust him. I trust him with advice. He’s a very gifted mind and he’s a great coach. I think everybody in Denver is really excited he’s coming back, and he’s going to be back for awhile.”

On where he thinks his team is at right now, as they try to get back into the playoffs:

“I think we’re in a good place. We’ve made some, I think, undercover really good signings. Getting Colborne for as little as we got him for is pretty amazing. I can’t believe Calgary didn’t qualify him. He’s an unbelievable player. For a point guy to be 6’5”… You know, Tyutin is really steady. I think Wiercioch – I played with him at the World Championships and he’s actually really steady. I really liked his game then, and I’m really happy we picked him up.

“As well, there’s all of the young guys we have coming back. Obviously we need to step up our games, but I like where we’re at. It’s definitely exciting.”

Source: SiriusXMNHL/ Transcript: Nichols

MacKinnon: Avalanche made ‘undercover really good signings’