"The jump from 30th to 20th in scoring is impressive. This team is undoubtedly better offensively. But going from 30th to 16th in goals-against (3:37 to 3.10) still means you’re bad defensively."

I don't get this reasoning at all. Moving up ten spots offensively is "impressive" but moving up 14 spots defensively is "still bad?" By definition, in a 31-team league, being 16th is average, not "bad." And in shots allowed per game (which IMO is a better indicator of team defense than goals against) the Avs are 10th in the league, which is top third. It may not last but right now, the Avs D is not "bad." It's actually relatively decent.

And this is at least the second time I've read Chambers describe MacKinnon as a "natural goal scorer," which I also don't get. A natural goal scorer should average more than a goal every four games. Landeskog scores goals at a higher rate than MacKinnon, and I don't think I've ever heard anybody describe Gabe as a "natural goal scorer."