Nathan MacKinnon made a statement about the Seattle Kraken that was just as profound as the one made by the Colorado Avalanche on a historic night in Seattle.

That message? Nobody should be underestimating the Kraken.

"It's a really great team. This is definitely the hardest first round I've been in, I think," MacKinnon said when asked for his biggest takeaway after three games. "Sometimes, the last few years, we've been the top seed and we've not gotten easy teams, by any means. But this Seattle team is a 100-point team. They're really good, and we're going to have to continue to be our best to beat them."