Every NHL player's mission in the league is to see their name engraved on the Stanley Cup — the greatest trophy in all of sports. Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon definitely wants that by the end of the upcoming 2022 Stanley Cup Finals series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, and he would look to help the Avs pull that off without worrying about his legacy.

Via George Stoia of the Denver Gazette:

Nathan MacKinnon when asked if he needs to win the Cup to solidly his legacy: “Legacy? For who? You guys? I’m not worried about that. I’m just having fun.” #Avs

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MacKinnon and the Avalanche enter the Stanley Cup Finals after three sensational series wins. They shrugged off the Nashville Predators in a sweep in the first round before sending the St. Louis Blues to an early vacation in six games. Then the Avalanche mopped the floor with Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers, winning the Western Conference finals via another sweep. All told, the Avalanche have lost just twice in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, a clear testament to the world-beating strength of this Colorado team that will be looking to stop the Lightning from winning the Cup for the third time in a row.

MacKinnon is still only 26. A lot is still left to be said and done for him before people could ideally start talking about what his legacy would be, and that's whether he delivers a Stanley Cup for the Avalanche.