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Originally Posted by N-E-B
This. He's a fantastic player, but he's not Sidney Crosby. Not even close. People forget how good Crosby was. 102 points as an 18 year old! CM wasn't even close to being on pace for that. Crosby is in a league of his own. McDavid is in the same tier as Ovechkin, Tavares, Toews, Kane. Still an elite tier and the real deal. Still among the best in the world. Not Sidney Crosby though.
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McDavid's pace last season was actually better than what Crosby did in his rookie season.
Crosby in 05/06:
ES p/60- 2.84
PP p/60- 6.14
McDavid last year:
ES p/60- 2.99
PP p/60- 6.31
McDavid never could have reached Crosby's raw numbers though. Crosby played 459 minutes on the PP that year. Last year's leader in PP time was Giroux with 300 minutes.
I think that's reasonable evidence that McDavid may be the next Crosby. He's tied for the league lead in points in his second season. The hype is justified.