Fun fact: generational doesn't mean being near the top.
For comparison's sake, let's compare what another generational talent was doing at the same point in his career. In the 1982/83 season, Gretzky (also born in January, just like McDavid) was also 21 (just like McDavid).
That year, on Dec 7th, Marion Stastny was in 2nd place in points, with 46 (one less than Rantanen currently has). Gretzky meanwhile, had 73, a full 59% more than Stastny, and double where McDavid currently sits, despite the overall leaderboard being surprisingly similar. For instance, Mike Rogers was 7th with 37 points (to McDavid's 36) and 50th place was a tie with 26 points, just like what we find today.
Now that, folks, is what being a generational talent looks like!
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