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Originally Posted by sketchyt
I totally agree and have thought this since Day 1. I see more, "The best skilled player in the world."
Generational player to me means turning a guy like Conor Sheary into a 50 point guy. Or turning Chris "decent player" Kunitz into Chris "Olympic gold-medal winning" Kunitz. Mario Lemieux did this with a laundry list of players.
It also means not having a career-high 46.1 faceoff %. As a first-line center.
I see a guy, that when pushed hard doesn't push back (see exhibits: Hathaway and Backlund). He puts up points when it no longer matters and doesn't consistently find ways to use his (crappy) linemates.
There was probably a point when he was tracking to be a legit generational player, but poor development and a losing environment will likely place him in first-ballot HOF territory. Obviously a remarkable achievement should he get there, but still... it's kind of a shame.
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In fairness, Chris Kunitz for example is way better than anything McD gets on a regular basis. I mean, Chaisson has 17 goals right now....................he's not a very good player.