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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Bedard had 61 points but he missed time with injury. He scored at a 74 point pace. That would put him 5th. And 3 of the 4 players ahead of him were in the very high scoring 80’s.
Crosby is the only 18 year old who got more than 64 points in the last 39 years.
If Bedard had not missed 14 games, he would have been the 2nd.
It was likely a historic season.
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Or, it is simply the case that there haven't been that many 18 year olds since Crosby. McDavid got hurt and missed a lot of time.
RNH was at a 69 pt pace. Celebrini is on a 71 pt pace. So no, 74 isn't that amazing. There was nothing historic about his season. Impressive, yes. Great, definitely. But that's about it.
Lemieux was 13th in scoring in his rookie year. Hawerchuk 12th, and Crosby was 6th. McDavid was on pace to finish 2nd. Bedard was on pace to finish T-41st. One of these things is not like the others.