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People criticize his size, but he's about the same size as Yzerman or Sakic.
People try to devalue his junior hockey achievements by comparing his numbers as a 16/17 year old to the numbers of junior players who were 19/20 years old and playing in a much more offensive league.
People are criticizing his skating now too. Well, he may not have the highest top speed, but he accelerates as fast as anyone, and can turn and stop on a dime. Kind of like that guy named Peter Forsberg. He a decent hockey player right?
And finally, people have totally unrealistic expectations. 90-100 point in his first season or he's a bust??! Insane. Mario got 100 in his first season, but he was a year older and the league was a lot more offensive. Take those two things into consideration and 60-70 points in his first season would keep him on par with the all time greats.
I think Crosby has the potential to be as good as Lemieux and Gretzky, but that doesn't mean I expect him to be that good. That means, in the best case scenario, if everything works out perfectly this is how good he could possibly be. Doesn't mean it will happen, in fact, I think the chances are that it won't. But if he "only" ends up being as good as Yzerman or Forsberg, he is not a bust.