Crosby is a 2.36 point/60 on 5v5, Kuznetsov is 2.40. In last three regular seasons combined. Kuznetsov was better player the last three seasons. Taking Kuzy over Crosby TODAY is an option. Denaying it is irrelevant.
It's almost like this 5v5 stat you like to use to argue that guys like Boyd are elite is somewhat contingent on what lines are being used against the players, the context of how they're being used in games, what a full 200 foot game looks like, and what that dispersal of 60 minutes looks like.
Kuz averages almost 3 minutes less a game over the last three years vs. Crosby. That means his opportunities to increase his point share in regards to that stat are often platooned over more games, and thusly more energy. Kuzy is rarely, if ever dispersed to eat minutes with a lead late in a game, Crosby on the other hand almost is a guarantee to do that. Kuzy plays mostly second line, he's at best the second player the opposition gamelans against when they plan for the Capitals. Crosby is 1C and public enemy number one in every city he plays.
The stat, like plus/minus, is broken because it takes 60 minutes of 5v5 as being equal at face value, but it's not. The scoring opportunities of someone being used over 60 in only offensive minded situations isn't comparable to someone who is defensively sound enough to be on the ice late in a close win.
Essentially, it's not fair to compare 60 minutes of the NHL that Travis Boyd sees to 60 minus of the NHL that Ovechkin sees. This stat will always benefit guys who don't see a ton of time in high risk situations. It makes sense that the Travis Boyd's of the world probably knock this out of the park because he takes a month to fulfill the requirement and he's never near the ice when the other teams best lines are on it.
