BraveCanadian
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Absolutely. These two are consistently at the top of the league in scoring, year after year.
Crosby
05-06: 81 GP, 39 G, 63 A, 102 P (Sixth overall in scoring)
06-07: 79 GP, 36 G, 84 A, 120 P (First overall in scoring)
07-08: 53 GP, 24 G, 48 A, 72 P (Second overall in PPG)
08-09: 77 GP, 33 G, 70 A, 103 P (Third overall in scoring)
09-10: 81 GP, 51 G, 58 A, 109 P (Second overall in scoring)
Ovechkin
05-06: 81 GP, 52 G, 54 A, 106 P (Third overall in scoring)
06-07: 82 GP, 46 G, 46 A, 92 P (Thirteenth overall in scoring)
07-08: 82 GP, 65 G, 47 A, 112 P (First overall in scoring)
08-09: 79 GP, 56 G, 54 A, 110 P (Second overall in scoring)
09-10: 72 GP, 50 G, 59 A, 109 P (Second overall in scoring)
They have not separated themselves from their peers or maintained their high level long enough.
Unless we're going to call Jagr and Dionne and Lafleur and on and on generational players, that is..
I mean if those 5 seasons make Ovechkin and Crosby generational why is Jagr labeled as a notch below the true generationals when he had 5 scoring titles?
That pretty much smashes what Crosby and Ovechkin have done up until now but... they are and Jagr isn't?
I mean he outscored them both at age 33 in one of these 5 seasons you're using as proof that they are generational for crying out loud.
It just doesn't compute for the time being, at least.