Before you go into a tangent , understand what I am saying before you start formulating your rebuttal. It's really not as black/white as you mention , as he said not hitting 80 points would be a
disappointment.
Synonyms for disappointment
So you agree with the statement that if he would have a career of 65-75 points per year that would make him a disappointment?
The reason I listed the players I did was to show those players that also have normally hit 80 points and are now hitting 90-100 points in their prime.
Meaning I don't think it's realistic to put Suzuki in the same category as players that are expected to hit 80+ points (or it would really be a dissapointment for the team that drafted them 1st overall in many cases).
Hitting 80 points in today's NHL is certainly not a given and we certainly don't have a system conducive for such a thing to happen (see: Our last 25 years of top point producers).
My point stands as there is simply no bearing to make such a statement , saying that anything under 80 points is a disappointment means that 90-100 is within reason during his prime.
Do you understand my logic? If I owned a business and say that it would be a disappointment if my CEO had 80% of last year's revenue , then I would expect that if they fulfilled their potential it wouldn't be 81,82,83% , it would be significantly higher. The line between disappointment and great success isn't a couple points and that's why words matter and that's my issue with this type of statement.