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Originally Posted by highthief
I don't think it is realistic to have to wait 15-20 years before proclaiming if someone is a good player or not.
Really, longevity means squat. Dale Hawerchuk - a million seasons and no cups. Ken Dryden, half as many, and a half dozen cups.
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well, if the measure of how good a player is is based on cups won, then Crosby is horrible, and by the way his team is playing at the moment, he will remain horrible for at least this season.
But faulty logic aside, Crosby is doing well, but he also has a very talented line up to play with, and is getting more minutes then most rookies would normally recieve. And remember, Selanne went nuts his first year with 70+ goals, and then came down to Earth the next season with a more human 25, and has for at least the last couple of seasons been almost non-existent. So just because a player has a strong start to his career, does not make him a good player, much less the next "Great One".
And don't forget about Ovechkin. He is playing pretty much all by himself there in Washington, and continues to rack up points. He is, however, older and larger then Crosby, which does probably give him a slight advantage development-wise, but I think it will be interesting to see which one comes out on top this season.