Grand scheme of things, he's done pretty well. I know there has been mountains of chats over the years about pace and missed games, what ifs, etc....but the actual stats have him currently with more points than anyone in the history of the game other than 11 guys (perhaps only 9 guys 3 weeks from now and perhaps only 4-5 guys by the time he retires....these are actual points, not what ifs.
Also, not to say he'd be ahead of everyone had he played in a different era, but every single one of those guys ahead of him on the all-time scoring list played in a higher scoring era (Jagr being very close to the same). And....OV is very close behind him as well.