He wasn’t going to stay that hot just as he won't stay this cold. I don't have a complete read on a whole season yet though.And 17 in the 10 before that.
As for your peak age examples. You've provided 1 example of a player peaking statistically at a younger age, and that just so happens to conveniently coincide with a changing of era. The data out there does not show that forwards peak at age 22, and what is known in the scientific community is also that athletic and physiological functioning does not peak until the mid to late 20's. You're going to have to try harder if you want to back a claim about when McDavid will "probably peak".
He won't equal Crosby or exceed him, said that a ton of times but people beg to differ...He could win more harts/rosses though,
He wasn’t going to stay that hot just as he won't stay this cold. I don't have a complete read on a whole season yet though
He'll be 20 in 2 weeks.
Crosby had 102pts at 18 and 222pts three months before he turned 20.
He won't equal Crosby or exceed him, said that a ton of times but people beg to differ...He could win more harts/rosses though,
He wasn’t going to stay that hot just as he won't stay this cold. I don't have a complete read on a whole season yet though.
He's actually somewhat correct here. Forwards have there best offensive years around 25..might be even lower for elite scorers.
I'm not an Oilers fan, I'm an outsider who doesn't understand why playing Draisaitl or RNH is an automatic loss when they're up a bunch.
This is pretty unfair for McDavid since he was born in January and not August.
Peak physiological maturity occurs generally between ages 25-27, which is what I was referring to there, and the majority of data I've seen out there for forwards statistical peak was in the 24-26 range although I don't have the article on hand. Not that it really matters they're only averages and every player is unique, not to mention stats can be greatly influenced by the team around you or simply having a great season where everything seems to go right for you (i.e. Kane last year). So really we have no idea what age McDavid will peak statistically, other than that it will probably occur between 20-30 years old.
To be honest, I don't think anyone expected 90 points in his first 82 games heading into his rookie season. I think if you told most people what he'd produce in August 2015, you would have been labelled too bullish. There was backlash towards TSN for even putting McDavid in the top 50, let alone amoungst elite company right off the bat.
I've seen studies done that say the average is 26/27 for the past 30 or so years, relative to league scoring and not raw numbers. For elite players that is.
You are correct, at least on the Oilers board. Most were predicting him in the 60-79 range
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=119293
It's 2016-2017.
90 points in his first 82 games is incredible. He's 19.
Holding calls are basically ignored to combat the rise in head injuries and concussions.
Scoring is considerably lower. Some of you saying 90 in 82 is some sort of sign he's not generational?
Haha, oh boy. I know what Pittsburgh fans had to deal with for so many years.
I've seen studies done that say the average is 26/27 for the past 30 or so years, relative to league scoring and not raw numbers. For elite players that is.
He never said Kucherov as a rookie. He said Kucherov right now. Which he is equivocal now. Use whatever semantics you want. There's not a discernible difference between the two at this point and time.
Not overly scientific, but if you look at some of the recent "elite" or "franchise" players, I'd say their best seasons (statistically) were closer to 22 or 23 than they were 26/27.
Current franchise guys:
Jagr - 149 points and 62 goals at age 23
Ovechkin - 112 points and 65 goals at age 22
Malkin - 113 points at age 22, 50 goals at age 25
Crosby - 120 points at age 19, 51 goals at age 22
Thornton - 125 points at age 26, 37 goals at age 21
Stamkos - 97 points and 60 goals at age 21
And two of the greatest ever:
Gretzky - 215 points at age 25, 92 goals at age 21
Lemieux - 199 points and 85 goals at age 23
Seems most have their best statistical season by age 23.