Empoleon8771
Registered User
The term is too widely used and accepted.
If the bar is Gretzky, Mario, and Orr, three players who were unique in talent that was never seen before, then the only answer is McDavid. You can make a strong case for Lindros.
There's a huge difference between something you have never seen before and a great player.
I've seen great goal scorers like Ovechkin, until McDavid, I never saw a combination of size, skill, and high end speed with hands that could keep up with the wheels.
When you dummy down the term, you get media saying Connor Bedard is generational, which he clearly isn't. Great player, but not somebody once in a generation. And sorry Sid fans, great player, but nowhere near Mario, who was Gretzky super sized.
Saying there's a case for Lindros but Crosby has no case is downright silly. It doesn't matter if Lindros had a "unique skillset" when he was hurt as much as he was. Crosby objectively has had the much better career.