Is Cale Makar a generational talent?
Only if he uses a big part of his salary to invest in wind farms.
Only if he uses a big part of his salary to invest in wind farms.
He's only finished two seasons but 94pts in 101 GP is beyond impressive. Also not to mention 31 pts in 35 playoff games. Not many defenseman put up those numbers this young, not even a rookie Erik Karlsson. So that makes me ask if you consider him to be a generational talent?
No, and let's wait until he wins at least one Hart trophy before we start discussing it.
Adam Fox won the Norris, Victor Hedman is generally considered the best defenseman in the game and someone is asking if Cale Makar is a generational talent???
Adam Fox won the Norris, Victor Hedman is generally considered the best defenseman in the game and someone is asking if Cale Makar is a generational talent???
Everyone is aware Makar runs away with the Norris if he didn’t miss 12 games, right? That he was an easy 2nd place while missing 20% of the season is kind of insane.
The generational stuff is a bit of a reach right now but he I think it’s entirely plausible he’s this generation’s Karlsson which is pretty high praise.
A conveniently overlooked fact for people that view a player as nothing special if they don’t win a major award.
Generational players win major awards, franchise players don’t or maybe win one.
See above for my thoughts on generational players. That’s McDavid.
Just seems weird to dismiss Makar’s chances at being the top defender of his generation. Not saying it’s going to happen, but it’s certainly possible with the way he’s started his career.
A conveniently overlooked fact for people that view a player as nothing special if they don’t win a major award.
No, generational means best player of a generation. That needs to be reflected through things like Hart and Lindsey wins. It should be blatantly obvious multiple times they are the best player in the league.That's an unfair bar don't you think?
Dmen seldom win the hart perhaps in part to voters thinking that the Norris already exists.
I don't like the term generational talent but instead think that the start of Makars NHL career is in the top 1% of Dmen in history and that's simply exceptional.