We toss the term generational around to free and easy these days.
I commented earlier about this but now lets let the numbers do the talking
Kuch first year was 13/14
HE is 4th in pts overall since then
McDavid 655 games 988 pts
Crosby 808 games 937 pts
MacKinnon 796 games 908 pts
Kuch 729 games 882 pts
McDavid is the clear Generational talent of Kuch's era with Crosby being the Generational talent of the previous generation.
Let me put it another way
You have a draft year of
McDavid
Crosby
Mackinnon
Kuch
Patrick Kane
Alex O
Anze Kopitar
Steve Stamkos
Geno Malkin
How many seriously take Kuch over McDavid and Crosby?
For me, the term "Generational" goes to the guy you point at and go there and say "it is him"
Kuch is a great player but he is not a generational talent, in my opinion, part of being a generational talent is not just looking at what that player is doing but other players of his era.
Both McDavid and Crosby would be the ones going 1 and 2 in any draft in the list I posted. Nothing against Kuch but he is also helped by having a lot of good players on his team. Having a clear number 1 d man in Hedman, Number 1 goalie in Vis and a supporting cast that is and was pretty good.
Both McDavid and Crosby did a lot of damage with little or no support from the supporting cast the teams put together early in their career