To be fair to Gaborik, he was only 18 years old to start his rookie season and put up 18 goals and 18 assists. He just loved the number 18 that year.
If Kaprizov beats him by 4 points (20g-20a-40p), I think I'd be mildly disappointed. Certainly development isn't linear or the same for all players, but Kaprizov being nearly 5 years older and just barely outpacing Gabroik, (who also had to adjust to the culture here, and played with worse linemates) would not be an overly promising start. At that point I'd be hoping it was just a slow adjustment and that he'd take off the next year, because the alternative would be that he probably just isn't a star player in the NHL.