Ok so he gets 2 second place finishes in scoring, that's still way better than anything Panarin has done, while not being a cherry-picker.
Panarin came 3rd in pts and 3rd in ppg in 2020 with 95 pts behind Mcdavid and Draisaitl
He came 15th in total pts in 2021 but 3rd in ppg behind Mcdavid and Draisaitl
He came 4th in pts and ppg in 2024 behind Mcdavid, Mackinnon, and Kucherov
This season is young so we will see but he looks poised for another top3-5 pts+ppg season in 2025
Every player who came ahead of him (McD, Drai, Kuch, Mack) is a greater player all time then MSL already.
Panarin has been every bit as impressive as MSL was in the reg season. Playoffs he has disapointed though