Not to take anything away from the little tyke. Great rookie season and great for an 18 year old. He had some help with the obstruction crack-down. Only Hawerchuk did it as a rookie before him. But one thing is missing from the gushing analysis. Gretzky scored 104 points as a 17/18 yr old in the WHA, and 137 points as an 18/19 year old in the NHL. Gretzky does not hold any rookie records in the NHL because he was not a rookie in his first NHL season, even though he was only eighteen when his first NHL goal was scored. TGO’s birthday is January 24th, and Crosby’s is in August. I give it to Crosby that he was the first to score 100 points at his age, but Gretzky scored his 100th NHL point in 61 games, just 28 days after his 19th birthday. So, yes, let’s celebrate Crosby’s achievement. But let’s also keep it in proper perspective. There is and will be only one Great One. Crosby had a great year, but is also the beneficiary of being born at a different point in hockey’s cycle.