Statistically, Karlsson has two other D-men in this league that are every bit as good as he is (Burns and Hedman) and while all three are heads and shoulders above the rest of the herd for defenceman and constitute a true elite class, he's not ALONE up there, is he?

Whereas McDavid won the Art Ross by 11 pts, at 20, on a bottom dwelling team that was literally second last in the entire league last year, beating out multiple former Art Ross winners (Benn, Crosby, Kane) that all play for better teams. So far, he's very similar to Sid the Kid. Both came to teams that had been out of the playoffs for years, took them to the playoffs, and won the Art Ross in their second year.