In 2005, he entered the National Hockey League under a frenzy of expectation and he's done nothing but live up to it since then.
According to the NHL Players Association's most recent poll, it's apparent who his colleagues still hold in high regard.
Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins was named the most complete NHL player, receiving 29.5 percent of the vote to beat out Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov (20.5 percent) and Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron (19.5 percent ).
Meanwhile, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid came in fourth with 9.2% of the vote, while Los Angeles Kings centre Anze Kopitar received 2.6 percent of the vote.