When a team has a generational player possessing generational talent, it's very easy to take it for granted.
The Boston Bruins have had at least one generational player on their roster for the last 20 years, with Patrice Bergeron being arguably the best two-way forward in NHL history, while all 6'9" of Zdeno Chara towered around the ice.
Brad Marchand might be the most famous and skilled pest in league history.
Then there's David Pastrnak. He's flashy with skill on and off the ice, dominant on both ends of the ice, and can hurt you in any way.
Down the stretch, he's been the catalyst for Boston, with a 12-game point streak mixed in, helping to carry Boston to the brink of the playoffs.
Everyone knows he's Boston's best player. Yet, it still feels like he's underrated at times. People put him in that second tier of NHL superstars, when he belongs in the first.
No stats show it more clearly than this:
That Pastrnak has achieved this while his best line mates over that time are nowhere near the skill of a Mikko Rantanen/Martin Necas, Draisaitl/McDavid, or a Brayden Point, is a further testament to his talent.
He's come up big in numerous moments in that stretch, perhaps most famously his Game Seven overtime winner against the Toronto Maple Leafs in 224.
As this season continues to roll on, cherish it, Boston fans. Pastrnak turns 30 in May. While he's certainly not going to be slowing down any time soon, he is crossing that plateau.
He's four points away from a fourth-straight 100-point season.
Pastrnak's a truly remarkable talent, one that should be called one of the absolute best in the sport.
By every metric, he backs it up.
He'll lead the Bruins into Tampa Bay tomorrow, with the Bruins taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Puck drop comes just after 5 o'clock.