Generational talents have to have some traits in common despite their differences.
When it comes to Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard, McDavid is a little taller and he's one of, if not the, fastest skaters in the NHL. Bedard is a little shorter and not as outright fast as McDavid, but when it comes to reading the game and anticipating situations, they're equal scholars of the game.
It's not just the raw intelligence, it's the speed at which they do it as well. It's as if they're supercomputers and opposing players are abacuses. McDavid and Bedard are doing quantum physics while opponents are doing basic algebra. It goes back to Wayne Gretzky explaining how he was able to get ahead because he was two moves ahead of everyone.
It's not like being a psychic on skates, it's just they know what they're capable of doing and the likelihood of others being able to keep up with that is really low. It's these powers that McDavid and Bedard both possess and it's what will keep the two of them linked until they're done with hockey.
