Honestly, this might be the most insane stat of Crosby's. I'd like to see the same for the current top 20, though. Just look at those names.
I have no idea if that’s an insane stat or not, would need to see what it looks like for other guys
Most of those players are completely forgettable.
Should reach 600 goals early next season. Only 8 other players in NHL history have recorded both 600 goals and 1000 assists.
It’s amazing that as great a career as Crosby has had that Gretzky’s best 8 assist seasons top Crosby’s total in a 19 year career
Yeah and don't forget Crosby and Selanne in 05-06 and 06-07 as Selanne would've signed a cheap deal with the Penguins instead in that scenario. Crosby beats Ovechkin for the Calder in 06 with Selanne on his wing and Selanne wins the Rocket in 07 with Crosby as his center.
Another Conn Smythe and Cup, obviously.
I completely forgot Gary Roberts played with him. loved him as a Leafs when I was a teen.
200 more points for Crosby is happening if he chooses to play another 3 years and staying healthy. That's less than 70 points a season and he has shown zero sign of slowing down. The Pens have an awful PP this year too, which probably would have allowed him to crack 100 points.
Crosby has missed 286 games over his career due to injuries and lockouts and COVID, with the bulk of that figure concentrated at his prime when he was scoring 1.5 P/GP. If he plays all those games he conservatively would have 400 more points and be on the verge of 2000 today. If he loses even a reasonable 86 games to injury over his career to date (say 5 or so a season), he conservatively would have 300 more points and already be hot on Jagr’s heels for second all-time.
Not that it matter much, but it actually was a misdiagnosed neck injury not a concussion that kept him out so long. If the Pens medical staff at that time was not inept, he misses way less time.
