someguy44
Registered User
Seriously, people? You can compare recent era's players. Just look at Lemieux. He dominated this league in the early 2000's after coming back from cancer, in the middle of the dead puck era and in his mid to late 30's (way past his prime). 91 points in 67 games for Lemieux is well past his prime.
There's no question that guys like Crosby, Oveckin or McDavid would not even be comparable to Mario in his prime. You know who was comparable to Lemieux in his prime? Take a guess.
Guys like Gretzky or Lemieux outscored their closest peers by a wide margin. Only truly special players are capable of this. Sakic, Forsberg, Selanne, Jagr, Bure, etc.. were around in the 90s and 2000's yet they still got outscored by 2 old guys in Gretzky/Lemieux.
You kids don't think Gretzky in his prime (the guy who was touted as a phenom in his kid years) would not dominate this present NHL? I agree that he wouldn't get 200 points, but 150-170 is definitely doable.
There's no question that guys like Crosby, Oveckin or McDavid would not even be comparable to Mario in his prime. You know who was comparable to Lemieux in his prime? Take a guess.
Guys like Gretzky or Lemieux outscored their closest peers by a wide margin. Only truly special players are capable of this. Sakic, Forsberg, Selanne, Jagr, Bure, etc.. were around in the 90s and 2000's yet they still got outscored by 2 old guys in Gretzky/Lemieux.
You kids don't think Gretzky in his prime (the guy who was touted as a phenom in his kid years) would not dominate this present NHL? I agree that he wouldn't get 200 points, but 150-170 is definitely doable.