Even in 75-76, his last year for the Bruins, he scored 18 points in only 10 games playing through what must have been terrible knee pain. 5 of those points were goals which works out to 40 goals/144 pts over a full 80 game year. For those who say he probably couldn't maintain a 1.8 ppg pace (a career high), I think not playing through injury would have negated any downward trend over a longer period.
I think Orr could have done well on the Ratelle-era Bruins, but not 1.8 pts/game.
I don't think the knee would stop his stats from averaging out over time, and I would say that the schedule helped a little bit.
In those 10 games Orr and Boston had a good run (6-1-3, probably their best run until January and February), albeit against one top team (Isles), four average to good playoff teams (Van, TML, LA Kings, Flames) and five non-playoff teams back when six teams missed the playoffs. I imagine even Bobby Orr would have difficulty scoring on the 76 Habs and Flyers.
Orr's 10 games
Nov 8 @ Canucks 0-2-2 L 2-4
Nov 9 @ Seals 0-3-3 W 6-3
Nov 13 Vs Stars 1-2-3 W 6-0
Nov 15 @ AtlFlames 1-2-3 W 5-3
Nov 16 @ KC Scouts 0-0-0 W 4-2
Nov 19 @ Wings 1-0-1 T 3-3
Nov 20 Vs Isles 0-1-1 T 2-2
Nov 23 Vs Leafs 1-1-2 T 3-3
Nov 25 Vs Kings 0-1-1 W 4-2
Nov 26 @NYR 1-1-2 W 6-4
1976 GA by Team, w/ Pts%
* denotes playoff team
Team GA PTS%
Washington Capitals, 394, 0.2
Kansas City Scouts, 351, 0.225
New York Rangers, 333, 0.419
Minnesota North Stars, 303, 0.294
Pittsburgh Penguins*, 303, 0.513
Detroit Red Wings, 300, 0.388
St. Louis Blues*, 290, 0.45
California Golden Seals, 278, 0.406
Toronto Maple Leafs*, 276, 0.519
League Average, 273, 0.5
Vancouver Canucks*, 272, 0.506
Los Angeles Kings*, 265, 0.531
Chicago Black Hawks*, 261, 0.513
Buffalo Sabres*, 240, 0.656
Atlanta Flames*, 237, 0.513
Boston Bruins*, 237, 0.706
Philadelphia Flyers*, 209, 0.738
New York Islanders*, 190, 0.631
Montreal Canadiens*, 174, 0.794