Taxman said:
If to use "Adjusted Goals" (see "Total Hockey")
Player Name -- GAMES -- Adj. Goals
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1 - Gretzky Wayne -- 239 -- 159
2 - Kovalchuk Ilya -- 225 (79) -- 123 (~44)
3 - Carson Jimmy -- 240 -- 121
4 - Jackson Busher -- 122 -- 100
Man, Busher Jackson is really underrated all time IMO.
Here's how I'd rank them....
1. Crosby - Just a ridiculous player, not much more can be said, I like the Dionne comparisons, maybe a more offensive Keon?
2. Lehtonen - I am really impressed by Kari, I can't really compare him to anyone, his style is just exsquisite IMO, maybe Bernie Parent? Tough to say, if he gets that good I'd be very happy.
3. Nash - Superb goal scorer, he should have some good duels with Kovalchuk for years to come, they actually remind me a lot of each other when you watch them skate, Kovy just likes to have the puck more, whereas Nash would rather Bossy it up and just appear and score.
4. Ovechkin - I have a tough time ranking Alex behind Nash, but thats probably just my bias toward unproven prospects coming through, AO should be a dominant wing for years to come, maybe Geoffrion like? I've only seen random old footage of Bernie, but they seem similar, and I could see AO behind underrated like Boom Boom.
5. Kovalchuk - Tough to rank him behind AO, but I think AO will be just a touch better in the end, Kovy is a brilliant player though, I don't know about the Richard comparisons, he's not on that level of desire yet IMO.
6. Malkin - I haven't seen much of, but I think there are guys I would put above him here, perhaps its Canadian bias though, reminds me of Andre Lacroix for some reason.