reckoning
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FWIW, Brown had 8 points (4-G, 4-A) in the 4 games that Lemieux missed that season.
The following season gives a larger sample:
With Lemieux: GP-59, G-26, A-37, PTS- 63, PPG- 1.07
Without Lemieux: GP-21, G-7, A-10, PTS-17, PPG- 0.81
A dropoff, but not as much as one would expect.
Hart Voting: Wayne Gretzky, LA 267 (40-22-1); Mario Lemieux, Pit 187 (18-27-16);
All-Star Team Voting for Centre: Mario Lemieux, Pit 277 (48-11-4); Wayne Gretzky, LA 201 (10-49-4);
Since both of those were voted on by the same people, it's clear they believed that Gretzky was the player more valuable to his team, but Lemieux was the better player.
The following season gives a larger sample:
With Lemieux: GP-59, G-26, A-37, PTS- 63, PPG- 1.07
Without Lemieux: GP-21, G-7, A-10, PTS-17, PPG- 0.81
A dropoff, but not as much as one would expect.
Hart Voting: Wayne Gretzky, LA 267 (40-22-1); Mario Lemieux, Pit 187 (18-27-16);
All-Star Team Voting for Centre: Mario Lemieux, Pit 277 (48-11-4); Wayne Gretzky, LA 201 (10-49-4);
Since both of those were voted on by the same people, it's clear they believed that Gretzky was the player more valuable to his team, but Lemieux was the better player.