Having just watched 3 classic Oilers games in succession I observed that:
- Kurri was more than capable in creating offense on his own. He had some great goals in those three games that were of his own making, not just by receiving the puck from Gretzky to the point for the one-timer. Especially I remember in a particularly tight game where Oilers were trailing, he took the puck in the neutral zone, challenged 3 defending players, skated right through them and drove the puck in the net with an accurate shot. Wow.
- He had more things going than just points, he was very calm in his own end at all times, made excellent defensive plays and transitioned the game from defense to offense very well, played shorthanded very well, had timely interceptions and takeaways in all his games while did not give the puck away much at all to opposition when he had it.
- Excellent shot (which is already known)
- Surprisingly good playmaker, he made very solid (although not especially fancy) and safe passes at all times, but when it came to Gretzky he could send tape to tape pass to him instantly no matter where he was. It was clear that while playing with Gretzky helped him, he was also helping Gretzky a great deal.
- Extremely poised at all times, but could also be incredibly dynamic when he had the puck in the offensive end
Overall it was evident that Gretzky and Kurri had something special going. Also I was impressed by how versatile player Kurri was, he could be the playmaker, backchecker or goalscorer.
While I am sure that playing with Gretzky helped him, I think Kurri's point totals are not that much affected by him. Watching him play I could easily see him as 100+ points scorer as a "regular" first liner, topping around 120 points, with high 40s to 60 goals in any given season.
Also if those playoff games portrayed him correctly, there was much, much more in his game than just points and it would be unfair to just look at the adjusted stats to determine his effectiveness overall.