Sergei Fedorov's actual damage in a Red Wings jersey is something to consider here as well. While some of this wasn't tracked like OT winners for a guy like Kelly, Sergei lights up the Wings record book.
In 908 Games
He is 5th all-time in points 954
4th in Goals 400
First in overtime goals 12
5th in assists, Datsyuk and Zetterberg should pass him there
Second in +/- (I hate that stat and it wasn't kept way back when)
4th in PP goals
2nd SH goals
2nd GWG
Now a bunch of those aren't kept for Howe and the boys, but his place in the Red Wings record books is pretty well entrenched.
He also was above a point per game player while with the Wings in the post-season. Where he is the franchises third leading scorer narrowly edging out Gordie Howe. In eight more games he had five more points, so not a ridiculous difference if people are going to point to the games played between the two.
5th in goals (Zetterberg has already passed him for fourth)
3rd in assists
He was also the best player on our team for much of his tenure. That is not a shot at Stevie, but I think you can argue Fedorov was the most talented guy on that team. You would never argue Kelly over Howe, so when people point out Kelly was the second best player on the team as a selling point I find that interesting, because you could throw down a big argument that Sergei was the best player on our team. Many did be that Bowman or Gretzky and other opposing players.
As always they should both be retired anyway, so who deserves it more isn't real productive, they both deserve it. But I do give a slight edge to Fedorov.
Quackenbush and Stewart won a lot of first or second team all-stars such was life back then. It is a lot harder to get that today.
