iamjs
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Mario Lemieux was almost the second player in the history of NHL with 200 point in one season. Almost. In season 1988/1989 he collected 199 points. And here is the question.
Isn't it possible, that he really had 200 points? The statistics were made by a human and as we know, nobody is perfect. There is a possibility, that someone forgot to write him second assists, or maybe some goal was written to another guy as Lemieux.
Where do people come up with stuff like this?
or perhaps there was a goal that crossed the line that wasn't counted.
I stumbled across this while looking up some old broadcasts from the 80s and noticed there was a mention of a possible non-goal almost an hour into the video in the YT comments section. This is from a January 20, 1989 game vs the Winnipeg Jets, the same game where Mario officially went 50 in 46 games.
I know we are dealing with fuzzy late-80s KBL video being recorded onto an old VHS tape that was probably re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re....you get the idea, re-recorded, so there are "some" quality issues.
in real time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DL0fqKjmbRg#t=3287
or to fast forward to the replay in slower motion with a better angle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DL0fqKjmbRg#t=3449
I'm not saying it's a goal or it isn't a goal. Only 66, Pokey Reddick, and Dave Ellett might know if that puck went in. Even then we're talking about something that was at game speed that was replayed on a scoreboard overhead in low resolution. I'm just posting it as a "what-if" to the OP's question, although it does seem possible that it might have happened.