I just always remember, unbeaten penalty shot record vs unbeaten penalty shot record. Lemieux vs Ranford. Ranford wins.
And, when talking about names like Morenz, Hull, Richard etc, Lemieux doesn't have much of an edge...
I don't get the ranford example here,maybe you can explain more.
Morenz,Hull and Richard i can't speak about very much(who here can?) because that was really before my time.What i have seen of them on film though(Morenz i've never seen period) if you were to pick them ahead of Lemieux,i seriousely have to question why you would do that.
Bottom line is that no-one had as many gifts coming down alone on a goalie to beat them then Lemieux and i stand by that as i saw him do it a thousand times and with ease on the best netminders there was.The hands,stickhandling,hellish shot that could be put anywhere there was net,the reach and ability to freeze goaltenders...........to challenge them to make their move first!! are all unparraled in all my years watching hockey.
How he is not automatic to anyone that watched him play is really beyond me.He is a complete no brainer iMO..............complete.