LightningStorm
Lightning/Mets/Vikings
Reminds me of a conversation I had several years ago with my brother, who's only casually watched hockey on an on again off again basis. It was comparing the teammates of Bourque and Coffey, with them being the top 2 points leaders for d-men. Here's the top 13 scorers in NHL history at the moment, which has obviously changed in the several years since this conversation:
1. Wayne Gretzky
2. Jaromir Jagr
3. Mark Messier
4. Gordie Howe
5. Ron Francis
6. Marcel Dionne
7. Steve Yzerman
8. Mario Lemieux
9. Joe Sakic
10. Phil Esposito
11. Ray Bourque
12. Mark Recchi
13. Paul Coffey
As we can see, both are right outside the top 10. When comparing teammates they had in the top 10, Coffey played with six (Gretzky, Jagr, Messier, Francis, Yzerman, and Lemieux). This includes all of the top 3. He also played with Recchi, who's sandwiched between him and Bourque. What's more, all 7 of these teammates were in their primes, just like Coffey. On the other hand, Bourque only played with Sakic at the very end in Colorado. Also worth pointing out that Bourque often played big series against the top 10 scorers. He lost twice to Coffey's former Edmonton teammates in 1988 and 1990, and in the ECF in 1991 and 1992 to Coffey's Pittsburgh team.
1. Wayne Gretzky
2. Jaromir Jagr
3. Mark Messier
4. Gordie Howe
5. Ron Francis
6. Marcel Dionne
7. Steve Yzerman
8. Mario Lemieux
9. Joe Sakic
10. Phil Esposito
11. Ray Bourque
12. Mark Recchi
13. Paul Coffey
As we can see, both are right outside the top 10. When comparing teammates they had in the top 10, Coffey played with six (Gretzky, Jagr, Messier, Francis, Yzerman, and Lemieux). This includes all of the top 3. He also played with Recchi, who's sandwiched between him and Bourque. What's more, all 7 of these teammates were in their primes, just like Coffey. On the other hand, Bourque only played with Sakic at the very end in Colorado. Also worth pointing out that Bourque often played big series against the top 10 scorers. He lost twice to Coffey's former Edmonton teammates in 1988 and 1990, and in the ECF in 1991 and 1992 to Coffey's Pittsburgh team.
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