Nayld is one of the site's very best posters, but I think he's pretty off-base here. Some perspective is needed when looking at Selanne's playoff record.
Admittedly I'm a huge fan of Selanne's, which does skew my view of him. However, it also means I followed his playoff performances very, very closely. Lets break down the seasons one-by-one and see whether or not he was a leader on his team...
92-93: 2nd in points, leads team in goals with 4 in 6 games. As a rookie, not sure what more you'd want from him. LEADER
96-97: Leads team in goals, third in pts. It was the Selanne-Kariya show, he gave the team exactly what they needed. LEADER
98-99: Four points, four games, two goals. Again Selanne-Kariya show, they did all they could do to carry that franchise. LEADER
00-01: His first playoff run with the Sharks he played with a broken thumb or wrist (don't remember which it was). It made it impossible for him to shoot. He was more used as a pp decoy than anything. 6 games played, no goals, 2 assists...ppg, it's a disaster, but if you knew what was going on and you followed the series at the time you knew Selanne did all he could. ANOMALY
01-02: 5 goals in 12 games, one behind Marleau, a better pace than the regular season. Knee was beginning to take it's toll on him, but he was still a "leader". LEADER
03-04: Circumstances with the Avs were laughable...his injured knee and lack of a role made it impossible for him to have much of any contribution to the team. A complete and total anomoly, but it seriously hampers his playoff ppg. ANOMALY
05-06: Conference Finals run with the Ducks he led the team in points and goals. He was the best forward on the team. LEADER
06-07: Cup win. He was anything but "a passenger", finishing second on the team in points. More than that, his goals were timely as hell. You won't find anyone who followed that team closely during the playoffs that would describe him as a "passenger" on that team. He was vital to that Cup win. LEADER, but debatable.
07-08: first round loss...the entire Ducks team was outplayed by the Stars...Getzlaf was the only forward with more points, no one played well. SUB_PAR
08-09: There was a steep drop off in this run, but he wasn't relied upon to be an offensive leader. The Ducks were a one-line team and leaned heavily on Ryan-Getzlaf-Perry. Selanne's linemates were not effective, and he was primarily used as a pp specialist. His four goals were third on the team. SUPPORTER
Again, I think ppg or gpg is a terrible way to judge a player's playoff performance, but if you are going to play the game then you HAVE take out the two seasons that were complete anomalies (00-01 and 03-04). You end up with a 32 goal pace and a 72 point pace averaged over his career. The seasons where he was expected to be an offensive leader, he absolutely was. Now look, he hasn't been an absolute playoff demon but he's certainly not a poor playoff performer.
And I don't care to compare the numbers to Bucyk or Bure or anyone else, really. I didn't watch their playoff performances like I watched Selanne's, so it wouldn't be fair. Just thought I'd add some perspective to Selanne's playoff record.