TheGuiminator
I’ll be damned King, I’ll be damned
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When Lemieux came back in 2000 after a 3 years absence, you would expect him to be a little bit rusty, but right off the bat, he was dominating the league and it was like he never left. Even though he had serious health issues that kept him sidelined for the most part of his second run, you can make a strong argument that he was still the best player in the league, because he was ridiculously dominant.
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[/TBODY]2000-01 :
After 3 years of absence, Lemieux was as good as he was before he retired in 97. Was on pace for 145 points. Pretty impressive considering the fact that scoring was relatively low at that time. I doubt he would have maintain that pace, but who knows? Realistically, I think a 130 points season in 00-01 is a safe bet. Playing a full season, the Art Ross trophy is probably a lock for Lemieux.
2001-02 :
Lemieux’s season was cut short due to injuries, but he was still on pace for 106 points. Being healthy all season long, It’s safe to say that he would’ve maintain that pacing and take the lead in scoring, since the 2nd leader in points was Iginla with 96 points.
2002-03 :
Another season where Lemieux could had hit 100 points but didn’t do it due to injuries. He had a tremendous first half but started to slow down in the second half. Nonetheless, the race for the Art Ross would have been tight between Lemieux and Forsberg.
2003-04 :
I don’t know how we can analyze this 10 game season, but it’s hard to imagine Lemieux scoring under 80 points if he had been healthy that season. I could definitely picture him racing for the Art Ross with the likes of Sakic, Kovalchuk and St. Louis that year.
2005-06
His final season could’ve been interesting if Mario was decent healthy. Call me crazy but I think he could’ve scored between 80-90 points that year. In fact, overall league scoring was high and playing with a young Crosby on the rise could’ve benefited Lemieux’s production, especially on the PP. Don’t forget that Lemieux had 18 points in his first 15 games before his health issues forced him to retire.
What are your thoughts? It’s hard to prove that Lemieux was the best, but if we look at the numbers (ppg wise), he was right there at the top. Only Forsberg was able to match his numbers during that period of time.
Season | PTS | GP | PPG |
2000-01 | 76 | 43 | 1,77 (1st league) |
2001-02 | 31 | 24 | 1,29 (1st) |
2002-03 | 91 | 67 | 1,36 (2nd) |
2003-04 | 9 | 10 | 0,9 (16th) |
2005-06 | 22 | 26 | 0,85 (36th) |
After 3 years of absence, Lemieux was as good as he was before he retired in 97. Was on pace for 145 points. Pretty impressive considering the fact that scoring was relatively low at that time. I doubt he would have maintain that pace, but who knows? Realistically, I think a 130 points season in 00-01 is a safe bet. Playing a full season, the Art Ross trophy is probably a lock for Lemieux.
2001-02 :
Lemieux’s season was cut short due to injuries, but he was still on pace for 106 points. Being healthy all season long, It’s safe to say that he would’ve maintain that pacing and take the lead in scoring, since the 2nd leader in points was Iginla with 96 points.
2002-03 :
Another season where Lemieux could had hit 100 points but didn’t do it due to injuries. He had a tremendous first half but started to slow down in the second half. Nonetheless, the race for the Art Ross would have been tight between Lemieux and Forsberg.
2003-04 :
I don’t know how we can analyze this 10 game season, but it’s hard to imagine Lemieux scoring under 80 points if he had been healthy that season. I could definitely picture him racing for the Art Ross with the likes of Sakic, Kovalchuk and St. Louis that year.
2005-06
His final season could’ve been interesting if Mario was decent healthy. Call me crazy but I think he could’ve scored between 80-90 points that year. In fact, overall league scoring was high and playing with a young Crosby on the rise could’ve benefited Lemieux’s production, especially on the PP. Don’t forget that Lemieux had 18 points in his first 15 games before his health issues forced him to retire.
What are your thoughts? It’s hard to prove that Lemieux was the best, but if we look at the numbers (ppg wise), he was right there at the top. Only Forsberg was able to match his numbers during that period of time.
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