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In response to "Putting anyone above Gretzky is madness. -- nm" by Mop (195 lbs)

His career doesn't sit well with me for a couple of reasons: 1) Never played physical, and while I depise goonery, I enjoy physical play in hockey;...

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Nov 16 '11, 12:48

2) A lot of his scoring is a product of his era. Look at the starting goalies for half the teams during the early 80s thru early 90s expansion era, and there were guys who wouldn't start in the AHL.

I think if he was starting today, his career would mirror Crosby's quite a bit. Still a superstar hall-of-famer, but not as highly regarded historically. (And he'd probably end up with the same career-threatening injury.)

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I don't buy the expansion argument. At the merger there were suddenly about 2/3 the pro hockey teams there were the year before - Reagen Nov 16, 12:51 4
- #3 is not a *low* ranking. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 16, 12:55 2
  - I saw you trying to sneak Hawerchuk in there. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 12:56 1
    - I just missed out on the Ducky era. My hockey baptism coincided with Selanne's miracle rookie season. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 16, 13:00
- also: Bernie Nicholls, 70 goal scorer. *that is that clapping motion* -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 12:54

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