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Seriously, putting anyone above Gretzky is madness. The man has more assists than anyone else has points.

Posted by mafic Nov 16 '11, 13:24

You can't chalk that up to era.

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None of the "era" arguments against Gretzky fly, simply because a rising tide floats all boats. - Mop (195 lbs) Nov 16, 14:08
the northern version of dismissing Babe Ruth? -- nm - crash davis Nov 16, 13:32
i don't know many canadian athleets - Danedukenuuk Nov 16, 13:29
In an era when such stars as Jimmy Carson, Rob Brown and Dan Quinn were getting 50-60As per season... - Name Withheld By Request Nov 16, 13:29 7
- If we were talking small amounts, I might agree with you, but a thousand more points than anyone, ever? -- nm - mafic Nov 16, 13:35
- He was getting 70 assists a year at 36yrs old in the neutral zone trap days of the mid-late 90's. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 13:31
- neither have anything remotely close to his rink vision - Reagen Nov 16, 13:30 4
  - I still get goosebumps thinking about one pass I saw him do. some sort of backwards spinarama thing from his side of the red line (remember those?)... - zork Nov 16, 13:45
  - Nor an exhibitionist daughter on Twitter. nm - Dignan Nov 16, 13:43 2
    - an oft-overlooked intangible. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 13:47 1
      - Oh, it's tangible. With a capital tang, if you get my subtle drift. nm - Dignan Nov 16, 13:50
Also: Gretzky, Howe, Orr, Lemieux, Bossy. -- nm - mafic Nov 16, 13:28 1
- Bossy would be an interesting case if his back had held out - Reagen Nov 16, 13:29

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