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  • this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,811
    Wobbie said:
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    there are a lot of awful people in professional sports, although probably no greater percentage than society as a whole.
    Agree with this.  About 60 percent of people are awful.  
    :rofl:  
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    F Me In The Brain said:
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    Agree with this.  About 60 percent of people are awful.  
    :rofl:  
    Maybe, but do 60% of professional athletes publicly advocate for war criminals and murderers of his own people?  I hope that's a smaller number than 60%.  

    #PutinTeam was literally started by Ovi.  

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    Few years back, regret not going yesterday

    Congrats!!!
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    Ovechkin is a sniper.  Think Brett Hull back in the day.

    Got to watch the history yesterday.  Wanted to go to the game but not for $1000!!!

    Gretzky and Lemieux are still the two best goal scorers/hockey players I've ever seen play. Ovechkin isn't in that conversation yet. That Mt Rushmore is still Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr and Howe.


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    CROJAM95 said:
    Few years back, regret not going yesterday

    Congrats!!!
    Seeing someone in a Manhasset shirt cracks me up.  Locals only on that one!
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    tempo_n_groove said:
    Ovechkin is a sniper.  Think Brett Hull back in the day.

    Got to watch the history yesterday.  Wanted to go to the game but not for $1000!!!

    Gretzky and Lemieux are still the two best goal scorers/hockey players I've ever seen play. Ovechkin isn't in that conversation yet. That Mt Rushmore is still Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr and Howe.


    This is right-on.  
  • Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,183
    mrussel1 said:
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    This is right-on.  
    yep...Gretzky would have had a lot more goals if he also didn't lead the league in total assists. His total points record might be impossible to hit.
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  • Philly Posts: 12,360
    Gretzky's real unbreakable records are the assists. Absolutely mind boggling. His goals record didn't look as "unbreakable" - he wasn't that far past Gordie Howe.

    Anyway, I never saw anyone better than Lemieux. He was even getting standing ovations from Flyers fans.
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  • Posts: 11,853
    Gretzky fell off a cliff a bit with his back problems.  It also cost him a bit of longevity if he wanted it.  
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    Gern Blansten said:
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    yep...Gretzky would have had a lot more goals if he also didn't lead the league in total assists. His total points record might be impossible to hit.
    If I'm not mistaken, Gretzky has like NINE 100 assist seasons.  I think four other guys have done it once, two of them last year (Kuch and MacKinnon).  That is absurd.  No one is coming close this year.  
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    tempo_n_groove said:
    Ovechkin is a sniper.  Think Brett Hull back in the day.

    Got to watch the history yesterday.  Wanted to go to the game but not for $1000!!!

    Gretzky and Lemieux are still the two best goal scorers/hockey players I've ever seen play. Ovechkin isn't in that conversation yet. That Mt Rushmore is still Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr and Howe.


    Did you see Mike Bossy?
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    cutz said:
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    Did you see Mike Bossy?

    I was going to say that and Guy Lafleur over Bobby Orr. And maybe one or two of those Penguins.
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    I guess.  As far as goal scorers
    Gretzky, ovechkin,  bossy, lemieux, howe, both hulls, Maurice Richard, Esposito, selanne.   Austin Matthew's is trending strong.
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    MayDay10 said:
    I guess.  As far as goal scorers
    Gretzky, ovechkin,  bossy, lemieux, howe, both hulls, Maurice Richard, Esposito, selanne.   Austin Matthew's is trending strong.
    Jari Kurri? 

    Mike Bossy career was cut short, big time due to injuries. Think he had back problems? He may have been the best goal scorer of all time when you take in consideration how many games he played and the number of goals he scored. 
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    cutz said:
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    Did you see Mike Bossy?
    Bossy was great too but not on the same plane as Lemieux and Gretzky.  He did accomplish something that I think is an absolute stud of a stat.

    50 goals in 50 games.  I got to hold that 50th puck too, thats another story.

    So You had The Rocket Richard do it, Bossy, Gretzky 3 times, Lemieux and Hull twice. Orr and Howe never got to do that.

    For straight up Goal Scorers I would have to ponder that one.
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    tempo_n_groove said:
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    Bossy was great too but not on the same plane as Lemieux and Gretzky.  He did accomplish something that I think is an absolute stud of a stat.

    50 goals in 50 games.  I got to hold that 50th puck too, thats another story.

    So You had The Rocket Richard do it, Bossy, Gretzky 3 times, Lemieux and Hull twice. Orr and Howe never got to do that.

    For straight up Goal Scorers I would have to ponder that one.
    For just a straight up goal scorer Mike Bossy should be considered as one of the very best? He had 573 goals in only 752 games played.  He was only able to play in 10 seasons. 
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    Here's a more detailed breakdown: 
    • Mike Bossy: Holds the NHL record for most goals per game, averaging 0.762 goals per game in his career. 
    • Mario Lemieux: Ranked second with 0.754 goals per game. 
    • Cy Denneny: Ranked third with 0.751 goals per game. 
    • Other notable players in goals per game:
      • Babe Dye: 0.746 
      • Auston Matthews: 0.639 
      • Pavel Bure: 0.623 
      • Alex Ovechkin: 0.602 
      • Wayne Gretzky: 0.601 
      • Brett Hull: 0.584
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  • Philly Posts: 12,360
    Guys who play longer will slip out of their prime and naturally their stats per game will slip. 
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  • Posts: 31,273
    Until just now, I had not heard the canucks came from 3 goals down the final 60 seconds and won lat night in OT. Previously, teams had been 0-21,000+ in that situation.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    Wobbie said:
    Until just now, I had not heard the canucks came from 3 goals down the final 60 seconds and won lat night in OT. Previously, teams had been 0-21,000+ in that situation.
    Holy crap!  I turned that game off early.  Was half watching it.  

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