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Originally posted by KSigkid
When you look at Gretzky's numbers (92 goals in a season, 163 assists one season, 215 points in a season) and watch tape of the way he played and the things he did - it's no contest.
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And Collin knows more than anyone, that numbers tell a lot of the story for me . . .
... and Gretzky's are ludicrous. More assists than anyone else has points. Single-season numbers that no one could possibly reach in today's game. A Cup run in LA, for Christ's sake, without the same star power as the Edminton teams.
Jordan's numbers are amazing, but Gretzky's are video-game quality.
Think about this: Gretzky changed the way the game was played behind the net, and his creativity with the puck lead to unparalleled scoring numbers. So, a few years ago, what did the NHL try to do to increase scoring in today's game?
They increased the amount of room behind the nets.
I think that's a huge tip of the cap to the Great One. Plus, WG Hockey on the N64 was much sweeter than Bulls v. Blazers.