those numbers are ridiculous lol did any of his linemates get drafted?
snowhiteside
Serious question: Does Lemieux take the mantle of “the great one” if he never stepped away from the game (which I wanna say was due to cancer, could be wrong)? I never had the chance to watch Lemieux in his prime, just a couple season when he was at the tail end of his career. Aside from statistics and highlights, I really have no clue how good this guy was. So I’m curious what everyone thinks!
Cooperstown24
Good thing hockey is still played the same way as in the 80’s and the level of competition hasn’t changed so that this can be a valid comparison
Disastrous-Group4521
It’s not even Lindros level who had 149 points in 57 games.
Hack874
Idk what more absurd, this or Gretzky scoring 517 points in one season in Atom
Mahockey3
No FaNcY eQuIpMeNt NeEdEd
Brodieboyy
Never forget ray ferraro had a 108 goals and 192 points in his last whl season, ray fucking ferraro lol
Starvinhkd
Mario had an average of 1.883 ppg average. Gretzky had 1.921 so I’m thinking he would of been close but not quite. Would have been great to watch in my early teens though.
_1_2_X_U
That jersey looks like homework
zelepukinralley
Wow, Mario was seriously on a different Laval than everyone else
Bumbahkah
Also, the goalies were trash compared to today
SaltChildhood7
Ok boomer
VinegarPie
Ah, my favorite team. The ‘L’ tetris blocks.
Taste_Diligent
I’m sure Gretzky outscored Bedard as a junior and he turned pro at 17
The_Giver_Thegoo
How dare you say the Cooper XL7 wasn’t fancy!
smilecrocodile1
Now compare the goalie equipment from them and now. Goes both ways.
99titan
Only thing missing from that ensemble are some Cooperalls.
Graemelee
What are they, the Laval Tetrimino?
gnarly-autist
Someone’s clearly affraid. Just like if Mike Bossy didn’t retire early to his bad back he would have easily surpassed Gretzky.
Oshowcinco
Why their logo a Tetris block?
Groundzero2121
Lemieux took off 3.5 years. Returned as a 35 year old mid season and finished with like 35 goals and 40 assists in 40ish games in 2001! Dude was a phenom
DionFW
I miss the Laval Tetris.
choose-bread
Did he play for Tetris?
JJCJR1128
Not to mention, Lafontaine, Bossy, Lafleur, Dionne.. still impressive.. wonder who wins the lottery
LordFartWolf
Different era though
Nice helmet
Totknax
While chain-smoking Salem Menthols the entire time too.
Personmcpersonface93
Don’t get me wrong, I love Lemieux, I even had a poster of him in my bedroom growing up, but the game has evolved so much in almost 40 years that it’s hard to compare, in way more ways than just equipment.
Yeah Mario was different man. People don’t realize, he’s easily the only person who could have come close to most of Wayne’s records if it wasn’t for the cancer and the injury issues. With all that he’s still easily top 3/ top 5 all time. (Edit: a word)
Muffdvr_76
Le Magnifique 💪🏻
Dank_Cthulhu
I’ve always thought that if Super Mario hadn’t had the injuries that he did that caused him to miss so much time he would have had a chance at some of Gretzky’s records.
franksobotka89
Gretzky is the greatest stats-wise, but Lemieux really is the most talented player of all-time.
PsychoWarper
While players are generally better today especially Goalies I still believe in terms of pure talent Mario Lemieux is the most talented player in NHL history, McDavid is absolutely up there but man Lemieux’s skill in combination with his size is just ridiculous.
Theres a reason even after all the injuries, cancer, taking 3+ years off and being in his mid 30s Lemieux could still score 76 points in 43 games in 2001 during what many call the dead puck era and when Goalies where much better in comparison to the 80s. He was 30th in total points in a season he played just slightly over half the games, the next person to appear in the top 100 scorers that season with less then 60 games played was Al MacInnis at 86th with 54 points in 59 games.
The dude would be dominant in any era tbh.
viperswhip
I loved Mario and Wayne, but I don’t seriously worry about stats from before, let’s say 1995 or so, or maybe even as late as 2005. What happened? Professionalism.
Look at Garrett, ya, we love him, dude was eating hot dogs on the bench haha.
Now, basically, every kid in semipro has been drilled beyond anything even Mario went through in junior. The world changed, the average player in the NHL today, transported back in time would be putting up incredible numbers. Nobody is surprised when a 4th liner puts a laser beam of a wrister into the top corner when the goalie has hugged the post. All that separates the shots of 4th liners and 1st liners now is the speed and accuracy of the shot, but the ability to make that shot is in every single player on the NHL ice surface now. We also see way better awareness, and fewer dumb plays, Steve’s Dangits would be a weekly 2 hour special on CBC Sunday Sports if he was doing it in 1991.
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those numbers are ridiculous lol did any of his linemates get drafted?
Serious question: Does Lemieux take the mantle of “the great one” if he never stepped away from the game (which I wanna say was due to cancer, could be wrong)? I never had the chance to watch Lemieux in his prime, just a couple season when he was at the tail end of his career. Aside from statistics and highlights, I really have no clue how good this guy was. So I’m curious what everyone thinks!
Good thing hockey is still played the same way as in the 80’s and the level of competition hasn’t changed so that this can be a valid comparison
It’s not even Lindros level who had 149 points in 57 games.
Idk what more absurd, this or Gretzky scoring 517 points in one season in Atom
No FaNcY eQuIpMeNt NeEdEd
Never forget ray ferraro had a 108 goals and 192 points in his last whl season, ray fucking ferraro lol
Mario had an average of 1.883 ppg average. Gretzky had 1.921 so I’m thinking he would of been close but not quite. Would have been great to watch in my early teens though.
That jersey looks like homework
Wow, Mario was seriously on a different Laval than everyone else
Also, the goalies were trash compared to today
Ok boomer
Ah, my favorite team. The ‘L’ tetris blocks.
I’m sure Gretzky outscored Bedard as a junior and he turned pro at 17
How dare you say the Cooper XL7 wasn’t fancy!
Now compare the goalie equipment from them and now. Goes both ways.
Only thing missing from that ensemble are some Cooperalls.
What are they, the Laval Tetrimino?
Someone’s clearly affraid. Just like if Mike Bossy didn’t retire early to his bad back he would have easily surpassed Gretzky.
Why their logo a Tetris block?
Lemieux took off 3.5 years. Returned as a 35 year old mid season and finished with like 35 goals and 40 assists in 40ish games in 2001! Dude was a phenom
I miss the Laval Tetris.
Did he play for Tetris?
Not to mention, Lafontaine, Bossy, Lafleur, Dionne.. still impressive.. wonder who wins the lottery
Different era though
Nice helmet
While chain-smoking Salem Menthols the entire time too.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Lemieux, I even had a poster of him in my bedroom growing up, but the game has evolved so much in almost 40 years that it’s hard to compare, in way more ways than just equipment.
He is the goat. The Christ like figure we perceived him to be. [last home goal](https://youtu.be/zTKlFFHzGLY)
Yeah Mario was different man. People don’t realize, he’s easily the only person who could have come close to most of Wayne’s records if it wasn’t for the cancer and the injury issues. With all that he’s still easily top 3/ top 5 all time. (Edit: a word)
Le Magnifique 💪🏻
I’ve always thought that if Super Mario hadn’t had the injuries that he did that caused him to miss so much time he would have had a chance at some of Gretzky’s records.
Gretzky is the greatest stats-wise, but Lemieux really is the most talented player of all-time.
While players are generally better today especially Goalies I still believe in terms of pure talent Mario Lemieux is the most talented player in NHL history, McDavid is absolutely up there but man Lemieux’s skill in combination with his size is just ridiculous.
Theres a reason even after all the injuries, cancer, taking 3+ years off and being in his mid 30s Lemieux could still score 76 points in 43 games in 2001 during what many call the dead puck era and when Goalies where much better in comparison to the 80s. He was 30th in total points in a season he played just slightly over half the games, the next person to appear in the top 100 scorers that season with less then 60 games played was Al MacInnis at 86th with 54 points in 59 games.
The dude would be dominant in any era tbh.
I loved Mario and Wayne, but I don’t seriously worry about stats from before, let’s say 1995 or so, or maybe even as late as 2005. What happened? Professionalism.
Look at Garrett, ya, we love him, dude was eating hot dogs on the bench haha.
Now, basically, every kid in semipro has been drilled beyond anything even Mario went through in junior. The world changed, the average player in the NHL today, transported back in time would be putting up incredible numbers. Nobody is surprised when a 4th liner puts a laser beam of a wrister into the top corner when the goalie has hugged the post. All that separates the shots of 4th liners and 1st liners now is the speed and accuracy of the shot, but the ability to make that shot is in every single player on the NHL ice surface now. We also see way better awareness, and fewer dumb plays, Steve’s Dangits would be a weekly 2 hour special on CBC Sunday Sports if he was doing it in 1991.