Definitely at the top considering he’s never had a poor or average season that I can think of.
taftpanda
Yeah, consistently a little bitch
Far-Two8659
Not sure how you can say he’s more consistent than Gretzky
diablo4isabore
I’ve thought this ever since his comeback game post-concussion/vertebrae problems.
Misses over a year of hockey. Scores an unbelievably sick goal on his second shift, goes on to score another goal and two assists in the same game. Possibly the most memorable game I’ve ever watched.
Nobody was sure if he would be the same. He was. And still is.
epzik8
NO
amateurexpertboxing
See Wayne Gretzky for consistency…..
Constant-Squirrel555
Gretzky only had one season where he wasn’t PPG, he last one and he still scored at a good rate, had 62 pts in 70 games.
I don’t think Crosby will ever finish below ppg in any season, which just goes to show that after Gretzky and Lemieux, Crosby is the 🐐.
Cowboy_BoomBap
I’m assuming you mean after Gretzky?
AceConspirator
No
joey20e
I think of Nick Lidström when I think of consistency. He wasnt called The Perfect Human for nothing!
skruiss
Absolutely. The greatest of my generation 💯%.
WheelinAndDealin520
It makes me mad him and Ovi lost their first year because of dumb lockout crap. I guess not dumb for the cba but yah know.
useless_99
Best all time in terms of everything and I’ll die on that hill. But specifically consistency? Yeah, absolutely.
WackHeisenBauer
The fact that both Crosby and Ovechkin (the other mister consistent, this year notwithstanding) started the same year is ridiculous to me
WheelinAndDealin520
Also can we stop comparing modern players to Gretzky? The game was so vastly different.
Occams_ElectricRazor
If he keeps this up he’s going to beat Wayne for most consecutive PPG seasons.
Shawnalish
Sid is consistent if anything.
CountKristopher
This is actually his 19th season
QuiGGz96
Crosby is the most complete player of all time.
SuperSafe2019
Yes
Miley4Lyfe
I think that Sid is the face of this era the way that Gretzky was the face of his. Comparisons can never be apples to apples.
---BluesDeVille---
Nick Lidstrom is the most consistent player of all time in my opinion. He actually consistently improved throughout his 20 year career. He could probably lace ’em up today and still be a top defenceman in the league.
flv19
Like with most questions, the answer is Wayne Gretzky. In the season before he retired he finished tied for third in league scoring. He was tied with Pavel Bure. Peter Forsberg was in second place, one point ahead of Gretzky. Jagr was in first place. Gretzky was 37 years old at the time while the rest of the Top 3 were 24 or 25 years old. That was during the clutch and grab era with goalies wearing oversized equipment, for those who think Wayne’s stats are inflated because of the era.
yupkime
The best players always make the whole team better. He helped elevate Chris Kunitz to an Olympian level. 😎
ML00k3r
If there’s one player I can choose to clone and have him play in every position, it would be Crosby. Just a guy who can play hockey at the highest level.
Igniter08
Best player in the league since he was drafted.
PeteysHurtAgain
Nah, Gretzky.
At 36 he had 97 points in a lower scoring era.
Lidstrom won the Norris at 36 then won 2 more.
ChuckFeathers
Gordie Howe finished top 5 in league scoring 20 consecutive seasons…
Top 10.. 23 consecutive seasons.
squanto1985
Player of a generation
Used_Jaguar1761
Crosby makes everyone that he plays with better in a way that no one else can, that’s for sure
Dank_Cthulhu
No. Not even close. Best he can claim is top 5 (maybe) of his generation.
Royal_Ad4263
He is the best 2 way player ever Goat, Gretzky, Lemieux and any of those guys from that era were all 1 dimensional but I will say beyond this world 1 dimensional (Lemieux, Gretzky)
Hey_look_new
he’s getting there
you got guys like Howe, and Messier that were putting up remarkably good numbers into their 40s
and I mean, Gretzky was a 100+ point guy until his last 3 seasons, where he put up 97, 90 and finally a 60
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Definitely at the top considering he’s never had a poor or average season that I can think of.
Yeah, consistently a little bitch
Not sure how you can say he’s more consistent than Gretzky
I’ve thought this ever since his comeback game post-concussion/vertebrae problems.
Misses over a year of hockey. Scores an unbelievably sick goal on his second shift, goes on to score another goal and two assists in the same game. Possibly the most memorable game I’ve ever watched.
Nobody was sure if he would be the same. He was. And still is.
NO
See Wayne Gretzky for consistency…..
Gretzky only had one season where he wasn’t PPG, he last one and he still scored at a good rate, had 62 pts in 70 games.
I don’t think Crosby will ever finish below ppg in any season, which just goes to show that after Gretzky and Lemieux, Crosby is the 🐐.
I’m assuming you mean after Gretzky?
No
I think of Nick Lidström when I think of consistency. He wasnt called The Perfect Human for nothing!
Absolutely. The greatest of my generation 💯%.
It makes me mad him and Ovi lost their first year because of dumb lockout crap. I guess not dumb for the cba but yah know.
Best all time in terms of everything and I’ll die on that hill. But specifically consistency? Yeah, absolutely.
The fact that both Crosby and Ovechkin (the other mister consistent, this year notwithstanding) started the same year is ridiculous to me
Also can we stop comparing modern players to Gretzky? The game was so vastly different.
If he keeps this up he’s going to beat Wayne for most consecutive PPG seasons.
Sid is consistent if anything.
This is actually his 19th season
Crosby is the most complete player of all time.
Yes
I think that Sid is the face of this era the way that Gretzky was the face of his. Comparisons can never be apples to apples.
Nick Lidstrom is the most consistent player of all time in my opinion. He actually consistently improved throughout his 20 year career. He could probably lace ’em up today and still be a top defenceman in the league.
Like with most questions, the answer is Wayne Gretzky. In the season before he retired he finished tied for third in league scoring. He was tied with Pavel Bure. Peter Forsberg was in second place, one point ahead of Gretzky. Jagr was in first place. Gretzky was 37 years old at the time while the rest of the Top 3 were 24 or 25 years old. That was during the clutch and grab era with goalies wearing oversized equipment, for those who think Wayne’s stats are inflated because of the era.
The best players always make the whole team better. He helped elevate Chris Kunitz to an Olympian level. 😎
If there’s one player I can choose to clone and have him play in every position, it would be Crosby. Just a guy who can play hockey at the highest level.
Best player in the league since he was drafted.
Nah, Gretzky.
At 36 he had 97 points in a lower scoring era.
Lidstrom won the Norris at 36 then won 2 more.
Gordie Howe finished top 5 in league scoring 20 consecutive seasons…
Top 10.. 23 consecutive seasons.
Player of a generation
Crosby makes everyone that he plays with better in a way that no one else can, that’s for sure
No. Not even close. Best he can claim is top 5 (maybe) of his generation.
He is the best 2 way player ever Goat, Gretzky, Lemieux and any of those guys from that era were all 1 dimensional but I will say beyond this world 1 dimensional (Lemieux, Gretzky)
he’s getting there
you got guys like Howe, and Messier that were putting up remarkably good numbers into their 40s
and I mean, Gretzky was a 100+ point guy until his last 3 seasons, where he put up 97, 90 and finally a 60