Forge Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Just now, beekay414 said: The two GOATs of hockey. I always get into the conversation that, had Mario had the injury luck that Gretzky did, he'd be right there with 99's ridiculous numbers. Gretzky played in 70+ games in all but 3 of his seasons. Mario played in 70+ games 6 times. Lemieux - 1.88 PPG (154 pts/82) Gretzky - 1.92 PPG (158 pts/82) I'm very much on that as well. I think Mario was at that talent level, no doubt. Some of the stuff he did was crazy. The dude put up 90+ in 67 games at 37 in an era of .910 save percentages 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Forge said: I'm very much on that as well. I think Mario was at that talent level, no doubt. Some of the stuff he did was crazy. The dude put up 90+ in 67 games at 37 in an era of .910 save percentages He came back 3+ years and scored 76 points in 43 games at 35 years of age lol Edited March 19, 2021 by beekay414 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) Mario maintained a 1.35 PPG pace from the age of 35 on, good for a 110 pts/82. Gretzky after age 35 was at a 1.12 pace, good for 92 pts/82. Still impressive obviously but, Christ, is Mario underappreciated compared to Gretzky. Edited March 19, 2021 by beekay414 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, beekay414 said: Mario maintained a 1.35 PPG pace from the age of 35 on, good for a 110 pts/82. Gretzky after age 35, while not battling cancer, was at a 1.12 pace, good for 92 pts/82. Still impressive obviously but, Christ, is Mario underappreciated compared to Gretzky. Expand this to age 30 and you get... Mario - 1.62 PPG (133/82) Wayne - 1.37 PPG (113/82) Mario's aged 30 season, he put up 161 points in 70 games. The leading goaltender in SV% was Hasek at .920 and there were 35 goalies with a save % over .900. Wayne's aged 30 season, he put up 163 points in 78 games. The leading goaltender was Belfour at .910 and there were 5 goalies with a save % over .900. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, beekay414 said: Expand this to age 30 and you get... Mario - 1.62 PPG (133/82) Wayne - 1.37 PPG (113/82) Mario's aged 30 season, he put up 161 points in 70 games. The leading goaltender in SV% was Hasek at .920 and there were 35 goalies with a save % over .900. Wayne's aged 30 season, he put up 163 points in 78 games. The leading goaltender was Belfour at .910 and there were 5 goalies with a save % over .900. LOL It's the goalie and defensive changes that really make you think on Mario 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Sorry, I was wrong. I don't think Mario retired because of the cancer. I forgot he was diagnosed in 1993, not 1997. So he scored 160 points in 60 games the year he was diagnosed FFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 1 minute ago, beekay414 said: Sorry, I was wrong. I don't think Mario retired because of the cancer. I forgot he was diagnosed in 1993, not 1997. So he scored 160 points in 60 games the year he was diagnosed FFS. So, he scored 480 points in 228 games from that 92-93 season until he retired. Yes, that's 2.11 PPG (173/82) while battling/recovering from cancer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Saint Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Lordy he might break 100 pts this season, and basically sweep the awards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW21 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 The Avs are heating back up. Hopefully we can stay healthy as that has seemed to have been our kryptonite in recent seasons (Niners too unfortunately). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Anyone ever won a Stanley Cup from behind the net? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Saint Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 McDavid has hit 60 points this season and is currently tied for the league lead in goals. That is your McDavid update for the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mse326 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 On 3/21/2021 at 1:44 PM, Forge said: Dude your supposed to be a hockey player. Man up, chop it off, and get back out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyers0909 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Giroux just played 3:45 in the first period. Over the last like 15 games he is 7th on the team in ES TOI and like 6th in PP time. AV is a ******* moron. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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