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Originally Posted by AltaGuy
Aside from maybe Dionne, the difference to me is this - none of those players were ever considered one of the best two or three players in the entire league for a time, if not the best. While Sakic had a more storied career than Iggy, at his physical peak there was not another player in the entire league I would've taken over Iggy. In 2004, Iggy was the best player in the entire NHL and could dominate games more than any other player aside from Forsberg who I'd also put in the same camp.
While Iggy turned into more of a pure scorer after the lockout, for a time he was a supremely talented and physical power forward. I would not discount the 'best player in the world' title when assessing Iggy's career. He was that, if only for a short time.
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Hawerchuk was one of the top four or five players in the league for about five years or so. Dude scored over a 100 points six times (including a 130 point season), and over 90 four more times. Mostly on bad teams. And he was elite defensively.