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Originally Posted by Ashasx
I've said it before, if he's playing in 1985, he's scoring 100 goals and 250 points.
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I'm sorry, but that's just leotarded. He's putting up almost 20% more points than then the greatest hockey player of all time in his best season?
Put Crosby in the 80s...and sure he's putting up some great points. But he's probably in about half of the shape he's in, chances are he's probably smoking, and his concussions probably would've been completely misdiagnosed or ignored, so everyone would be wondering why he looks so lazy out there.
I think Crosby is a generational talent, but no way is he above the generational talent before him. Personally I've still yet to see him come close to what Lemieux could do in his prime. That man came back from frickin cancer and scored at a 2.67 points a game clip for the rest of the season! And this was in the 90s.
Talent is talent. It doesn't just get "better" with every decade. What changes is training and professionalism. I bet you the most talented athlete from the 1800's could play in the NHL if he was magically born today and went through the intense training regimen that kids go through. And in the off season he'd go out and build you a railroad.