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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
All I've done is disagreed with your argument, don't see the need for the unnecessary quips.
You've made some pretty bold statements, many people will agree with you, many will not. But if you don't want to open yourself up for discussion about it, don't post it on a discussion board.
You've said Crosby is this generations Gretzky, I've said he isn't (because I feel no one is). I've posted my reasons for disagreeing. If you want to extend it to off the ice now, I'll again heavily disagree with that as well. Gretzky brought the NHL to places it's never been, Crosby kept hockey in Pittsburgh (no small feat) but until he's got a cartoon version of himself, he's no Gretzky.
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I quip when I feel that someone isn't getting the point anyway, so I best entertain myself through the process.
You're directly comparing the two, continue to do it, and we'll always be having a different conversation. That's the problem, you're not disagreeing with or criticising my argument, you're criticising what you think my argument has to be.
My argument is simple. Crosby is the most similar man to Gretzky in both on ice performance and off ice importance to the game of hockey that this generation has. Is he Wayne Gretzky? No, he's Sidney Crosby of course.
But when you separate the man from the idea, and treat Gretzky figuratively, Crosby does indeed live up to that. Is he as offensively productive as Gretzky? No. Is he pulling the NHL out of obscurity? No. Does he have to do the same things Gretzky does to be the most important player of his generation? No, he doesn't. It's a different time, the game needs different things, Crosby has different things to off his team, but that doesn't take away his importance.
Every generation might have a Gretzky, some might not, but not every 'Gretzky' will save the NHL and fire at 2 points per game over his career. Try not to take it so literally, and maybe you'll get it. Nobody will ever replace Gretzky, but once a generation, if we're lucky, a player will come along and fill some of the void he left. Crosby is that guy, whether you feel like admitting it or not.
I don't even know why I'm defending him. I hate Crosby. Either way, if you're not going to pick up what I'm putting down and play the same game, then we're just going to go in circles. You keep talking about who is better, or what in particular each of them has done compared to the other. I'm not, and it has little to do with my point, so if that's all you've got then move along.