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Originally Posted by RyZ
Anybody making a straight numbers comparison without taking difference in era into account is crazy.
Even Gretzky wouldnt get even close to 200 points in a year in todays NHL.
Sid would be maybe a little below Lemieux and Gretzky but above the Yzerman/Sakic crowd. He has the 4th best PPG ever and plays in the modern, far lower scoring era than the 3 guys in front of him (Gretzky, Lemieux, Bossy).
If Sid played in the free wheeling 80's he would have put up rediculous numbers.
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If Gretzky played in the 60's he would have put up even more ridiculous numbers. That is how evolution works.
It has been said several times in this thread. The If ______ played back then he would have dominated is not a reasonable argument. The ONLY way to compare players is to compare them to the generation of players they played with.