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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Did you watch the dead puck era? Not to be snarky, just curious.
And if it was easier to score in 1996, why didn't a bunch of those players who would go on to lead the league in scoring after Lemeiux and Jagr left put up huge numbers either? When Selanne at 26 is putting up 100 points in 1995 and a 37 Selanne is putting up 95 points in 2007, can you really say it was much more difficult? Again, you can do this with a lot of the top players. There's not much evidence to suggest it was easier to score in 1996 compared to 2006. Goals per game were near identical.
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I did watch, but not like now. Then I was a kid who just watched a game here and there, about 10 years ago I started watching NHL more seriously and with a criticizing eye.
I can't answer that question, but as you mentioned Lemieux, he's my all time favorite player. Also, there's a huge difference with goals & points. Sure, you can get like 100 points if you play with good players, but you can't score 70+ goals anymore, also that's why no one will ever break the rookie goalscoring record of 76.