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Originally Posted by Hanna Sniper
I never understood the clutching to a viewpoint that biased on you taking an athlete "Crosby" and thinking what he would be able to do in the "80's" as if he stepped out of a time machine.
A Crosby born in 1961 would not grow up to have the same advantages that the Crosby that was born in 1987 had.
You have to compare the athlete to his peers and not the athlete to another era's peers
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Hell, if Crosby had been born in 1961 he probably wouldn't have even played in the NHL. He'd probably be out in his dory fishing in Cole Harbour Nfld. trying to make a buck to feed his family.
And if Gretzky had been born in 1987, who knows how many goals and assists he would have so far in his career (assuming he plays 7 years just like Sid)... though I suspect it would be the same amount that he got from 1978-1985 (1226 pts)