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Originally Posted by FlamesFanStrandedInEDM
Growing up, I was always told to avoid this question when it was asked by a stranger on the internet.
Though you cannot base everything on a stats page, when the stats begin to add up, there needs to be some consideration. Also, today right now we can compare stats where we cannot put them on the same rink.
If Gretzky played in an era when the goalie stops 5% more shots on average throughout a career, that would definitely impact his goal totals and the goal totals of the players he was setting up. in 1985(Gretzky's 215 pts season) All top 10 players had point totals 105 or greater. A feat Crsoby has only done twice. Can we not just say that if Neal Broten can score 105 pts in the NHL in 1985, it was probably easier to score back then?
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Everyone agrees that it was easier to sore then.
However, you have to look at how much Gretzky dominated his peers by. The only reasonable conclusion is to assume he would dominate by a similar amount today.
Maybe that means 150 or 160 pts instead of 215, but it would still be head and shoulders above his peers.