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Originally Posted by strombad
While you are right about Crosby, he's certainly the face of hockey... blah, blah, blah
I think it boils down to this. Crosby is the greatest player playing right now. He arguably will be until he retires, which, as long as injuries don't eventually derail his career, should be a long long time from now. There are things he does that aren't quite as good as other players, but every element of his game would be ranked amongst the top ten in the league. That's more than Gretzky could say. Gretzky could put up points like a machine, but Crosby does everything. He's not better than Gretzky, but he's a more complete player, and he's the most complete player at the highest skill level this league has ever seen.
Last season he put up 56 points in 36 games, that's 1.56 PPG, which, prorated over 82 games, would've been 128 points.
This season he has already put up 17 points in 8 games, 2.13 PPG, which if he keeps pace would be good for 175 points.
Will he keep it up? Maybe not. But he is the ONLY player in the league that without threat of injury, has the immeasurable talent and consistency to put up numbers like that.
.... blah, blah, blah...
Crosby? He's the best player. When he's around, plays develop. The guy plays with average linemates and still puts up incredible numbers. He is most certainly the Gretzky of this generation. Is he Gretzky? No. But he's the closest thing we've got. He's the best player of this generation by far and he's the face of hockey in general. That counts enough for me.
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I know exactly what you're saying. Basically you're saying that Crosby may not quite be as good as Gretzky, right now, but he's pretty damn close.
We shall agree to disagree.
And by the way... stop throwing out the insults to everyone who disagrees with you (in this and other threads). Is not a very admirable trait.