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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Assuming Lemieux would continue to produce at the same pace is a big if.
Players slow down at the end of the their career. (I know he missed some in the middle too, but not enough)
And you can add 'if's to Gretzky's numbers too
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Considering Lemieux's health through the majority of his career, I think it's safe to say his production did slow, and the stats take that into account, much like a player towards the end of their career. Had Lemieux been healthy for the better part of his career, those numbers would be higher, then extend the career as long as Gretzky's, and I think he would have blown Gretzky's goal record away by a mile. But even playing injured, which he did for a long time, he was still putting up better GPG totals than Gretzky.