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Originally Posted by wretched34
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.
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Except even Lemieux's best seasons, at his peak, weren't equal to Gretzky's best.
There is just no case here, though Lemieux fans will never let the argument go