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Originally Posted by Locke
Hockey when Gretzky played and hockey now are so far apart its hard to believe they're even the same game. Barring making hockey nets the size of soccer nets its never going to happen.
That said, its also pretty pointless to trot Gretz's records out and use them as comparisons for anything or anyone other than players who were in the league at the same time as him.
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Well he's not that old. It's not like he was shooting on goalies who weren't wearing masks. Hell, there are a few guys he played against who are
still good players in the NHL today.
Of course it has changed, but not that much.
Crosby is the most comparable player today and yeah -- you'll never see an almost-naked Evgeni Malkin in the dressing room, drinking beer and taking a picture with that Arnold from Diff'rent Strokes -- but it's still hockey.