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Originally Posted by ThisIsAnOutrage
Gretzky is 1000 career points better than the next guy (who had the benefit of playing with Gretzky while both were in their primes and went on to play almost 300 more games than Gretzky). In a contest between two excellent hockey teams, the tie-breaker is which team Gretzky plays for. That’s the Gretzky factor: the team with Gretzky wins. He was individually good enough to make that difference. That’s why Edmonton won 4 cups in 5 years with him and a great team, but only one cup without him and a great team. It’s why Calgary’s great team in the last half of the 80’s only had one cup. It takes the Gretzky factor to win a bunch. The next closest thing to it was Lemieux and Jagr in Pittsburgh in 1991 and 1992.
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The Islanders won 4 straight with no Gretzky....Detroit has won multiple cups without Gretzky....Montreal has 24 cups without Gretzky.
I really dont disagree with your point (i think) but its a strange way to emphasize it.