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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Umm, Gretzky was already the greatest player that ever lived, several seasons in. And Messier was already on the verge of being one of the greatest. They had already won 2 Stanley Cups and were one own-goal from owning 3.
Suggesting that the Canada Cup was some sort of launching pad for Gretzky and Messier is beyond laughable. One could argue that it was a launching pad for Mario though.
Then to extrapolate that last year's World Championships might be some sort of catalyst for similar greatness from Eberle and Hall is...
I can't even
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I was reading it as though he were suggesting the Canada Cup was a launching pad for Mario when he was playing beside the best there was at the time...
Either way, I think Ron's had enough of the wine/beer already.
