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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Well the Oilers thread turned into a GOAT discussion so I did a quick search on the FOI forum. Some interesting discussion here (and some lifetime suspensions LoL).
For me, the GOAT revolves around Orr, Gretz and Mario. Orr did things that no one else could do, and the only one who came close was Lidstrom, but he was still miles away.
It's the same case with Wayne, but he had all those superstars around him, and he played in an era when goalies didn't know how to goalie. It begs the question, if Mario had the same type of team around him, surely he would have had 90+ goal seasons and 212+ point seasons.
I have a hard time really saying definitively who the GOAT is, but one thing is for sure. It annoys me when people say, Oh it's Wayne and there's absolutely no discussion. It's not even close. There is a lot of nuance around anointing the best over different eras.
I'm leaning towards Orr.
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i think it's fair to say that the gap between wayne and the rest is more significant than the gap between jordan and the rest for example.
from a stats standpoint wayne might have been the most dominant athlete in history.
the record book belongs to wayne gretzky it's kind of ridiculous.