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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Orr's knees is the biggest what-if to me. Had his first knee injury before he even started his NHL career. Orr on one leg was still the best skater in the league. Imagine him with two at his prime...
Then Lindro's injuries. Never really got a full injury-free season. Might not have truly seen his prime. But when he was playing at his best, he was a beast.
And then Lemieux's. Still an issue, but at least we saw prime Lemieux. It was more about how many points he could have finished with, but still wouldn't have reached Gretzky's.
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The Orr situation is the saddest because about 10 years later it was totally fixable surgically.
I've sometimes thought about how many points Theo Fleury would have had without his issues. IMO his talent level was right up there with the top of the game at the time. Not like Lemieux, but at least with the likes of Sakic. On the PlayStation, he and Lindros on an all star line were unstoppable.