Nothing is definitive, adjusted stats are just a good counterpoint to arguments like Bossy/Bure/Lemieux had better g/gp.
Adjusted stats also adjust for season length, so my quick calculations are imperfect (though all of the guys listed have always played 80-84 game seasons, so it's not a big deal).
It's interesting that Bure/Bossy were both done by age 31, with their final season being less productive. Ovechkin teased us with a career low* of 33 in his age 31 season...but has then scored 148 in his next 2.84 seasons.
Unadjusted, nobody has ever scored at this rate after 31
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