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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Yeah and if it was that easy there would have been tonnes of guys putting up those types of points.
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The whole 'what if they played today' argument fails against every test of logic anyways so it isn't even worth going down that rabbit hole.
What if Wayne had better equipment, training, doctors, diet? Not just in the NHL but from the time he started playing hockey. The list of positives, that would have made him even more dominant than he was, is endless .
What if he had to deal with twitter trolls, bigger players, media scrutiny, more travel? The list of negatives, that would make him a total bum in today's NHL, is endless.
Once you open the whole what if player x played today, it is an instant fail because it never manages to account for all of the positives and negatives.
Plus it isn't like Wayne played in the 30s or something. Wayne retired when several current NHLers already playing in the NHL!! Wayne's prime was a different era but not like when we talk Babe Ruth or Rocket Richard.