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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Crosby and Ovechkin were the best player in the league and the best scorer in the league respectively, annually for more than a decade.
Thornton was the best player in the league maybe one or two seasons at the most.
Not even close to a generational player.
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Joe is kinda like Yzerman for me, or maybe Sakic/Jagr/Forsberg/Hawerchuk. Phenomenal numbers, and maybe a bit unlucky historically as far as who else was playing in his time. Lack of a cup probably doesn’t help his cause as well.