I agree the argument is silly. It doesn't make sense to compare across eras because who decides what the parameters are?
If Rocket was bored in 1989, would be be a great player in today's NHL? Who knows, but the Rocket was born in the 20s. What if he had todays training, but not today's equipment. Or if he had today's equipment and medical access, but not the modern nutrition. If if if. If he had wings he could fly.
The only argument that makes any bit of sense (if you squint) is if you take prime old time player and plop him into today's game, unaltered, with no 'ifs'. But even that is fruitless.
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