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Originally Posted by Rick M.
Over time the categories have changed At one point ‘star’ was the top, but soon a new category of ‘superstar’ was added at the top end to be succeeded eventually by ‘generational’. Inflation isn’t only a problem at the gas station; hockey hype is similar.
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Not to mention “franchise,” which originally meant a player so impactful on and off the ice that he could turn a franchise’s fortunes around (ie Lemieux, Sakic, Yzerman, Brodeur) and today means the best player at his position on a team.