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Originally Posted by TOfan
How many goalies are there in today’s game that are under 6’0”? Hell, how many are under 6’3”?
I’ve met Vernon on a number of occasions. I’m 5’9” and I’ve got 2” on him, at least.
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But his era-adjusted scoring rates already account for the inferior goaltending.
The 80s had higher scoring, partially because the goaltenders were smaller. Despite this, Gretzky scored a lot more in his era than McDavid is doing in his era.