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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
The pool was more diluted for Gretzky. The league went from 6 teams to 21 in a span of 12 years.
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It’s not quite that simple.
The first expansion to 12 teams was in 1967, well before Gretzky arrived
When the WHA teams later merged into the NHL, as I understand it, they brought 4 teams. In inter league exhibition play, I understand the WHA actually has a winning record against NHL teams, and brought across some pretty notable names that didn’t dilute the talent pool