I think that the eras thing is overblown a bit. Consider Mario Lemieux was never able to get more than 200 points. He played that same era as Gretzky.
Yet, in the year 2000 he came back to the NHL after three years off, at age 35 immediately rattles off an eight-game scoring streak -- 8 goals, 10 assists, 18 points. Finishes the season with 76 points in 43 games. 1.77 points per game which led the league that season. Top 5:
Mario Lemieux - 1.77 PPG
Jaromir Jagr - 1.49 PPG
Joe Sakic - 1.44 PPG
Peter Forsberg - 1.22 PPG
Ziggy Palffy - 1.22 PPG
Yet, nobody is arguing that Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg wouldn't be as dominant in today's NHL.
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