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Originally Posted by Macho0978
I think he really values his legacy too. If you look at the numbers, he is 118 points away from 1200. He has a chance to have 1200 points before he is 30. Only an injury can stop that.
He also is 31 points behind Yzerman for 11th all time in playoff points, once again even a 3rd round exit he could be 11th all time in playoff points before he is 30.
If he wins 1 cup in Edmonton, moves on and wins 1-2 more elsewhere (brings a cup back to Toronto would be huge) and finishes up with 2000+ points and 2nd all time in playoff points. Alot of people will pick in as the best player in the history of the game.
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Yup and alternatively if he can't win in Edmonton, and goes on to win it with the Rangers (as an example), it will be a big blemish on his record. Though I always think Bourque seems to get a pass for the same thing.
But if you really think about the list of best players in NHL history, they all got it done with their original team. So immediately it puts him behind Lemiuex, Gretzky, Orr, Howe, Crosby, Ovechkin, and on and on.
I'm trying to think of other examples of all time greats, that won a cup, but not with their drafted team. Marcel Dionne is the example of the guy who just never won it, and we know how that impacts his legacy. But who are others on the all time list that won it with a different team? Hull, Francis. Who else?