Bring_Back_Bertuzzi Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 i know alot of people think of Wayne Gretzky is the most skilled player but i want to know COULD Mario lemieux been the most skilled player. I will admit wayne Gretzky is the greatest player in nhl history and that will not change but could "super mario" have been better if the circumstances were right. 1) Gretzky came into the nhl with a year in the WHA while lemieux came in straight out of Juniors 2) Gretzky played with the oilers a team that was a dynasty lemieux played with the no Stanley cup almost bankrupt penguins 3) Gretzky had a mostly healthy career lemieux had spinal disc herniation, chronic tendinitis of a hip-flexor muscle, chronic back pain and Hodgkin's lymphoma causing him to play only 915 of a possible 1,428 games (many of these games being in his prime) 4) Gretzky had 2 season where he did not have more then 1 point per game (mininum of 25 games) while lemieux only had 1 and that was the year he only played 26 games so if Lemieux had an extra season before coming to the nhl and played for a team like today's penguins and had a healthy career could he have been "the great one" (now let the hate begin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drouin Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Lemieux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 your forgetting about Orr, who was the most overall skilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 1-Orr 2-Mario 3-Gretz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 1. Wayne Gretzky 2. Bobby Orr 3. Mario Lemieux Well, that's how I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 He very well could! I'd put him at #2 1) Gretzky 2) Lemieux 3) Orr 4) Crosby 5) Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TACIC Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 A line of Gretzky-Lemieux-Howe with them all in their primes would just be plain scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring_Back_Bertuzzi Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 your forgetting about Orr, who was the most overall skilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 1) Lemieux 2) Gretzky 3) Orr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 yes but he playing in a different decade of hockey while lemieux and Gretzky played around the same time so they were easily to compare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring_Back_Bertuzzi Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 If thats what your going for, my Orr is #1 IMO, dominated in a way neither Lemieux or Wayne did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Gretzky had better hockey IQ then Lemieux, but wasn't as skilled as Lemieux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Orr winning two scoring titles as a D-man will never cease to amaze me. Drop him into the Oilers 80's team(even at centre!), he would still dominate. You can't say that Gretzky could handle the blueline, in almost any era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 1. Orr 2. Lemieux 3. Murzyn 4. Gretzky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I would rather have Lemieux on my team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 If Lemieux entered the league the same time as Gretzky with a solid line mate and is healthy then this is a strong debate but there so many variables. Mario was injured a lot and didn't always have that all star cast played his prime in the 90's Wayne was injury free the the most part but kinda slowed down in his last three years and played through the high scoring 80's... Mario. For me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl's Jn Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 i had this argument with a friend like 15yrs ago.... sorry can't start up on this again... kinda wondering why this topic has been created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Lemieux made plugs into 30 goal scorers. I never saw Gretzky in his prime, but what Lemieux was able to accomplish while playing hurt is insane. Catching LaFontaine after coming back from cancer treatments and winning the scoring race is absolutely insane. Lafontaine was no slouch himself. Biased vote goes to Super Mario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 1. Orr 2. Lemieux 3. Murzyn 4. Gretzky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 i had this argument with a friend like 15yrs ago.... sorry can't start up on this again... kinda wondering why this topic has been created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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