#87 Sidney Crosby Milestone Thread - History will be made (600 goals, 1600 points)

[nowhereman]

Ya, there's no chance Crosby would have kept up that pace during those shortened seasons. He has never come close to that pace in any of the years he played close to a full season. To believe he would have is wishful thinking.
Fact is, including Crosby in this unofficial record of consecutive PPG seasons is a stretch. 22 game "season" qualifies him?,...ya, okay.

Yeah, I mean, it's not like he was entering his peak/prime years or anything. As we all know, players usually plateau throughout the entirety of their careers and don't see an uptick in their production as they close in on their mid-20s...

Dropping the sarcasm for a moment, your post is laughable. You're literally trying to argue that Crosby wouldn't have sustained his peak during those years because his CAREER PPG is 1.27. His career PPG. Meanwhile, it's really not that difficult to do a little basic math and realize that he scored at 1.52 PPG as a 19 year old. Claiming that he couldn't maintain a slightly higher PPG at his peak, because his average career PPG is lower, is absurd.

 

[Shrimper]

2 points from 1,400

 

[frisco]

Passed Gilbert Perreault and tied Jeremy Roenick today with a goal to get to 513. Next up, Pierre Turgeon with 515.

My Best-Carey

 

[Dessloch]

 

[Amazinmets73]

One away from 1,400!

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Lol Gretzky

 

[Dominance]

Factoring in scoring differences between eras, without even mentioning the 180+ games he missed in his prime, Crosby is easily third on that list if not right up there with Lemieux.

 

[Mr Buckles]

Goal (#1,398)


Assist (#1,399)

 

[Hockey Outsider]

I think any reasonable era adjustments would move Crosby to 2nd place on that list (though of course Lemieux only played in 915 games). On the other hand, I suspect Gordie Howe would jump ahead of Crosby if we adjust his stats too.

Still, 3rd place, era adjusted, is hugely impressive.

 

[Shrimper]

Goal in OT for 1,400!

 

[BallardEra]

Goal in OT for 1,400!

1,400 in 1,100 fits perfectly.

 

[george14]

This isn’t a shot at Ovi but it amazes me Crosby has played 2 entire seasons less yet is only 3 points behind. Three.

 

[Dessloch]

 

[hatterson]

You know, this might be a controversial statement, but I think he’s a pretty good player.

 

[Dominance]

This isn’t a shot at Ovi but it amazes me Crosby has played 2 entire seasons less and is only 3 points behind. Three.

Got to 1400 in 166 fewer games, with the vast majority of that difference taking place during Crosby’s peak.

 

[Shrimper]

Tied OTG with Jagr on 19

67 GWG's

Onto 1500 next season

 

[Pengwins]

This isn’t a shot at Ovi but it amazes me Crosby has played 2 entire seasons less yet is only 3 points behind. Three.

he's that much better

 

[eXile3]

Kind of surprised how close he is to Jagr. Jagr only had 22 more points at this point in his career.

 

[Dessloch]

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Factoring in scoring differences between eras, without even mentioning the 180+ games he missed in his prime, Crosby is easily third on that list if not right up there with Lemieux.

Lemieux only played 915 games though. Love Sid but there's a giant gulf offensively between the two.

 

[hatterson]

These lists always remind me of how much better Gretzky was than everyone else. Basically lapping the competition.

Anyway regarding Crosby, 7th on that list I’d pretty darn impressive.

 

[Mr Buckles]

OT winner (#1,400):

 

[66-30-33]

Tied OTG with Jagr on 19

67 GWG's

Onto 1500 next season

On the Avalanche?

 

[66-30-33]

You know, this might be a controversial statement, but I think he’s a pretty good player.

Not according to Alexander Semin.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Factoring in scoring differences between eras, without even mentioning the 180+ games he missed in his prime, Crosby is easily third on that list if not right up there with Lemieux.

The great part is that Lemieux only played 915 games