Speaking of mind boggling returns, don't be surprised if Sam Bennett sniffs $10MM in his next deal, as someone may very well shell out for peak value especially if he's sporting another name engraving, irrespective of his sporting a single season in excess of 50 pts. The "new" Leafs seem like just that kind of team, LOL.
Better overall. He has another 10 years, but to date he’s pretty clearly been better than Sid was to the same point. Outside of the cups.
Maybe the jerks got lucky? They gave Toronto first dibs on a Rantanen - Marner deal which Mitch nixed. Mitch wouldn't have cured what ails the Canes. At least they salvaged some value from the Dallas deal?
Yeah barring missing major time he's on pace for 2000 points. Pretty insane the amount of talent the league has had in the last 25 years. Especially coming out of the 90s where it seemed none of Gretzky's records could even be remotely challenged.
Both Crosby and the Pens in general are old hat. And Crosby has still been great while the Pens haven’t, so that makes sense. But scoring has ramped back up, McDavid just scores more and is on a better pace. Now does he have the conditioning/motivation to keep it going deep into his 30’s like Sid? Maybe.
That’s a stupid statement. He’s widely recognized as a top 5 player ever. Yzerman’s trophy case is pathetic compared to Sid. In what world would they ever be on the same tier?
Not saying I agree, just that it might be what the general sentiment is once McDavid is retirement age.
No.. Sid will be recognized to be in a tier above Yzerman regardless of what McDavid does
Did I mishear that their ECF losing streak started in 2009?
Yeah Stank is a good add 2-3yrs from now. Right now? They needed a Necas or Rantanen. But then again the coach not throwing in Nadeau or Robi and see if they can inject life into the team and just throwing the same shit out there hoping for a different result, you love to see it.
Heresy, but definitely some truth to it. Still, he changed the position and was always the best player on the ice at least in his prime. Could you put Potvin, Bourque, Coffey, or Lidstrom above him? Maybe the first two, but it would still be close.
Lidstrom won 7 Norrises, including one at 40. Was nominated for it 12 times.
Yeah, that's totally fair. I just kinda throw him there because I think the other fall back is Howe and I'm in the same mindset of him as you are of Orr.
At some point it becomes less about "wee X was the best in the world in their era" and you just have to admit there are and have been better players, I think.
I mean to show how competitive the league became, Howe at 40, had his first 100 point season in his career after the Next 6 arrived. Were these guys good? Absolutely, Great even, I just hold the 70's to a much lower standard of quality when giving out Mt Rushmore status.Yeah, that's totally fair. I just kinda throw him there because I think the other fall back is Howe and I'm in the same mindset of him as you are of Orr.
It feels like when people talk about Johnny Unitas in the same vein as like a Brady or Manning or Brees and it's like, man, there's a universe apart in terms of athleticism and skill.
