Best Non-Big Four Offensive Season Since 1967 Expansion - #12

[DitchMarner]

Since the '67 expansion, what season is the 12th best offensive season by a non-Big Four (Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr, Howe) player?

People generally think of points scored when they think of "offense," but really, you can consider things like scoring chance generation, effective neutral zone transition game, effective forechecking that causes turnovers, good puck possession in the offensive zone to be part of a player's offensive game.

Things like back checking, defensive play and positioning, shot blocking, body checking to knock players off the puck outside of the attacking zone are irrelevant here. These are things to consider when voting in the best two-way seasons since 1967 polls series.


Results:

#1. Connor McDavid 2023 (54.5%)
#2. Connor McDavid 2021 (50%)
#3. Jaromir Jagr 1999 (44.4%)
#4. Steve Yzerman 1989 (32.1%)
#5. Phil Esposito 1971 (31.4%)
#6. Alex Ovechkin 2008 (35.4%)
#7. Nikita Kucherov 2024 (31.6%)
#8. Evgeni Malkin 2012 (won run-off against Jagr '96 and MacKinnon '24)
#9. Jaromir Jagr 1996 (31.6%)
#10. Brett Hull 1991 (40%)
#11. Guy Lafleur 1977 (45.5%)

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[DitchMarner]

I don't see how MacKinnon 24 doesn't win this. He almost matched Kucherov and lapped guys like Pasta and Panarin in scoring (and outscored prime McDavid, who missed some games). He had help (Rantanen, Makar) but didn't have an Orr or a Lemieux on his team or play on a dynasty.

 

[Regal]

I don't see how MacKinnon 24 doesn't win this. He almost matched Kucherov and lapped guys like Pasta and Panarin in scoring (and outscored prime McDavid, who missed some games). He had help (Rantanen, Makar) but didn't have an Orr or a Lemieux on his team or play on a dynasty.

This is the thing that’s baffling in these polls so far. He was 4 points back of Kucherov while scoring 7 more goals. If people think these other seasons are better, they should be considered better than both. There’s no justification for a gap between Kucherov and MacKinnon on the list let alone a 4 player gap.

 

[bobholly39]

This is the thing that’s baffling in these polls so far. He was 4 points back of Kucherov while scoring 7 more goals. If people think these other seasons are better, they should be considered better than both. There’s no justification for a gap between Kucherov and MacKinnon on the list let alone a 4 player gap.

I think it comes down to a low # of votes in these polls unfortunately.

I agree - those 2 seasons should be back to back, or just about.

I voted MacKinnon 2024 here.