Best Non-Big Four Offensive Season Since 1967 Expansion - #15

[DitchMarner]

Since the '67 expansion, what season is the 15th 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%)
#12. Nathan MacKinnon 2024 (35.7%)
#13. Joe Sakic 2001 (won run-off against Thornton '06 and McDavid '24)
#14. Connor McDavid 2024 (50%)

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[amnesiac]

Id acutally vote for Jagr 99-00

42G 96P in only 63GP and still won the Art Ross. This in a very low 5.50 GPG avg

prorated = 55G 125P in 82GP

adjusted (today) = 62G 141P

 

[DitchMarner]

Id acutally vote for Jagr 99-00

42G 96P in only 63GP and still won the Art Ross. This in a very low 5.50 GPG avg

prorated = 55G 125P in 82GP

adjusted (today) = 62G 141P

Will include that season as an option for the next poll.

If it gets more support in this thread, I'll redo the poll (can't add it as an option now).

 

[amnesiac]

Will include that season as an option for the next poll.

If it gets more support in this thread, I'll redo the poll (can't add it as an option now).

youre able to add new options, you just cant edit there ones already there (or change the order)

click Edit button top right of the poll options

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Three different 2024s before Crosby's 2014?

 

[Video Nasty]

Three different 2024s before Crosby's 2014?

All three individuals were better than Crosby and his season against weak and injured competition.

 

[DitchMarner]

youre able to add new options, you just cant edit there ones already there (or change the order)

click Edit button top right of the poll options

Done.

Three different 2024s before Crosby's 2014?

I think Kucherov and MacKinnon '24 are clearly better than that season. There are options that haven't made the final list yet that are arguably as good or better offensively as well (like Kane '16 and Thornton '06).