Best Non-Big Four Offensive Season Since 1967 Expansion - #9

[DitchMarner]

Since the '67 expansion, what season is the ninth 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)

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[DitchMarner]

I'm thinking of wrapping this one up tonight, More votes would be welcomed.

 

[bobholly39]

I voted Jagr 1996.

Sure he had Lemieux on his team and so that helps - but Jagr was tremendous in his own right, he wasn't just leaning on Lemieux for points. 149 points is fantastic - this is definitely better than Malkin 2012 for me.

MacK 2024 should be here real soon. Him and Kucherov 2024 should have almost gone back to back, due to how close their seasons were.

 

[blundluntman]

Mackinnon 2024 for me. Jagr's season was great and they're pretty close numbers wise, but I'd take Lemieux and Francis over Rantanen & Makar as linemates. Could go either way though.