Best Non-Big Offensive Season Since 1967 Expansion - #19

[DitchMarner]

Since the '67 expansion, what season is the 19th 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%)
#15. Sidney Crosby 2014 (won run-off against Lafleur '78)
#16. Guy Lafleur 1978 (40%)
#17. Nikita Kucherov 2019 (28.6%)
#18. Phil Esposito 1974 (41.7%)

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[La Bamba]

Drai in 19/20 had 13 more pts than McD and 15 more than the next non-Oiler in an incomplete COVID season

He was a different level that season before it came to an abrupt end

 

[Fatass]

Coffee, as a defence man, had 48 goals, 138 points and was a plus 61. This was by far the best year ever by someone not Gretzky, Orr, or Mario. How is he not the top pick?

 

[Matsun]

Should we factor in playoffs when voting?

 

[DitchMarner]

Should we factor in playoffs when voting?

I had regular seasons only in mind, but since that was never specified, you can consider the playoffs if you have been doing so or would like to do so.

Also, I initially omitted Kucherov '19 from this poll by mistake. If anyone who has voted would like to change his/her vote to that season, please do so.