daver
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You aren't proving that peak Howe is in a different galaxy offensively, you are just proving he was more consistently elite.
How is the seperation of Howe to Beliveau/Hull any bigger than the gap Crosby has on Malkin/Ovechkin? Its quite the same actually. Crosby did not have the ability to put up offense of a different caliber compared to Malkin and Ovechkin, he's just more consistent. Exact same thing with Howe, it only took a few years for Howe's single season points and goal record to be broken. No one is putting up Mario/Gretzky level offense, just them.
Howe inargubly has one season above Belliveau's, two more that match Belliveau's best, and arguably three more that are better than Belliveau's 2nd best.
There is no comparison to OV, Malkin and Crosby.