Does Crosby’s point-per-game streak end this season?

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Luigi Lemieux

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How many 37yo+ players have been PPG?


I see 4 in recent years. Pretty good company.
13 in history. Still marvel at Sakic hitting 100 at age 37. Age 38 is where it becomes a graveyard, with Oates being the only player above a ppg.


 

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13 in history. Still marvel at Sakic hitting 100 at age 37. Age 38 is where it becomes a graveyard, with Oates being the only player above a ppg.


Age 39 has 4 players above a PPG:

 

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Only players with this

1600 points
600 goals
3 Stanley Cups
2 Con Smythes

guess who they are

Crosby earned 1 Conn Smythe. His 65 point / 21 goal pace as a defensive liability is a farce.

There are far better achievements for the Crosby argument to hinge on.

Regardless, your retort is a complete non sequitur.
 

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How many 37yo+ players have been PPG?
I straight up said it was a great season for a 37 year old. But to say he's dominant this season is a complete lie.

Scoring goals like a first liner and getting points like the best player on the team. Pretty rad.
Agreed - but also largely irrelevant to what I said. He isn't 'dominant', but he is having a great season for his age.

I think he will end up higher by the end of the season
Probably on the goalscoring aspect, agreed. But also irrelevant when the discussion is around what HAS happened.

Crosby is still a beast at even strength
Great that his expected stats are great, but his ACTUAL /60 even-strength stats are not 'dominant' (as per my initial assertion), and his ES goalscoring is terrible (offset by great ES playmaking).

40th in ESP/60
260th in ESG/60
(8th in ESA/60 to be fair)

5v5 on ice expected goals against/60 = 3.18 (2nd worst on his team, 28th worst in the league)
5v5 on-ice goal differential = +2 (217th in the league)

Crosby is good offensively at even strength/5v5 this season (definitely not a beast), and he is terrible defensively at 5v5 hockey.

Point being as I said in my comment (which clearly stirred up a lot of Pens fans) -> Crosby is having a great season for his age, and is still good. But he is not 'dominant'.
 
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I straight up said it was a great season for a 37 year old. But to say he's dominant this season is a complete lie.


Agreed - but also largely irrelevant to what I said. He isn't 'dominant', but he is having a great season for his age.


Probably on the goalscoring aspect, agreed. But also irrelevant when the discussion is around what HAS happened.


Great that his expected stats are great, but his ACTUAL /60 even-strength stats are not 'dominant' (as per my initial assertion), and his ES goalscoring is terrible (offset by great ES playmaking).

40th in ESP/60
260th in ESG/60
(8th in ESA/60 to be fair)

5v5 on ice expected goals against/60 = 3.18 (2nd worst on his team, 28th worst in the league)
5v5 on-ice goal differential = +2 (217th in the league)

Crosby is good offensively at even strength/5v5 this season (definitely not a beast), and he is terrible defensively at 5v5 hockey.

Point being as I said in my comment (which clearly stirred up a lot of Pens fans) -> Crosby is having a great season for his age, and is still good. But he is not 'dominant'.
That's a relative term anyway. You could say anyone in the top 30 in scoring is a dominant player. Really depends on how you define it.

You're the one that seems strangely really worked up that someone dared to use the word.
 

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Crosby earned 1 Conn Smythe. His 65 point / 21 goal pace as a defensive liability is a farce.

There are far better achievements for the Crosby argument to hinge on.

Regardless, your retort is a complete non sequitur.
as opposed to yours being completely incorrect? 🤣

Crosby won back to back Con Smythes 2016 and 2017.

Rendering the rest of your sanctimonious gibberish completely pointless.

Cheers.
 
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