For Those Who Think McDavid Is Better Than Lemieux....

[thebestnic]

McDavid is a generational player. Lemieux was better. Those can both be true. Those who think McDavid wouldn't dominate in 90s as well are delusional

 

[Greatzsky 99]

i dont think ANYBODY seriously believe that, maybe someone with no knowledge
who havent seen him at all.

and those "adjusted stats" freaks

 

[SteelCityCannon]

Does anybody think Mcdavid is better than Lemieux?

 

[DuklaNation]

Prime Lemieux was 30 years ago. Haven't seen anyone like him since. Size/skill combination is rare.

 

[Greatzsky 99]

for me
Tier A Gretzky, Lemiuex(though his short career is a bumb)

Tier B Orr(orrs career is imo to short, he is the Bjorn borg of hockey)

Tier C crosby, mcdavid etc

 

[Greatzsky 99]

Orr and Howe were both better than Lemieux though.

Howe maybe more valuble, Orr to short career for me

 

[Kranix]

Bit of a dive from Mario on that play. But also, I haven't seen anybody claim McDavid is better than Lemieux.

 

[Greatzsky 99]

Ah it must be shit on McDavid day here on HFBoards. McDavid is a top 10 talent we have ever seen. Not being better than Mario isn’t an insult, and this topic is f***ing stupid.

this day? you mean the last 5 years

 

[Kranix]

Howe maybe more valuble, Orr to short career for me

Orr did enough in his career. Outside of Wayne, nobody has dominated the league like Howe and Orr

 

[crosbyshow]

Orr did enough in his career. Outside of Wayne, nobody has dominated the league like Howe and Orr

Lemieux...in 2001...after 4 years retirement.cause of cancer and back surgeries......in the dead puck era......with Red line hooking etc....Hasek, Roy, Brodeur, Joseph etc in net.......

As a 35 years old...think about that..retired at 31 came back at 35.....and he did....35 goals.....in 43 games......a martian.

Nobody in history could have done that..Nobody.


His last year injury free at 23 years old in 89...he did 199 points in 76 games and he played with Rob Brown and Bob Errey.. 5 vs 5

99 is the best passer in history...66 is the best scorer in history...not 99 not Ovy.

The dude has 700 goals and look how many games he missed and how many games he missed at his prime... unbelievable.

Lemieux healthy ..it's 1000 goals...easy...and I am Conservative here

 

[bleedgreen]

Mario and Wayne are at the top. The top four is what it is. Mcdavid is the best player I’ve seen since Lemieux though. It’s never really been close to me.

I’ve seen very few people say Mcdavid is better than Lemieux though, so it’s a pointless thread.

 

[Kranix]

Lemieux...in 2001...after 4 years retirement.cause of cancer and back surgeries......in the dead puck era......with Red line hooking etc....Hasek, Roy, Brodeur, Joseph etc in net.......

As a 35 years old...think about that..retired at 31 came back at 35.....and he did....35 goals.....in 43 games......a martian.

Nobody in history could have done that..Nobody.


His last year injury free at 23 years old in 89...he did 199 points in 76 games and he played with Rob Brown and Bob Errey.. 5 vs 5

99 is the best passer in history...66 is the best scorer in history...not 99 not Ovy.

The dude has 700 goals and look how many games he missed and how many games he missed at his prime... unbelievable.

Lemieux healthy ..it's 1000 goals...easy...and I am Conservative here

for shizzle.

 

[ReturnOfTheDrai]

Orr and Howe were both better than Lemieux though.

I can't place the guy who played in the 50s over Mario, not even a discussion to me. Hockey was a different sport back then, and the talent pool was almost entirely Canadian.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

Mario and Wayne are at the top. The top four is what it is. Mcdavid is the best player I’ve seen since Lemieux though. It’s never really been close to me.

I’ve seen very few people say Mcdavid is better than Lemieux though, so it’s a pointless thread.

Since Jagr...maybe

 

[Gustave]

Watch this shift from Lemieux in the clinching game of the 1991 SCFs. Draws a penalty on a 5 on 3 with an absurd takeaway, strips another player on the same shift when it is 5 on 4, then goes down and undresses the goalie on a breakaway - all in the same shift. He just had another level offensively and defensively in the playoffs that McDavid, or anyone in history, simply does / did not have. Most talented player of all time:

Neither here nor there, but the National Hooking League was a thing back in the day. Holy shit how was this allowed to go on for so long.

Watching the clips on the video is eye opening. I forgot how bad it was.

 

[Fiji Water]

Also, Prime Mike Lange was something else. How lucky were Pens fans back then?

 

[paracord]

Ah it must be shit on McDavid day here on HFBoards. McDavid is a top 10 talent we have ever seen. Not being better than Mario isn’t an insult, and this topic is f***ing stupid.

Oh he's definitely a top 10 talent. Maybe even top 5. But Lemieux is top 1.

 

[MajorLeaf]

“Lemieux beat Casey like a rented mule” bwhaha you can’t make this stuff up.

These announcers back then were funny, don’t hear McDavid doing that, but still a great player.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

McDavid is a sublime offensive player but he doesn't dominate to this degree. 87-88 to 96-97 (Lemieux prime) ppg stats:

Lemieux 2.16
Gretzky 1.69
Lindros 1.47
Yzerman 1.41
Selanne 1.34

 

[Sasha Orlov]

“Lemieux beat Casey like a rented mule” bwhaha you can’t make this stuff up.

These announcers back then were funny, don’t hear McDavid doing that, but still a great player.

McDavid isn’t in broadcasting yet

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

The people who go out of their way to trash McDavid just look so sad.

And I'm not an Oilers fan, but the guy is an insane talent.

 

[McShogun99]

Mcdavid isn’t in the same league as Lemieux and that’s not an insult to Mcdavid.

 

[Oak]

Ive never quite realized how sensitive McDavid's fans are LOL.

I grew up being a Lebron fan, and defending our guy was fun, and it made it so much more sweet when he won. McDavid fans get butt hurt and resort to name calling LMAO.

Lebron didn't win anything with the Cavs. He won after he left to a contender. This is going to be the route McDavid has to take to win.

 

[NYRnine94]

Lebron didn't win anything with the Cavs. He won after he left to a contender. This is going to be the route McDavid has to take to win.

Lebron won with the Cavs

 

[NYRnine94]

Lemieux would have more points than Gretzky if he stayed healthy. Who the f*** ever said McDavid was better than Lemieux?