Hart Trophy Tournament (1969-00) Round 1: 1984 Wayne Gretzky vs 1985 Wayne Gretzky

[blundluntman]

MATCHUP #13 (Round 1): Wayne Gretzky (1984) vs Wayne Gretzky (1985)

Wayne Gretzky (1983-84):
74 Games Played 87 Goals 118 Assists 205 Points | 1st in Points, 1st in Assists, 1st in Goals, Art Ross, Pearson/Lindsay, 1st AST

Wayne Gretzky (1984-85):
80 Games Played 73 Goals 135 Assists 208 Points | 1st in Points, 1st in Assists, 1st in Goals, Art Ross, Pearson/Lindsay, 1st AST

Round 1 Matchups:
69 Esposito vs 99 Jagr Thread
70 Orr vs 72 Orr Thread
71 Orr vs 00 Pronger Thread
73 Clarke vs 82 Gretzky Thread
74 Esposito vs 91 Hull Thread
75 Clarke vs 98 Hasek Thread
76 Clarke vs 90 Messier Thread
77 Lafleur vs 80 Gretzky (Still Active) Thread
78 Lafleur vs 93 Lemieux Thread
79 Trottier vs 94 Fedorov Thread
81 Gretzky vs 87 Gretzky Thread
83 Gretzky vs 86 Gretzky Thread
84 Gretzky vs 85 Gretzky
88 Lemieux vs 89 Gretzky
92 Messier vs 95 Lindros
96 Lemieux vs 97 Hasek

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[Shark Finn]

Gretzky

 

[blundluntman]

Gretzky

Idk man, you might be selling Gretzky a little short here

 

[McPoyle]

How exactly were the matchup's decided?

 

[blundluntman]

How exactly were the matchup's decided?

I try to create the most interesting matchups while also giving the serious contenders a chance to go deeper (so things aren’t too anticlimactic). That was tough with this tourney since there were so many great Gretzky seasons; 75% of them could easily dominate the later rounds but that felt too monotonous/redundant. So I made a few Gretzky vs Gretzky matchups early to trim the fat as much as possible

 

[Albatros]

Going with 1985 as Gretzky played the full schedule and was +100 while doing so, highest ever by a forward.

 

[bobholly39]

OP giving us easy Gretzky matchups in round 1.

In my mind - all of Gretzky 82, 84 and 86 are legitimate contenders to win the tournament. Haven't decided which one I have #1 however.

Gretzky 85 is still great and not far behind - but he was simply better in 84. If he had played all 80 games, he'd have potted more than 92 goals and 215 points. But even with 74 games, I prefer it to 85

 

[Voight]

Went with 84 since his 87 goals were the second most goals scored in a. single season.