Neither of those two poll options.
So a player that he vastly outscored who played at the same time as him should be considered? Give me a break.
Gretzky is right up there with the best of the best when it comes to goalscoring, won't argue anybody who prefers Mario/Ovi but rest of the players listed are dubious at best. Stamkos, Esposito etc cmon now.
Now Maurice Richard there you have a overrated goalscorer and player.
You should add Bobby Hull to your comment of Ovi/Mario.
Ovi/Mario/Bobby Hull/Gretzky are clear top 4 in some order.
I've had Ovechkin #1 for a while already, but that's your tier 1. Easily top 4 greatest goal scorers ever.
As for Richard being overrated.....no. for goal scoring hes a legend. Id have him right outside the top 4 - but for playoffs almost for sure #1.
Bossy's best case starts at #6 (after Howe).
The interesting question to me is how high someone like Auston Matthews might rise up the ranks. Pretty sure he's pacing ahead of Ovechkin age for age. He's obviously having a bit of an off year (and injury) - but Ovechkin did too at this age. Higher scoring league moving forward could help Matthews accumulate a ton of goals.
I'd be shocked to see Matthews break into this tier 1 of top 4 goal scorers i mentioned - but he could potentially come close.