How high would you rank this hypothetical player all time?

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If such a player existed how high would he rank all time despite such a small sample size?


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WalterLundy

Registered User
Nov 7, 2023
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Pittsburgh, PA
Player stats:
Regular season
572 GP: 204 G, 930 A, 1134 PTS, +406 (1.98 PPG)

Playoffs
101 GP: 46 G, 164 A, 210 P, +72
(2.08 PPG)

Resume:
6 Hart Trophies
4 Art Ross Trophies (5 scoring leads overall)
6 time NHL All Star (3 first team selections)
1 Ted Lindsay award
4 playoff point scoring leads
2 Stanley Cup championships
All time leader in points per game and assists per game for regular season and playoffs
 
Wouldn't a player that good win more than a single Ted Lindsay?

If he didn't, that might turn some people off, along with his lack of longevity. There would be talk that he scored a lot but didn't play "winning hockey" (despite the two Cups) and his peers recognized that and held other players in higher regard.

Not saying such talk would be sensible, but it would exist.
 
Wouldn't a player that good win more than a single Ted Lindsay?

If he didn't, that might turn some people off, along with his lack of longevity. There would be talk that he scored a lot but didn't play "winning hockey" (despite the two Cups) and his peers recognized that and held other players in higher regard.

Not saying such talk would be sensible, but it would exist.
That’s a good observation and good question to ask given all of this. The hypothetical player here is great but there is a reason the 1 Ted Lindsay doesn’t match the 6 Harts. This player only plays 7 seasons worth of games and nearly 4 full postseasons worth of playoff games yet has these statistics and resume.

The reason is because this isn’t just a hypothetical player but rather just the difference between Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux’s career statistics and certain accomplishments that wouldn’t give it away. I’ve always been curious about what it would look like on paper and finally got around to it today. You went at it from an approach with no knowledge of that and it’s on me. I should have put this in the poll description.
 

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