tinyzombies
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Not saying Marner is better, just using him as a launching point to take a guess at what Gretzky would do in today’s game. They are similar stylewise on offense (tho not defense…Gretz wouldn’t be able to play that way as a center today on a contender one assumes, and Marner is a good defensive player at RW). They both had/have similar skating ability, maybe you could say similar hands if Gretz had new sticks and training coming up.
When Marner was 21, he put up 94 pts in 82 games, which is phenomenal. He’s 6’0”, 181.
Gretzky was 6’0”, 185. Maybe add 10 pounds for modern weight training, 190-195 today?
97 in 72 was Marner’s best and he has similar star power around him to spread out coverage. So if you took the defensive responsibilities away from Marner and moved him to center, safe to say that’s a 20-25 point boost? Then add 10 games played and maybe another 15 points to the 97/72 season and you get :
132 poins in 84 games?
So are we saying a bigger Gretzky today does better? Also, would Gretz be better suited to the wing today?
When Marner was 21, he put up 94 pts in 82 games, which is phenomenal. He’s 6’0”, 181.
Gretzky was 6’0”, 185. Maybe add 10 pounds for modern weight training, 190-195 today?
97 in 72 was Marner’s best and he has similar star power around him to spread out coverage. So if you took the defensive responsibilities away from Marner and moved him to center, safe to say that’s a 20-25 point boost? Then add 10 games played and maybe another 15 points to the 97/72 season and you get :
132 poins in 84 games?
So are we saying a bigger Gretzky today does better? Also, would Gretz be better suited to the wing today?
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