dgibb10
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And if Wayne doesn't hurt his back?Lemieux had played 120 fewer games at that point as well. Their goals per game were near identical at that point. (0.83 vs 0.82). Because he continued to be a great goalscorer even with his physical limitations and time lost due to cancer, while Gretzky was not a goalscorer in the second half of his career (never topped 40 goals after 30, averaged 25 goals a season for his last 8 seasons), its reasonable to assume that without the setbacks that Lemieux passes him quite easily had he played anywhere near as many games.
Wayne's issues allowed him to play, but at a diminished level.
Mario's issues didn't allow him to play, but did not impact him when he did.
Wayne was better at his peak, and Wayne stayed around long enough to accumulate more.