Is Peter Forsberg the best forward that never scored more than 30 goals?

[SillyRabbit]

Outside of his two seasons in Boston it’s Adam Oates

So you picked a player who scored way more than 30 goals in a season, and who wasn't better than Forsberg?

 

[Gerulaitis]

These have never scored 30 in an NHL season:

Ace Bailey

Bryan Hextall

Vladimir Krutov

Helmuts Balderis

 

[Bear of Bad News]

So you picked a player who scored way more than 30 goals in a season, and who wasn't better than Forsberg?

You do have to admit that other than the seasons where he scored more than 30 goals, he never was able to accomplish this. That's objectively a fact.

 

[MadLuke]

I feel the spirit of the question would exclude soviet that did not play a whole nhl season in their life (or it would become a conversation about the best soviet here).

 

[MadArcand]

I feel the spirit of the question would exclude soviet that did not play a whole nhl season in their life (or it would become a conversation about the best soviet here).

Or one could just wave a Nighbor around, but again... not the point I'd say.

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Way overrated

 

[Gerulaitis]

I feel the spirit of the question would exclude soviet that did not play a whole nhl season in their life (or it would become a conversation about the best soviet here).

That's why I brought up Krutov who was a monster in the 80s like Bossy and Makarov

 

[MadLuke]

That's why I brought up Krutov who was a monster in the 80s like Bossy and Makarov

But Krutov was leading his league at least a couple of time in goals, scored a lot of them in the Canada cup, olympics, worlds, etc...

The only reason he never scored 30 in the nhl, it is because he virtually never played in the nhl.

Makarov, Petrov, Kharlamov, Larionov also never scored more than 30 in the nhl, a long list of the great soviet did not.

We could end up with answering Gretzky the best forward to never score 25 goals for CKSA moscow question, technically true but not in the spirit of it (restricting it to player that played in the nhl in their prime and did not score 30 when it was possible).

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

There's a bunch of O6 era guys with a claim. A bit facetious because it was more a product of the era than skill

 

[Gerulaitis]

But Krutov was leading his league at least a couple of time in goals, scored a lot of them in the Canada cup, olympics, worlds, etc...

The only reason he never scored 30 in the nhl, it is because he virtually never played in the nhl.

Makarov, Petrov, Kharlamov, Larionov also never scored more than 30 in the nhl, a long list of the great soviet did not.

We could end up with answering Gretzky the best forward to never score 25 goals for CKSA moscow question, technically true but not in the spirit of it (restricting it to player that played in the nhl in their prime and did not score 30 when it was possible).

Actually, I wonder how many goals Gretzky would have scored playing in the Soviet league.


Probably a lot if he was with the Central Army Club. And not much if he played for one of the bottom feeders

 

[VanIslander]

Actually, I wonder how many goals Gretzky would have scored playing in the Soviet league.


Probably a lot if he was with the Central Army Club. And not much if he played for one of the bottom feeders

Because we all know Getz wasn't the straw that stirs the drink.

He ain't no Balderis going from Latvia to Russia.

Absurd.