MeHateHe
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Who's the best Finnish NHLer ever?
My first thought was Kurri, because I'm from Alberta so I was more or less brainwashed into thinking that everything Oiler was the epitome of greatness. He's got an edge on Selanne in terms of points per game, although playing with Gretzky will do that for you. He was also somewhat responsible defensively, even though I always thought his Selke nomination was a bit of a stretch. He's got more championships, although again, playing with Gretzky gives you a leg up.
Both players were first team all stars. Both players won goal-scoring titles.
Selanne played longer and had a better peak, despite not playing with Gretzky. It remains weird that his best season was his rookie season, and he still holds the rookie goal-scoring record. He has a higher overall point total than Kurri (again, playing without Gretzky) but he had 200 additional games to rack them up. He was not so reliable defensively, although he had a Lady Byng, and also had a Hart nomination.
What do y'all think. It's got to be Selanne, right? Better peak, longer career, did it without playing alongside the best player in the world?
My first thought was Kurri, because I'm from Alberta so I was more or less brainwashed into thinking that everything Oiler was the epitome of greatness. He's got an edge on Selanne in terms of points per game, although playing with Gretzky will do that for you. He was also somewhat responsible defensively, even though I always thought his Selke nomination was a bit of a stretch. He's got more championships, although again, playing with Gretzky gives you a leg up.
Both players were first team all stars. Both players won goal-scoring titles.
Selanne played longer and had a better peak, despite not playing with Gretzky. It remains weird that his best season was his rookie season, and he still holds the rookie goal-scoring record. He has a higher overall point total than Kurri (again, playing without Gretzky) but he had 200 additional games to rack them up. He was not so reliable defensively, although he had a Lady Byng, and also had a Hart nomination.
What do y'all think. It's got to be Selanne, right? Better peak, longer career, did it without playing alongside the best player in the world?