Mike Bossy vs Pavel Bure who's the better goal scorer all time?
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Sentinel
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Neither of these is even in the Top5.
Ovechkin / Gretzky
Hull Sr / Esposito / Howe / Richard
Hull Jr / Lemieux / Bossy
Bure
Kurri / McDavid / Selanne
Ovechkin / Gretzky
Hull Sr / Esposito / Howe / Richard
Hull Jr / Lemieux / Bossy
Bure
Kurri / McDavid / Selanne
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The answer to this question is Bossy quite easily I think. Bossy retired early, like Bure, but at least until his last season he was healthy, and 9 straight 50 goal seasons is epic regardless of era. Bure was a fine playoff performer, but he did not have the longevity in the playoffs that Bossy did. And Bossy did the same thing in the playoffs as the regular season. You have to go with Bossy here.
Based on talent alone and each at their absolute peak Id be inclined to go with Bure here by a slight amount, overall though I believe Bossy is rightly ranked ahead as a player and goal scorer. His 9 straight 50 goal seasons to start his career and 4 60+ along with consecutive 17 goal playoffs are legendary stuff. Switch their teams and eras and this could be a different conversation but as it played out it’s hard not to go with Bossy.
MadLuke
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To me they can feel a little bit too close to call in term of peak goal scoring ability and result, 94 playoff Bure was really good, from 1986 to today, 1996 Sakic and 1991 Kevin Stevens scored more goal than him in a run.
All-time as said just above, consistency with similar peak, unfair or not, make it really easy to give it to Bossy. he won 4 cups scoring 61 goals in 72 games.
It was a bit of a low parity era but if we look only against solid playoff teams during those 4 years (boston, buf, edm, rangers, flyers, vancouver), he scored 43 in 49, that high level playoff hockey, good competition and scoring at a 1goal per game.
They both have spectacular intl resume, spectacular pre-nhl goal scoring, when it come to score a lot of goals they already did and everywhere when they were able to play, Bossy did it more and in a row.
All-time as said just above, consistency with similar peak, unfair or not, make it really easy to give it to Bossy. he won 4 cups scoring 61 goals in 72 games.
It was a bit of a low parity era but if we look only against solid playoff teams during those 4 years (boston, buf, edm, rangers, flyers, vancouver), he scored 43 in 49, that high level playoff hockey, good competition and scoring at a 1goal per game.
They both have spectacular intl resume, spectacular pre-nhl goal scoring, when it come to score a lot of goals they already did and everywhere when they were able to play, Bossy did it more and in a row.
Staniowski
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I could talk all day about what a great goal-scorer Bossy was, but I think Bure was even better, maybe the 2nd-best ever, after Lemieux.
It's actually a great comparison, Bossy and Bure were such incredible scorers but very different from each other.
Bossy could score from all over the place, off the rush, great at finding space, great shooter, very focused on scoring goals.
Bure, on the other hand, utilized his explosive skating probably more so than any of the other great goal scorers. It was his skating, stickhandling, scoring instincts, creativity, and his constant nose for the net. He was certainly more of an individualist than Bossy. Bure also was a great shooter, but his skating and stickhandling really were the best of his goal-scoring skills.
It's actually a great comparison, Bossy and Bure were such incredible scorers but very different from each other.
Bossy could score from all over the place, off the rush, great at finding space, great shooter, very focused on scoring goals.
Bure, on the other hand, utilized his explosive skating probably more so than any of the other great goal scorers. It was his skating, stickhandling, scoring instincts, creativity, and his constant nose for the net. He was certainly more of an individualist than Bossy. Bure also was a great shooter, but his skating and stickhandling really were the best of his goal-scoring skills.
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Bossy.
I also don't agree that Bossy can't be in the discussion for Top-5 goal scorer of All Time either. Perhaps ultimately, he doesn't land there, but he's certainly in the discussion.
Bure is like the Allen Iverson of goal scorers. Both little guys, electrifying, quick, they both had their deep runs in the playoffs once, but you really aren't getting anywhere with them year-in/year-out. Too individualistic.
Bossy delivered in a team structure that won it all many times over. If Bossy played with Gretzky, I think he could have had a shot at +90 goals in a season, but I don't think Bure could do that playing with a Gretzky or a Lemieux. He'd drive them batty.
I also don't agree that Bossy can't be in the discussion for Top-5 goal scorer of All Time either. Perhaps ultimately, he doesn't land there, but he's certainly in the discussion.
Bure is like the Allen Iverson of goal scorers. Both little guys, electrifying, quick, they both had their deep runs in the playoffs once, but you really aren't getting anywhere with them year-in/year-out. Too individualistic.
Bossy delivered in a team structure that won it all many times over. If Bossy played with Gretzky, I think he could have had a shot at +90 goals in a season, but I don't think Bure could do that playing with a Gretzky or a Lemieux. He'd drive them batty.
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It's closer than I would have initially thought but I can't overcome the sheer magnitude of Bossy at his peak. Bure can't match that, even if he was fantastic and the most entertaining player to watch for a good bit there.
