Mike Bossy vs Pavel Bure who's the better goal scorer all time?

[Boxscore]

All-time, clearly Bossy.

At their absolute best? Closer, but still Bossy.

More exciting to watch while doing it? Bure x100.

 

[VistamarCroissants]

Imagine Pavel Bure in his prime, slotted into the high-flying, star-studded New York Islanders lineup of the 1980s.

With his blistering speed and sniper’s instinct, how many goals would he have scored alongside the likes of Trottier, Bossy, and Gillies?

It’s a chilling thought for anyone who lived through the 1980s NHL.

PS. That makes you wonder: could the Oilers’ glory days have been cut short?

 

[sr edler]

Bure's bloated usage on those late stage FLA teams is well known, but probably balanced out career wise by his usage on those early VAN teams where Pat Quinn liked to balance his line-up, roll all 4 lines and play Bure regularly with guys like Semyonov, Craven and (Dixon) Ward.

Similarly to what he (Quinn) did later in Toronto where Sundin didn't get as ludicrous minutes as late stage Messier but instead had to hover around with Domi.

This is also a big reason why star players on one-line teams made such a bank in 92–93, like Turgeon (Isles), Selänne (Jets), Mogilny & Lafontaine (Sabres) and Robitaille (Kings) whereas star players on more balanced like Calgary (Fleury), Vancouver (Bure) and Quebec (Sakic) had to share duties with a potent second punch.

 

[Hobnobs]

Bure's bloated usage on those late stage FLA teams is well known, but probably balanced out career wise by his usage on those early VAN teams where Pat Quinn liked to balance his line-up, roll all 4 lines and play Bure regularly with guys like Semyonov, Craven and (Dixon) Ward.

Similarly to what he (Quinn) did later in Toronto where Sundin didn't get as ludicrous minutes as late stage Messier but instead had to hover around with Domi.

This is also a big reason why star players on one-line teams made such a bank in 92–93, like Turgeon (Isles), Selänne (Jets), Mogilny & Lafontaine (Sabres) and Robitaille (Kings) whereas star players on more balanced like Calgary (Fleury), Vancouver (Bure) and Quebec (Sakic) had to share duties with a potent second punch.

I'd say he did give his stars minutes. It's just that he usually used them with 4th liners instead of just having hte whole 1st line out there.

Take Sundin in 02 for example. Sundin got more minutes than any forward at ES and PP. He primarly played with Höglund and Renberg or Roberts and Mogilny but then you have him playing 3-4 minutes with like Tucker, Domi, Healey, Valk and McCauley.

In this regard Quinn was a weird coach. I owuld understand having your star center with younger guys as a sort of a mentor thing and to give young guys some experience and a chance to prove what they can do. Having Sundin out there with 3rd and 4th liners is just a waste.