DitchMarner
TheGlitchintheSwitch
Kind of losing the original thread purpose, but Nicholls in 1988-89, even adjusted, is slightly higher than Ovechkin or Crosby's best year using Hockey-Reference.
My Best-Carey
Only by six adjusted points. When you account for the fact that Nicholls had prime Gretzky on his team in '89 and peak Ovechkin and Crosby didn't, you can put them ahead for peak seasons.
If you just look at raw point totals, his best season blows theirs away to such an extent that even the Gretzky factor doesn't really make up the gap (offensively anyway).