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Mike Messages: 1070
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick
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In relative terms, no OV goal scoring season has ever been as impressive as a few of Gretzky's.
OV's best relative to his peers was 2007-2008 when he scored 65, 13 more than Kovalchuk's 52 - 25% more than 2nd place.
Gretzky's record setting year when he scored 92, that was 28 more than Bossy's 64, 43.8% more than 2nd place. Even better, 2 years later when he potted 87 and 2nd place Goulet got 56. A 31 goal gap - 55.4% more!
People talk about the crazy scoring in that era - yes it was a bit higher, but Gretzky was just blowing away his peers.
But the most dominating Rocket Richard victory ever (though the trophy didn't actually exist then) was Brett Hull's amazing 1991-1992 season when he scored 86 goals with Steve Yzerman putting up 51. A 35 goal gap. Yzerman had a great goal scoring season and the leader had 68.6% more than him!!!
Anyway - objectively, the records currently belong to Gretzky. If OV scores more then he will own the record. But I'm not sure just having the most over a career makes you the greatest.
From a consistency and longevity side, he has surpassed Gartner for sure. Definitely one of the best shooters ever. I see him, Hull, and Bossy as similar kinds of scorers. Gretzky though? He really was one of a kind. Not the fastest, not the hardest shot, not big, not the strongest, but man did he get it done.
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