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Vienna_Hokie
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Vienna_Hokie

It's a silly debate, players today have better training, better equipment..

etc. So, would Gretzky today be the same person with the same equipment from his era? No, he'd be better too. He was a phenom, head and shoulders above his peers. Kind of like Vick in 1999-2000, no one like him, faster, quicker, better instincts and played a style that was very different. Question is, would he be as much better now compared to his peers than he was then...probably not. The overall talent of the league is better. Ovi at his prime was one of the best of his peers, not heads and shoulders better. But, he did use his body more, didn't have the level of talent around him, etc. So both are amazing.
Posted: 01/17/2025 at 09:50 AM ET
(In response to this post by GreenvilleVT)

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Russian machine never breaks **
Brown Water • 01/16/25 09:37 PM ET
ALL CAPS!**
section11hokie • 01/17/25 09:23 AM ET
8️⃣ has 8️⃣7️⃣4️⃣……….2️⃣1️⃣ away
VTHokieTom • 01/16/25 10:09 PM ET
Someone in the net?**
GreenvilleVT • 01/16/25 09:39 PM ET
Walk off**
Brown Water • 01/16/25 09:42 PM ET
OT game winner douchenoggle **
OXVT • 01/16/25 09:40 PM ET
Caps fans so hyper sensitive about the empty netters. **
GreenvilleVT • 01/16/25 09:42 PM ET
Probably - no chance Gretzky has 874 goals in this era of hockey **
OXVT • 01/16/25 09:44 PM ET
That’s because Gretzky passed the puck too. **
GreenvilleVT • 01/16/25 09:57 PM ET
Gretzky has over 1200 more assists.
GreenvilleVT • 01/16/25 10:03 PM ET
Ovi also #3 all time in hits. Gretzky #1 all time in paid goon bodyguards
VT BronzeBacker • 01/17/25 05:44 AM ET
Gretzky played in the goalies suck era and can’t do half the ****e goalies
OXVT • 01/16/25 10:11 PM ET
Shooters suck now which makes crap goalies look good.
Kudelski • 01/17/25 12:32 PM ET
Ok. It’s the goalies. **
GreenvilleVT • 01/16/25 10:32 PM ET
Pens released Tristan Jarry for stats that were all star in Gretzky's era**
Happy Dog • 01/17/25 06:10 AM ET
Not facing Gretzky, Lemieux, etc helps inflate those numbers.
Kudelski • 01/17/25 12:43 PM ET
jarry got released because he wasn’t good.
GreenvilleVT • 01/17/25 07:10 AM ET
Fine … speed of the game? Skill level of players nowadays?
OXVT • 01/16/25 10:39 PM ET
That’s what the LeBron groupies
GreenvilleVT • 01/17/25 09:33 AM ET
It’s hard to compare players from any era
GreenvilleVT • 01/17/25 05:57 AM ET
It's a silly debate, players today have better training, better equipment.. ◄
Vienna_Hokie • 01/17/25 09:50 AM ET
So? He's going to end up 2nd all-time in goal scoring.**
Brown Water • 01/16/25 10:08 PM ET
That was awesome **
OXVT • 01/16/25 09:39 PM ET
LT stood on his head. Again.**
Brown Water • 01/16/25 09:55 PM ET