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Originally Posted by RomaGoth
Lemieux was a better player, and would have taken over all of Gretzky's records if not for injuries and cancer that limited his playing time. I never liked Gretzky because of his constant whining and lack of two-way play. He was a great offensive player to be sure, but in my mind Lemieux was better in every area of the game except for possibly passing....
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It's a conversation that will never go away because of Mario's health and backers on both sides can point to stats to try and back up their side of things, but in the end, both were phenomenal players.
I'm a Gretzky backer in that discussion and wish Mario had been healthier so that the verdict could have been answered on the ice. As it is I wish I had been old enough to really appreciate what I was getting to see rather than growing up believing that this was the "norm" for the sport.