Lemieux. Even Gretzky said that Lemieux had a harder shot than he possessed. If Lemieux was never injured an din his prime, the Pens would be unstoppable. Gretzky is a legendary player as well as Orr.
Edit: misspelled Lemieux’s last name three times
Spirited-Avocado-777
Mario!
GroundbreakingCow775
A healthy Mario in todays game would put up some big numbers
whyadamwhy
If you can give me a healthy Mario for his entire career then this isn’t even a contest. On top of cancer and cardiac issues which each ended his career, he had long term hip and back problems. Also, he smoked early in his career. Give me 2023 fitness trained Mario because that guy is the unquestioned GOAT.
vagrantsynergy
Bobby, Mario, Gretzky.
GlitteredRoomForView
Too young for Orr but saw both Super Mario and The Great One. Always thought Mario was better at his best. Mario
TheLooneyToon69
Mario. Not even a question.
HookItUpToMyMatveins
Who wouldnt wanna relive the Cocaine 80s with Wayne’s huge nose blowing piles of high heat out of Lord Stanley’s Cup
contitego
super Mario
Augustus_Rookwood
Lemieux
Ryan_Dymond04
All 3 are great picks. I would go with the great one.
ChampXs5
Gotta go 66, his reach was lethal on offense and defense.
swifferbrain
Mario
kornylol
Literally the guy who could have never taken a shot on net during the entirety of his career and still been the all time leader in points. The answer is Gretzky and the fact that if we tallied up the votes hed be a distant third in this thread is asinine.
StillGaming12
As a flames fan I’m taking Wayne all the way. Best passer and most cerebral player ever!!!! And he wasn’t a bad goal scorer either.
PoorPauly
Mario.
Appropriate_Shape833
My dream team would have this lineup out on the ice
I’m gonna go Orr to be different here. His playmaking ability in todays league would be insane, and having a defenseman like that is amazing, especially for your powerplay
ZombieBait2
I’m an oilers fan so Gretzky but Mario and Orr are also great choices
LeCharb
If they stay healthy? Give me Mario
BigBraveHog
Bobby Orr with two good knees was the best 2 way player of the three.
blunsr
Orr. All the skills the others had plus Gordie Howe tough.
McJuggernaugh7
Gretzky had the greatest career of all time, but Mario was the most talented player to ever lace them up. Dude comes back after cancer, with chronic back issues, stripped of all his speed and most of his agility and athleticism at the age of 35 and casually scores 76 points in 43 games (in the dead puck era mind you) and finishes 2nd in MVP voting despite only playing half the season. Gretzky always said Mario was the better player of the two as well.
jesseb8101
Orr. without the injures you have a norris trophy dman competing for the art Ross.
hami12
Gretz never was drafted so he’s out
randomdude1789
Give me Gretzky. Respect to Orr and Mario, but Wayne had the best career and peak of all three imo.
rajandatta
The problem with this type of thread is most people here have never seen Gretzky or Orr play in their prime. You see all kinds of silly comments in here about PPG or other random isolated random stats. The quality and nature of the game were very different and I didn’t get a chance to see Orr at all. You can’t answer this without thinking more about eras and teams. Remember that all were in the position of being the engine of their teams – the Bruins were awful before Orr, Wayne joined the Oilers at their inception and Mario was the #1 pick for Pittsburgh.
noocaryror
Wow, Gretzky or Orr holy shit, theres Mario. I’ll say Gretzky because I moved to Edmonton in the summer of 79. Need I say more. Went to my first game that season, ticket was probably $16.95. Saw him live probably 75 times, he’s the greatest. The other guys both have every right to disagree.
Spare_Real
Impossible question. But I will take Gretzky. Hard to argue with success.
shuttle-cack
Gretsky fuck your contrarianism. Its Gretsky. 99 sits atop the throne.
LegalComplaint
One of them had their jersey number retired from the entire league and had a cartoon with Michael Jordan and Bo Jackson…
Kingsmen99
Oh my god, Gretzky all the way, Lemieux is a legend but come on.
No_Reason5341
I am a hockey fan but don’t know the sports history too well so I have a question:
Why are people not unanimously taking Gretzky? I have been told that he is the only other potential rival to Tom Brady in North American sports. If you took away all his goals isn’t he still points leader?
He is in the pic on the far left, correct? I am confused.
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Is cancer considered an injury?
Mario. And I’m a Flyers fan so…
Lemieux. Even Gretzky said that Lemieux had a harder shot than he possessed. If Lemieux was never injured an din his prime, the Pens would be unstoppable. Gretzky is a legendary player as well as Orr.
Edit: misspelled Lemieux’s last name three times
Mario!
A healthy Mario in todays game would put up some big numbers
If you can give me a healthy Mario for his entire career then this isn’t even a contest. On top of cancer and cardiac issues which each ended his career, he had long term hip and back problems. Also, he smoked early in his career. Give me 2023 fitness trained Mario because that guy is the unquestioned GOAT.
Bobby, Mario, Gretzky.
Too young for Orr but saw both Super Mario and The Great One. Always thought Mario was better at his best. Mario
Mario. Not even a question.
Who wouldnt wanna relive the Cocaine 80s with Wayne’s huge nose blowing piles of high heat out of Lord Stanley’s Cup
super Mario
Lemieux
All 3 are great picks. I would go with the great one.
Gotta go 66, his reach was lethal on offense and defense.
Mario
Literally the guy who could have never taken a shot on net during the entirety of his career and still been the all time leader in points. The answer is Gretzky and the fact that if we tallied up the votes hed be a distant third in this thread is asinine.
As a flames fan I’m taking Wayne all the way. Best passer and most cerebral player ever!!!! And he wasn’t a bad goal scorer either.
Mario.
My dream team would have this lineup out on the ice
https://youtu.be/Frtft0LUMiE
I’m gonna go Orr to be different here. His playmaking ability in todays league would be insane, and having a defenseman like that is amazing, especially for your powerplay
I’m an oilers fan so Gretzky but Mario and Orr are also great choices
If they stay healthy? Give me Mario
Bobby Orr with two good knees was the best 2 way player of the three.
Orr. All the skills the others had plus Gordie Howe tough.
Gretzky had the greatest career of all time, but Mario was the most talented player to ever lace them up. Dude comes back after cancer, with chronic back issues, stripped of all his speed and most of his agility and athleticism at the age of 35 and casually scores 76 points in 43 games (in the dead puck era mind you) and finishes 2nd in MVP voting despite only playing half the season. Gretzky always said Mario was the better player of the two as well.
Orr. without the injures you have a norris trophy dman competing for the art Ross.
Gretz never was drafted so he’s out
Give me Gretzky. Respect to Orr and Mario, but Wayne had the best career and peak of all three imo.
The problem with this type of thread is most people here have never seen Gretzky or Orr play in their prime. You see all kinds of silly comments in here about PPG or other random isolated random stats. The quality and nature of the game were very different and I didn’t get a chance to see Orr at all. You can’t answer this without thinking more about eras and teams. Remember that all were in the position of being the engine of their teams – the Bruins were awful before Orr, Wayne joined the Oilers at their inception and Mario was the #1 pick for Pittsburgh.
Wow, Gretzky or Orr holy shit, theres Mario. I’ll say Gretzky because I moved to Edmonton in the summer of 79. Need I say more. Went to my first game that season, ticket was probably $16.95. Saw him live probably 75 times, he’s the greatest. The other guys both have every right to disagree.
Impossible question. But I will take Gretzky. Hard to argue with success.
Gretsky fuck your contrarianism. Its Gretsky. 99 sits atop the throne.
One of them had their jersey number retired from the entire league and had a cartoon with Michael Jordan and Bo Jackson…
Oh my god, Gretzky all the way, Lemieux is a legend but come on.
I am a hockey fan but don’t know the sports history too well so I have a question:
Why are people not unanimously taking Gretzky? I have been told that he is the only other potential rival to Tom Brady in North American sports. If you took away all his goals isn’t he still points leader?
He is in the pic on the far left, correct? I am confused.
Wayne, all day and every day.