Lemieux was the most physically gifted player ever, he had a great size advantage over Gretzky and was slicker with the puck. Also, he might (probably would have) scored more goals than Gretzky had he played as many games. Still, Gretzky's greatness goes beyond just his goal scoring records. The true brilliance of Gretzky was in how he could read the game. There has been no one like him ion hockey before or since, and it shows up more in his points total than in his goal total. In fact, if you take away all 894 goals he scored, he would still be the all time scorer in the NHL by almost 100 points. It's ridiculous.
That said, it's a great shame that Lemieux didn't take better care of himself and be able to show what he could do over a full 20 year career or so.
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