Wayne Gretzky is commonly considered the greatest hockey player the world has ever seen. During his 20 seasons in the NHL, he won four Stanley Cups and set countless records for the league, many of which may never be broken. read more
Unquestionably, Gretzky was better at it than Crosby has been so far, and appears ever will be. This is not surprising, and I don’t expect it to change in the next 8–9 years. I don’t buy the notion that Sidney is “the next one.” He’s a truly great player, but he’s no Wayne Gretzky. Sorry, Sid. read more
Wayne dominated his fraternity at a much wider margin than Sidney could ever dream. To put it in perspective, last season's leading scorer was Daniel Sedin—with 104 points. Nov 1987: Center Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers looks on during a game against the Los Angeles Kings at the Forum in Inglewood, California. read more
Right now, Sidney Crosby sits in fifth place on the list of NHL all-time points-per-game leaders, with 1.327 points per games played, ranking behind Bobby Orr, Mike Bossy and Mario Lemieux, with Wayne Gretzky sitting comfortably in the Number One position, with 1.921 points per games played. read more