Dont be fooled jagr was the pippen of hockey.imagine having mario on your team knowing you will always be 2nd best.thats got to be frustrating.jagr could have been a captain of his own team and he would have been the best olayer on that team.a guy you build around.but he was over shadowed by the greatest player of his generation.thats got to sting a bit.

Its nice to see Gretzky give lemiuxe the credit he deserves by saying he would have broken all his records.

and Québec ... Colorado won the year after, meh

This game is old lol

Which NHL is this?

Nice

Woah nice shot I just subscribed

Lemieux would have scored 1000 goals

I take it Gretzky was hammered when he did this interview?

Wayner knew… 100% Mario was the best ever.

"instant karma". Didnt sound so smart there, perhaps you are of the lower species

St. Louis stole him from Detroit....... For an aging Bernie Federko that had NOTHING left.

I hope one day there is technology that allows us to see games simulated with the GOATS all in their primes

There are 2 factors that makes Wayne Gretzky stand out from the other legends and it has to do with Gretzky size, and his genius vision on the ice to dodge injury for most of his career. This was a gift most other greats did not have like Bobby Orr, Mike Bossy, Mario Lemiuex, etc with their careers cut short, but Gretzky under normal circumstances should have been tossed around like a tennis ball in the rink, but his visual instinct kept him from major injuries. This in itself sets him apart and most other greats just did not have that prowess. #2, I never thought it was fair to compare players that play an entire 80 games or close to 80 games and players that only play half or more than half a season. Most players including Gretzky slow down and get fatigued usually in the last half of the season and their PPG reduces a bit. i never thought it was fair to compare players that play only 2/3 a season like Lemieux and then get injured their body was not in full fatigue factor like Gretzky was and had Gretzky played the exact same amount of games as Lemieux during a season his PPG total would be significantly higher. The fatigue factor makes a huge difference on points total and Lemieux took advantage of that.

There are 2 factors that makes Wayne Gretzky stand out from the other legends and it has to do with Gretzky size, and his genius vision on the ice to dodge injury for most of his career. This was a gift most other greats did not have like Bobby Orr, Mike Bossy, Mario Lemiuex, etc with their careers cut short, but Gretzky under normal circumstances should have been tossed around like a tennis ball in the rink, but his visual instinct kept him from major injuries. This in itself sets him apart and most other greats just did not have that prowess. #2, I never thought it was fair to compare players that play an entire 80 games or close to 80 games and players that only play half or more than half a season. Most players including Gretzky slow down and get fatigued usually in the last half of the season and their PPG reduces a bit. i never thought it was fair to compare players that play only 2/3 a season like Lemieux and then get injured their body was not in full fatigue factor like Gretzky was and had Gretzky played the exact same amount of games as Lemieux during a season his PPG total would be significantly higher. The fatigue factor makes a huge difference on points total and Lemieux took advantage of that.

Gretzky remember the nadrofsky Steelers days. Saw you in Hamilton win the c cup

Gretzky is not only the greatest ever in any Western team sport, he is the most genuinely humble athlete of any athlete in Western team sport. Mario may have broken some of his records, but certainly not all of them. His skill set is continually and massively underrated by people who were too young to see him play and who have only seen the youtube videos of his career highlights. He was one of the greatest puck handlers ever, and no one had the kind of agility, balance and all-around mobility he had on skates. No one moved like him. He had the ability to go through the whole team on whim (and he did on occassion), but he recognized that he'd have a lot longer and healthier career by making the puck do the work and choosing his moments to mesmerize with his skills. The reason he was able to put up 200 points in a season was because he was able to play 35+ minutes every night, and he was able to do that for 80 games for 10+ years because of how smart & efficiently he played. The Orrs and Lemieuxs and Bures were absolutely brilliantly skilled players, but their careers were greatly affected by injury. When you have the puck, you are the target, and when you have a tendency to hold the puck, you're going to take a lot of shit. Gretzky had the puck all the time, but he moved it quickly.

Gretzky, Lemieux, and Jagr was the elite 3. Then you had the other superstars on another tier below. Mcdavid is on that second tier with Fedorov, Larionov, Messier, Yzerman, Sakic, Selanne, Francis, Kurri, Crosby. Then you have the tier below that with Ovi, Malkin, Mogilny, Hull, Modano, Roenick, Lafontaine, Bure, stastny

Mario gets the puck for sure, just like 99 should have been in the shoot out.

Mario was better than Wayne, not even close. Just ask Paul Coffey or Bobby Orr or Scotty Bowman or Scott Pronger or Wayne Gretzky himself… Only homers would disagree

Mario played against my Leafs and I watched the game. Even the late great Pat Quinn who was the leaf coach said it didn’t matter they lost. It was better for hockey that Mario was back

1723 points in 915 games Let that sink in. (That's 1.88 ppg btw)

That's incredible.

Cream puff the fruit cake

Sounds a lil bit like Kai Cenat not gonna lie

He loves a bit of rastafari 😂😂

I love this story ! Mario is the GOAT

Jagr was great but he abandoned Pittsburgh lets be honest

Here before it blows up

Most talented position players I’ve ever seen play (I go back to the 80’s): 1) Lemieux 2) Gretzky 3) Jagr 4) Sid 5) Paul Coffee 6) Yzerman 7) McDavid 8) Kovalev 9) Federov 10) Datsyuk

Adam was great playing in Boston as well. Loved watching him play.

Gretz has always been my favorite player, 80's Oilers got me into hockey and I have been ever since, LOL I've never heard Wayne drop an F bomb in any interview ever! but he's right if not for injury and medical issue Mario would have broken most of his records, not all but a lot. And I'm a TO boy and Leaf fan!

Jagr was incredible and actually still is. Love the humility. Classy man. He stands with these others at the top of the hill.

Why are all these clips cut short

There's a recent video of Gretzky (he was pretty drunk, and likely has an alcohol problem, but that's another story) who said that Mario was better than him and would have broken all his records if he could gave remained healthy.

The 1990’s was a wonderful decade for the NHL

For a second I thought I was hearing Arnold shwarzenegger talking. lol

Should have asked Wayne about Dale Hawerchuk’s uncalled penalty, which is the only reason Mario was free to take a pass.

That Wayne Gretzky signature wine must be pretty good...

I always considered Wayne the greatest in NHL's history because of everything he accomplished but I always thought Mario was just as good. He just didn't have the luxury of a healthy career...

Imagine Mario and Wayne on the same team for a whole season😂 maybe 300pts each in the 80s-90s

lol, Yari Kurri stops watching, says, "Hold my Sahti!!!"

Ive always said that Mario was better than Wayne. People get upset as if it some kind of sacrilege but its not meant to be disrespectful to Wayne. It is just my honest opinion that Lemieux was 100% the better player when they were on the ice. They put up points at a similar clip but Lemieux was the significantly better goal scorer, like that isnt even close in my opinion. Mario Lemieux played less than 1000 games in the NHL and is still top 10 in points. If you need a goal, down 1 in the 3rd, he is 100% the player every single hockey fan should want on the ice.

Wayne is extremely humble.

Wayne is such a great humble person

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Wayne Gretzky (the GOAT) Mario Lemieux (2nd GOAT) Bobby Orr (3rd GOAT) It's a shame that the Americans know diddly-squat about the NHL. Even though they have so many teams in thier country. Hockey is way better than the NFL/NBA/MLB put together. There's no out of bounds. The pucks travel 100 mph. The body checks are bone-breaking and the fights can re-arrange player's faces.

Greats talkiing about greats. Gotta love it.

Shitney who Mario the greatest player ever

Even Wayne knows the truth.