NHL99: A project ranking the greatest players in modern NHL history

Who else but the player who, over the course of a 20-year NHL career, scored the most goals, assists and points in league history? At the time Gretzky retired, he held 61 NHL records and most still stand today.

Welcome to NHL99, a project that aims to put a fresh spin on a familiar idea: Who are the top 100 players in post-1967 expansion NHL history? Let’s face it, there’ve been multiple previous attempts to name the best players of all time, so that’s our starting point and the primary tweak. Today begins the countdown. We’re calling it NHL99 because there are 99 spots up for debate on our Top 100 list and the number 99 resonates for hockey fans everywhere.

Fine but 2 and 3 are Pens

Real_RobRossi Crosby? Duh.

Gretzky has the best vision as hockey sense of all time. Lemieux was more physically gifted. It’s really genuinely hard to compare them for that reason.

Mario Lemieux

Mario Lemieux comes in a close second!

Mario 1

Just dont leave out Malkin and put in Toews this time

THEbadura lot of Lemieux 1 talk here for you!

Le Magnifique

domluszczyszyn Top Players ORR Mario Lemieux Wayne Gretzky Sidney Crosby Potvin Bourque Alex Ovechkin Macinnis Mike Bossy Malkin Stamkos Park Bure Howe Hull Lapointe Esposito Jágr Robinson Beliveau Leetch Brett Hull Joe Sakic Patrick Kane Teemu Selänne Guy Lafleur Marcel Dionne Niedemeyer

domluszczyszyn Top points players Mario Lemieux Wayne Gretzky Bobby Orr Sidney Crosby Evgeni Malkin Gordie Howe Eric Lindros Jean Beliveau Joe Sakic Patrick Kane Paul Coffey Bossy Jágr Steven Stamkos Phil Esposito Pavel Bure Bobby Hull Ziggy Pálffy Geoffrion Marcel Dionne Brett Hull Yzerman

Top Playmakers Wayne Gretzky Mario Lemieux Bobby Orr Sidney Crosby Evgeni Malkin Gordie Howe Eric Lindros Jean Beliveau Joe Sakic Patrick Kane Paul Coffey Mike Bossy Jaromír Jágr Stamkos Phil Esposito Bure Bobby Hull Karlsson Pálffy bourque Geoffrion Dionne Brett Hull Leetch

domluszczyszyn top goal scorers Alex Ovechkin Mario Lemieux Pavel Bure Mike Bossy Bobby Hull Steven Stamkos Brett Hull Gordie Howe Ziggy Pálffy Ilya Kovalchuk Eric Lindros Bernie Geoffrion Sidney Crosby Phil Esposito Jean Beliveau Teemu Selänne Peter Bondra Evgeni Malkin Neely Wayne Gretzky

domluszczyszyn Lemieux 1

domluszczyszyn Lemeiux

Peak Mario Peak Gretzky - I will not be taking questions at this time

Mario, w/o question

icemancometh Y’all better not disrespect Datsyuk

Mario.

No. Number 4. Robert Gordon Orr

Everyone says Gretzky is best best because of stats and records, but if Ovechkin ends up with better stats than Crosby, are you going to say Ovi is better? There’s a difference between the best player and the best scorer.

I wouldn't say it's easy (credit to DannyShireyPGH for the graphic) . . . It was a while ago, so many here won't remember, but he missed 24 games in 1993 because he had to get radiation treatments as part of his battle against cancer . . . . and STILL was on a 90+ goal pace!

ArponBasu very very tough top25 Last 50 years Orr Wayne Mario Lidstrom Esposito Ovy Crosby Jagr Dionne Bourque Bossy Jagr Robinson Forsberg Statsny Lafleur Perreault Sakic Lindros Pronger Hedman Potvin Malkin Yzerman Hawerchuck Sundin Selanne Mogilny Niedermayer Lapointe

Real_RobRossi Here’s to assuming Evgeni Malkin isn’t 101 anymore

I'll take Mario over Wayne and win every time

Lemieux had more talent and skill. Gretzky a better supporting cast and protection. Gretzky was allergic to his own zone.

Bobby Orr.

please

Easy

If Malkin isn’t 101, the list is suspect

Link Gaetz

of course.

Mario forever

Mario L

mirtle If it’s only scoring you’re talking about, the Gretzky, sure. Or Lemieux, maybe. But hockey is about skating, passing, and hitting as well. Gretzky was protected for his entire career. Gordie Howe surpasses all of them when the 4 categories are taken into account.

If some guy in Pittsburgh didn't have cancer or back issues, we wouldn't be talking about Wayne as 1.

Greg mckegg?

domluszczyszyn Sadmachine30 nice

mirtle Hope your disqualifying supporters of War Crimes

domluszczyszyn

Mario 1

Lemieux is number one

NHL Mario Lemieux

mirtle Lemieux must be before Gretzky

Ziggy Palfy

It there is no Iginla, I cancel my subscription.

mirtle This column fell apart before it started. Lemieux is the best

mirtle 4 Bobby Orr

mirtle Dustin Byfuglien

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