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PRESS COVERAGE: MARIO LEMIEUX
Posted February 19th ago via Epic Carnival
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by E. Spencer Kyte, Bugs and Cranks

After a one week hiatus that followed taking a gimme following the Super Bowl, Press Coverage is back in full force looking at a man who has made ridiculous contributions on the ice and equally important contributions off the ice.

Mario Lemieux ranks seventh on the NHL's All-Time Point list, amassing 1723 points in only 915 games. His 1.88 PPG number ranks as the best career mark in the history of the game and when you do a little math, the potential numbers are staggering.

"Super Mario" played only 915 regular season games of a possible 1458 games and still put up remarkable numbers. Factor in the 543 games he missed due to various and sundry injuries and ailments over his career, Lemieux would have amassed another 1020 points in those 543 games. That would have brought his career totals to 2743, which would have left him in second place behind the man he is forever linked with, "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky.

While Gretzky has the records, Lemieux is often the one spoken of as having the highest level of skill. There is no denying Gretzky's talents, but watching Lemieux on the ice, the argument could be made that a 100% healthy Mario, surrounded by the types of skilled players Gretzky had by his side in Edmonton to begin his career and at the various stops along the way, could have put up equal if not better numbers than "The Great One". Unfortunately, a healthy Mario was a hard thing to come by.

For a good chunk of his career, Mario Lemieux didn't tie his own skates. That is how much pain he was in. His chronically ailing back, which was opera...

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