Originally Posted by rog
I'm a big Mario fan, much more so than The Wayne One. But Gretz is the best forward to ever play the game.
Obviously Gretzky had a much better career by any statistical analysis.
But when Lemieux was at his peak, I'd say he was better than Gretzky at his. One overlooked fact (ok, opinion) - Lemieux was also the best defenseman the Pens had at the time.
Perhaps I'm biased. No, wait, everyone else is wrong.