Who are the Greatest Offensive NHL players of all time?

Question

1. Wayne Gretzky - His undeniable stats.
1. Mario Lemieux - His ability to take a team in dead last and bring them to back to back Stanley Cup glory. Gretzky had H.O.F. linemates his entire career.
3. Gordie Howe - His very physical and dominant play.
4. Mark Messier - Tremendous stats, and taking the New York Ranger to a Stanley Cup Championship. Linemate of Gretzky in Edmonton.
5. Maurice Richard - It's not called the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy for nothing.

Answer 1

Bobby Orr
Wayne Gretzky
Gordie Howe
Mario Lemieux
Maurice Richard

Too many others could be ranked 6th through 10th

Answer 2

1. Wayne Gretzky - The name 'The Great One' says it all!!
2. Mario Lemieux - He took the Penguins from nothing to champions! Stats also speak volumes. Imagine if he hadn't gotten injuried???????
3. Gordie Howe - Amazing two way player. Power and Skill in one package! Along with that gritty in your face attitude!
4. Marcel Dionne - Amazing ability to change the tempo of a game! Just ask Gretzky when the Kings upset the Oilers!
5. Steve Yzerman - Incredible vision of the ice, and never say no attitude! Stevie Y is the symbol of 'Yes We Can"!!
6. Mark Messier - Stats say a lot but he won a Stanley cup in Edmonton and then in New York without Gretzky. Skills and grit!
7. Maurice Richard - 50 goals in 50 games in that era was truly amazing! He set the standard for goal scorers!
8. Phil Esposito - Look at his games played and then look at his points! Stunning!
9. Mike Bossy - His stats also say a lot! Look at how even his Goals and Assists are matched! WOW!
10. Joe Sakic - He is a complete two way player! Did you see him play in the All-Star game this year? Awesome!
10. Bobby Hull / Brett Hull - Greatest Father son combination ever! Look at their stats combined! Pretty Impressive!

Answer 3

Gretzky, Howe, Lemieux, Bobby and Brett Hull, Messier, Marcel Dionne, Phil Esposito, Rocket Richard,

and defensemen; Bobby Orr, Paul Coffey, Brian Leetch, Al Mac Innis.

Answer 4

I truely believe it is impossilble to compare players like Gretzky,Lemieux to players like Howe and Richard because of how different the game was in each era...That being said i have to nominate Gretzky as the greatest,when all possible arguements are done, and you have nothing else left, look at those magnificent stats and and ask yourself this question....Did Gretzky have hall of fame linemates his whole career or did he make his linemates hall of famers....I mean seriously...lol..i could have been a HOFer if i had the great one setting me up for 10 yrs lol

Answer 5

Being from montreal, I gotta say Rocket Richard first. His stats aren't as glamourous as Gretzky for sure, but you have to take the time in context. 1. Seasons back them only had 50 games, Gretzky played 84 and 82 game seasons, that does boost up stats a bit. Secondly, Rocket truly did have the refs on his back, he would get hammered like crazy and had to defend himself, Gretzky had a goon with him to protect him. That allows me to say Rocket was probably the best offensive player of all time. Gretzy beats him in play vision and talent.

Close up are Lemieux, Jagr, Howe, Lafleur, Orr, Kurri, Petr Stastny, and believe it or not, Boom boom Geoffrion, just because he invented the slap shot, which revolutionnized hockey as we know it. It is hard to classify the best, they are all so good and dominated the sport. Also the times make a big difference.

Answer 6

If you go strictly by stats it is Gretzky, but Lemieux had an unbelievable combination of size and skill, his career was also cut short because of injuries and health problems. The Pens would have been nothing without him, when he went down with cancer the Pens struggled, in his first game back he had a goal and an assist and led a 17 game winning streak, and despite missing two months won the scoring championship by 12 points.

Answer 7

1. Wayne Gretzky-The most skilled player of all time. Leads Nhl in almost every offensive category.
2.Mario Lemieux-Very good offensive player who could carry a team by himself.
3.Bobby Orr- The greatest offensive defensmen of all time by far. Also the greatest bruin in my opinion.
4.Maurice Richard-WHAT A SNIPER.
5. Gordie Howe-Great playmaker whos talent speaks for itself.

Answer 8

Wayne Gretzky has to be the greatest offensive NHL players of all time! He set 40 regular-season records, 15 playoff records and 10 scoring titles. He is the only player ever to total over 200 points in a season (a feat that he accomplished four times in his career). In addition, he tallied over 100 points a season for 15 NHL seasons, 13 of them consecutively.Gretzky has the most career regular season goals (894), assists (1,963), points (2,857), and hat tricks (50). The next closest player in total points for the regular season is Mark Messier at 1,887. Gretzky's point total including regular season and playoffs stands at an imposing 3,239. Gretzky also had more career assists than any other player has ever gained total points. No contest.

Answer 9

1. Howe/Gretzky - can't decided between the two
3. Lemieux
4. Richard
5. Yzerman
6. Messier

Answer 10

Phil Esposito, Guy laFleur, Bobby Orr (even as a defenseman) Stan Mikita, Cam Neely(if he stayed healthy) Gretzky, Messier, Lemieux, Too many more and not enough time

Answer 11

You should also include Steve Yzerman on your list. He was averaging 50 goals/100 points half way through his career, when he decided, for the better of the team, to concentrate more on defense. He traded personal achievements for the better of the team, which led to 3 Stanley Cups. He could hv easily maintained his offensive states, if he chose to do so, and probably would hv finished in the top four or five all time in scoring.