2007-12-27 08:14:34 · 14 answers · asked by Stephen C 2 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Alain Lemieux stunk, how can anybody think he's the greatest?
2007-12-27 10:05:37 · answer #1 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Was Lemieux better than Gretzky? It's almost too tough to say - Gretzky had much better teammates and much better luck (esp. as to health) than Lemieux did. They didn't quite play the same style either, and the NHL was more wide-open for a greater span of Gretzky's career than Lemieux's.
Bobby Orr is still the best, period.
2007-12-28 00:37:47 · answer #2 · answered by Ilmari_Karjalainen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He could have been but he struggled through some tough times. (Health, management and the team around him-wise.) He's undeniably one of the greats. It will be impossible to put a concrete list in place because there have been some amazing hockey players, no list will be concrete, but he certainly was Le Magnifique.
2007-12-28 05:02:15 · answer #3 · answered by CzechItOut 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Behind Gretzky that is
But yes, Lemieux was amazing.
2007-12-27 20:31:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was my favorite player ever to watch. Greztky may have been better (very little) but Mario was amazing to watch. He is probably the second best player ever and the only one you can argue as being the best with Gretzky.
2007-12-27 21:33:45 · answer #5 · answered by cja752003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jocelyn Lemieux had terrible numbers 80 goals 84 assists 164 points in 598 games.How could he possibly be the greatest?
2007-12-27 16:23:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
He had Gretzky as his rival in those terms, and the Great One broke the records, not Lemieux. He is an inspiration though when he was fighting cancer.
2007-12-27 16:18:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Anyone that watched Sudden Death knows that Jean Claude Van Damme won Pittsburgh the Cup against Chicago! LOL
2007-12-27 17:05:20 · answer #8 · answered by pricehillsaint 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Claude Lemieux was a great cheap shot. He also has more bling on his fing than that guy who wore 66.
2007-12-27 16:20:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
No. I'd mix him in with Beliveau and Rocket Richard somewhere behind Gretzky, Orr and Howe, so in the middle of the top ten.
2007-12-27 16:38:44 · answer #10 · answered by cme 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋