The Magnificent One | The Story Behind Mario Lemieux

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@alexyuk9118
@alexyuk9118 2 жыл бұрын
Tanking for this guy was the play of the century.
@Chakdefatte194
@Chakdefatte194 Жыл бұрын
For real
@samthompson7821
@samthompson7821 Жыл бұрын
big brain move
@Matt-cr4vv
@Matt-cr4vv Жыл бұрын
No truer statement has been said. Tanking for Lemieux genuinely saved the franchise in so many ways it’s kinda wild. His elite play and winning two cups, a player who continued to allow his pay to be deferred and stay with the team while they had their financial issues, and then flipping that into ownership to keep the team in place and then produced three more rings as an owner. Genuinely incredible to think just how ingrained into every success a team has had as Mario is with the Pens. Wild to think the team probably doesn’t exist, at least not as the penguins in Pittsburgh, without landing the guy and instead the dude brings five cups and genuinely becomes the team savior.
@slauzon01
@slauzon01 3 жыл бұрын
Mario was absolutely terrifying. He made hockey look rather easy in the rough and tumble era. He was a constant target of the hack, hook and slash game and turned into a masterpiece of athletic art and that's what seperates him from the pack. He showed us what hockey could be. The things this man could do at 75% health were absolutely jaw-dropping. At that size, those puck skills, that agility and finesse and ability to control the tempo shouldn’t be possible.
@sonlitekid
@sonlitekid 2 жыл бұрын
💯 💯 💯
@Zaghzackio
@Zaghzackio Жыл бұрын
Wish I was around to watch him. Best I've seen are Sid and McDavid but Mario always fascinated me with his Size and Skill
@Snipes-76
@Snipes-76 Жыл бұрын
He was the best player to ever play. I truly believe that. Le Magnifique #66 🐐
@capecodder04
@capecodder04 11 ай бұрын
​@@stmichelarchange9042 Exactly! Bobby Orr was the 1st and best player of all time.
@Sweeptheleg83
@Sweeptheleg83 8 ай бұрын
​@@ZaghzackioI'm a Caps fan, born in 1983. I grew up hating the Penguins but even I acknowledge Mario is probably the best player I ever saw play. His combination of size, strength, finesse and vision was otherworldly. His ability to undress defenders and make goalies look stupid is unparalleled to this day.
@b4tp3n9uin4
@b4tp3n9uin4 3 жыл бұрын
The GOAT!!!!!!!! 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
@davidli7286
@davidli7286 3 жыл бұрын
the most talented hockey player of all time
@QenaitheCustodianGuard
@QenaitheCustodianGuard 2 жыл бұрын
No doubt
@joeyfreitas1942
@joeyfreitas1942 2 жыл бұрын
Him or bobby for sure
@mrfake675
@mrfake675 2 жыл бұрын
Gretzky
@Nick-ke8nt
@Nick-ke8nt 2 жыл бұрын
@@mrfake675 lol
@shinybeast8946
@shinybeast8946 2 жыл бұрын
@@Nick-ke8nt 215 pts in a season. LOL
@kami3000
@kami3000 3 жыл бұрын
I mean, "Le mieux" translates to "the best"... rien à ajouter.
@myoutdooradventures6378
@myoutdooradventures6378 7 ай бұрын
Does it really ???? That is awesome !!!!
@spsawyer22
@spsawyer22 3 жыл бұрын
As a Penguins fan who has held the cup, met Mario multiple times, paid parking tickets at the same time as Sidney Crosby..Mario is Hockey Jesus and the greatest athlete in Pittsburgh history (and even with people like Mean Joe Greene and Roberto Clemente it's not even close). Edited to add: He's also a tremendous human being, which probably is even more important. Nothing but class 24/7
@earlviney5212
@earlviney5212 2 жыл бұрын
You're right. Lemieux is the best athlete to ever play any sport.
@tyreepowell8367
@tyreepowell8367 2 жыл бұрын
@@earlviney5212 He'll Always Be A Pittsburgh Penguins Legend As The Greatest Hockey Player Of All Time 🏒🥅💛🖤🥇🏆🐐⛸️🚨🐧!
@juveaccount
@juveaccount Жыл бұрын
Sports Jesus. The Penguins should be grateful for Mario
@Chakdefatte194
@Chakdefatte194 Жыл бұрын
He was much more gifted than 99. 99 had a cast of all stars when he was winning cups. Lemieux had Jagr. He was a insane talent based on number of games played to points produced. He was absolutely insane.
@diveriderstef
@diveriderstef Жыл бұрын
I agree: ive met him once and took advantage pf being french speaking in an english speaking crowd, which made him smile. Human qualities off the charts
@erikness4231
@erikness4231 Жыл бұрын
As a Flyers fan (for better or worse) I'm obligated to hate the pens. But I've got nothing but total respect for Super Mario. Absolutely a classy player and person.
@the6ixman543
@the6ixman543 3 жыл бұрын
Greatest goal scorer of all time
@slauzon01
@slauzon01 3 жыл бұрын
The most offensively talented and dynamic player of all time. His final junior year was unthinkable, 21 hat tricks, five, eight-point games, 50-goals in 27 games, 61-game point streak, and won the scoring race by 112 points. Including playoffs his totals for that year are 334 points in 84 games. Just sick!
@kozmeetorez
@kozmeetorez 3 жыл бұрын
His number should have been retired from Juniors instead of Crosby.
@kareemthekicker5981
@kareemthekicker5981 2 жыл бұрын
@@kozmeetorez or maybe both of them you clown. Have you seen Sid’s numbers
@kozmeetorez
@kozmeetorez 2 жыл бұрын
@@kareemthekicker5981 clown??? Sid holds no major records in the that league. nor is he the all time leader in any category. Plenty of players have outshined him statistically. Including Mario, who dam near got 300 points in a season.
@Snipes-76
@Snipes-76 Жыл бұрын
21 hat tricks is next level. Even for the Q in the 80’s. Insane.
@joedirt9600
@joedirt9600 Жыл бұрын
​@@kareemthekicker5981Sid's above average, but overrated.
@anthonybatulis6516
@anthonybatulis6516 3 жыл бұрын
If the Pens did not draft Mario there would not be a team there today.
@spsawyer22
@spsawyer22 3 жыл бұрын
100% facts
@knightrider693
@knightrider693 Жыл бұрын
It got pretty bad after he left too, then came Sidney Crosby
@MayorofNumber3
@MayorofNumber3 Жыл бұрын
No argument here
@Regalman
@Regalman 3 жыл бұрын
His back was literally broken for carrying the pens throughout his career.
@XaviRonaldo0
@XaviRonaldo0 3 жыл бұрын
I'll just leave this here... 51 points in 16 games immediately after coming back from CANCER
@SSNESS
@SSNESS 6 ай бұрын
He would have every record and trophy 🏆 if he never missed a game
@robertmillikan600
@robertmillikan600 4 ай бұрын
Absolutely unreal
@millionfish
@millionfish 3 жыл бұрын
Keep up the hockey videos! I'd like to see these features on players like Sundin, Iginla, The Sedins, Forsberg, Sakic, Lidstrom, Koivu, Gretzky, Howe, Orr, Messier, Roy, Yzerman. Maybe even some features on teams like the Avs and Wings in the 90's and early 2000's, Pens in the 90's, Oilers in the 80's.
@mrshdc
@mrshdc 3 жыл бұрын
The Goat
@millionfish
@millionfish 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine how much more his legacy would've grown had it not been for cancer, injuries and early retirement? It's clear Mario wasn't the same player after he came back from retirement and having gone through chemo, other injuries, and it was a farewell tour after 2000. The same thing happened to Crosby those 2 years he lost because of concussion issues, but fortunately for him, he came back as the same player and won two more cups and two Conn Smythe's.
@mike04574
@mike04574 2 жыл бұрын
Still wouldn’t reach Gretzky numbers
@codybent2729
@codybent2729 Жыл бұрын
@@mike04574the surprising thing is Lemieux actually would of witch is ridiculous. Reason being was Gretzky average point per game threw his career was around1.7 I think.Lemieux was averaging over 2.1 with back problems until he came back in the early 2000’s, when he dropped down to a more reasonable 1.5 ppg I believe. I wouldn’t count Lemieux not passing Gretzky if he was healthy.
@casecracked8618
@casecracked8618 Жыл бұрын
As a Pens fan Sid has held the burden of living up to Mario and exceeded expectations…however, the game wrecker Mario was will never be beat. He just outscored ya. We’re such a lucky franchise!
@joeyfreitas1942
@joeyfreitas1942 3 жыл бұрын
The GOAT
@WilliamTheHeretic
@WilliamTheHeretic 2 жыл бұрын
If 66 played 80 game seasons he would have scored 850 goals in his first 13 seasons, amassed 1100 goals and 2000 assists for his career. He is the best forward in the history of the game.
@8799crosby
@8799crosby 9 ай бұрын
he was never getting 2000 assists , healthy or not
@Sweeptheleg83
@Sweeptheleg83 8 ай бұрын
​​@@8799crosby I don't know. Gretzky almost had 2000 himself (1,963). If Mario had a full career like Gretzky and scored at the pace he did when he was healthy, it's plausible. I believe Mario was good enough to match Gretzky's records and potentially surpass them. So, in that context, he would have had a chance. Not saying absolutely he does it but it's not as impossible as it sounds. Mario was the only other player who could match Gretzky's 200 point seasons.
@8799crosby
@8799crosby 8 ай бұрын
@@Sweeptheleg83 lemieux has 125 more assists than games played ,gretzky has close to 600 more assists than games played ,lemieux was never getting 1800 assists let alone 2000 .lemieux alsp never scored at gretzkys pace when it came to assists
@breakaway2x
@breakaway2x 3 жыл бұрын
love Gretzky but Mario is better. Gretzky is the goat overall as best ambassador for hockey and gifted skills but Mario was the most dominant talent to ever play.
@Ashtonkessler
@Ashtonkessler 2 жыл бұрын
What do you mean he was the most dominant talent to play?
@mike04574
@mike04574 2 жыл бұрын
Stop
@kgarba9253
@kgarba9253 Жыл бұрын
Nonsense power play specialist for much of his career. He matched Gretzky for (portions of) 3 seasons
@bradkendall9551
@bradkendall9551 Жыл бұрын
I am the most dominant player of all time
@realeyesrealizereallies1194
@realeyesrealizereallies1194 Жыл бұрын
​@@kgarba9253 Marios line mates were 3rd liners at best. Wayne had studs.
@denislaf1076
@denislaf1076 2 жыл бұрын
When healthy, no player, I mean no player in the NHL history could dominate a game like Mario was able to do ! He had all the skills in the world with the frame of a giant and the strenght of a bull !
@47tooter
@47tooter Жыл бұрын
Just never threw a bodycheck or fought anyone, Like Jagr, all glory, no guts. When watching them, I feel like I'm watching an all-star game, no passion, no heart, just everybody look at me, aint I great.
@CharlieBravoTango
@CharlieBravoTango Жыл бұрын
@47tooter guy didn't play every game on one of his cup run because of debilitating back pain an needed teammates to tie his skates on the games he did play and was the best player on the ice everytime. He wasn't protected by the league and had to power through for his goals
@louisrousseau1006
@louisrousseau1006 Жыл бұрын
@@47tootermental illness is sad, I feel sorry for you Mister, I know in Philly you're normal, but still, good luck
@47tooter
@47tooter Жыл бұрын
@@CharlieBravoTango His style is European, It stinks. They want no contact hockey , Girl hockey.
@ljkking622
@ljkking622 Жыл бұрын
@@47tooterjust say you’re a Flyers fan and be done with it.
@ORagnar
@ORagnar Жыл бұрын
7:30 the great play-by-play man, Dan Kelly, describing a Lemieux-Gretzky play in Canada cup... That is the purest of pure hockey experience for a fan. 1/9/23
@venom7558
@venom7558 3 жыл бұрын
In my opinion,Mario's the greatest to ever play the game. Certainly,the most skilled. No doubt.
@QenaitheCustodianGuard
@QenaitheCustodianGuard 2 жыл бұрын
Most natural skill for sure
@mike04574
@mike04574 2 жыл бұрын
Gretzky still the greatest
@patrice5976
@patrice5976 Жыл бұрын
Gretzky not the greatest. Sorry to burst your bubble. You obviously never played the game. Just watch the highlights.
@joedirt9600
@joedirt9600 Жыл бұрын
How old are you ? Ever heard of a young fella by the name of Bobby Orr ? Even those who play the game agree no one will ever dominate the game like Mr. Orr
@brianbarefoot6574
@brianbarefoot6574 Жыл бұрын
@@joedirt9600 You won't get an argument from anyone because everyone thinks you are re t arded
@basilcarroll9729
@basilcarroll9729 2 жыл бұрын
Best player ever.
@kevinalexander6812
@kevinalexander6812 2 жыл бұрын
Just think about this for a minute. Steve Yzerman, an undisputed Legend of the game, has 32 more career points than Mario Lemieux. 2 more Goals & 30 more Assists. However, Steve Yzerman has 599 more career games played than Lemieux does!!! (1,514 to 915). 599 GP is a respectable for a career!! And I'm in no way at all diminishing the accomplishments of Stevie Y. Just gives some really good perspective as to how RIDICULOUSLY good Mario Lemieux truly was.
@CaptainJimp
@CaptainJimp 2 жыл бұрын
This is a good honest take on it. Thank you. You're not trying to Inflate numbers, you're just reinforcing the impact he had on the game at the time.
@dannycarlow8204
@dannycarlow8204 5 ай бұрын
Think about this. The Great Stevie Y played 27 more games than Gretzky but Wayne has 202 more goals, 900 more assists and 1,102 more points. 1,102 points is a hall of fame career.
@robertosavard6750
@robertosavard6750 2 жыл бұрын
Et si Mario Lemieux avait eu une equipe toutes etoiles comme Gretzky en avait une a Edmonton,c est lui qui aurait tout les records de la LNH.
@That90sShow
@That90sShow 3 жыл бұрын
GOAT
@cobii5174
@cobii5174 3 жыл бұрын
these videos r so good and need way more views
@markffff8155
@markffff8155 11 ай бұрын
11:31 What is up with the mention of Funkadelic's "Maggot Brain" album in the article about Lemieux? Can't find the article on Google. I need to know!!
@dmzabo3914
@dmzabo3914 9 ай бұрын
My older Brother would always get us two tickets for the home opener for my Birthday present. so it was safe to say that we were 2 of those 7,000 people showing up for those dismal pre-Lemuiex games. Well 1984 season home opener was the best Birthday present my brother ever gave me. Thanks Billy! Because of your love for your younger Brother & your love of NHL hockey I/We got to witness the start of Lemuiex's greatness from day one. Plus I got to meet the man a few times in person. So Thanks Bro. ❤
@y2kelly66
@y2kelly66 Жыл бұрын
Mario made us believe anything was possible and boy did he overcome a lot to be a champion, star, magnificent all time best.
@cameronrooney1
@cameronrooney1 3 жыл бұрын
New guy’s got a great narrator voice!
@marcogruosso1645
@marcogruosso1645 3 жыл бұрын
He sucks
@emersonmanning1124
@emersonmanning1124 3 жыл бұрын
The Score posts hockey content now? I like this
@patrice5976
@patrice5976 Жыл бұрын
Many who are dismissing the story above. Need to explain the rationale behind giving Wayne Gretzky the Hart trophy as the MVP despite scoring 50 points less than Lemieux with 149 points (missed 16 games) That is 50 more points by Mario Lemieux who missed the equivalent of 10.11 games if you count his 100 pm. ( the refs targeted Mario big time on the urging of Don Cherry) Gretzky at 26 years old NEVER OUTSCORED MARIO LEMIEUX EVER EVER EVER AGAIN. Unless Mario was hurt then it was Gretzky only hope to win the Art Ross again. So at 21 Mario was better than Wayne at 26. You could see how good he was going to be when they both played on the same line at the Canada cup. For many, the eye test gave the nod to Mario. Mario outscored Gretzky on a points per game being the only player in nhl history retiring above 2 points per game. Almost a goal a game. Lots of talk about the great 8 Ovechkin ( love him) but Mario has a much higher goal per game ratio. 0.86 wild. Mario had cancer, anyone here tried playing “anything” with cancer? Let alone the bloody NHL. On top of that his back was ruined he Couldn’t tie his own skates, he could never warm up or practice… for years and years. It robbed him sadly of most of his speed. He missed MOST OF HIS PRIME YEARS. WHERE HE COULD HAVE RACKED UP STATS A LA WAYNE GRETZKY. Mario didn’t play his prime. He played his first few years starting with THE WORST TEAM IN THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE. THEY TANKED AND HAD NOTHING WHEN at 18 he started off his career. So 18 to 22 and three and half at the tail end of his career (only to save his team) 37.5 to 41. All detrimental to his “stats” His career spanned 23 years despite never playing a 1000 games. He played 915 games ONLY NEVER REALLY HEALTHY an average of 39-40 games a year spread over 23 years. The last years brought his average per game down to 1.9 not bad in the NHL to score 2 points a game from 18 years old kid to a 41 year old geezer scoring at a 2 points clip (almost)
@Matt-cr4vv
@Matt-cr4vv Жыл бұрын
And now all the saving of the franchise paid off for him. In exchanging his back pay of around $26M he was owed in the team bankruptcy for equity and hammering out the purchase with his investment group it’s estimated that been the team sold a couple years ago to the Fenway group that Mario pocketed around $350M in the deal and he’s kept on as a minority shareholder. More than well deserved. Dude is undoubtedly the franchise savior in all possible ways from tanking to draft him to literally saving the team from liquidation or being shipped out.
@Ayella_256
@Ayella_256 3 жыл бұрын
Man I love this series. Even if it's about a sport I don't even follow
@timeghost5000
@timeghost5000 11 ай бұрын
Mario is just different. I am absolutely blown away by the fact he never played a full season. There will never be another player like him. Literally only Crosby can come close. Thank god our raggedy Pens got the No. 1 pick that year. What a match made in heaven. Mario is like no one else to us.
@synergyhowacquisition3821
@synergyhowacquisition3821 3 жыл бұрын
I couldn't even imagine if lemieux didn't miss all of those games how much more goals he would have had"!
@stephenwise8938
@stephenwise8938 2 жыл бұрын
He would have the record for most goals if he didn't miss all those games. No doubt
@synergyhowacquisition3821
@synergyhowacquisition3821 2 жыл бұрын
@@stephenwise8938 exactly
@georgeinfante1106
@georgeinfante1106 Жыл бұрын
Shadow of giant. with scoring goal on first shot on goal and legend continues
@ericrenaud1733
@ericrenaud1733 Жыл бұрын
The crazy thing is, after missing over 2 months with chemo and surgeries, Mario came back and had 51 points in 16 games. That has to be the most superhuman thing I've ever seen in any sport.
@wtafwasthat
@wtafwasthat Жыл бұрын
The Great One will always be the GOAT, but The Magnificent One wasn't far behind. As far as talent offensively no one's had more imho. I'm a lifelong Red Wings fan & Lemieux has always been my favorite player. He's the only player in history you can speak of in the same breath as Gretzky. Had he stated healthy he'd be #2 in everything & probably #1 in goals. It was a privilege to get to watch this legendary hockey god lace em up. #66 should be retired league wide 🙌.
@mfornelos
@mfornelos Жыл бұрын
When the Pens won their first Stanley Cup. Mario only played games and didn't practice. He needed a trainer to tie up his skates because he couldn't bend forward to do so himself. He would have to grab his pant leg to help himself over the boards and couldn't even sit for plane rides, but despite all of that was still the greatest player in the NHL.
@susanyaworski5895
@susanyaworski5895 11 ай бұрын
Will never be another Mario.
@M.AlexanderZagorski-uo1gu
@M.AlexanderZagorski-uo1gu Жыл бұрын
C'est MAGNIFIQUE!
@Strydr8105
@Strydr8105 3 ай бұрын
His hands are like a musical instrument! GOAT
@nattobaby
@nattobaby 3 жыл бұрын
this is probably the most canadian accent ive heard on this channel
@MANSIKKAPUURO-jl9zm
@MANSIKKAPUURO-jl9zm 2 жыл бұрын
MY IDOLS
@JAY-zd7vu
@JAY-zd7vu 2 жыл бұрын
Malkin should get a statue for one of his goals to , he skated threw the entire teams more then once.
@chrisdayplays
@chrisdayplays 10 ай бұрын
No one was better than PRIME Mario. He is the GOAT
@r.edward5701
@r.edward5701 Жыл бұрын
The Canada Cup appearance made me a fan for life
@de132
@de132 3 жыл бұрын
Let's go hockey!
@nhlvan
@nhlvan 4 ай бұрын
Lemieux retired in 1997, saying he couldn't go on playing with the injuries he had. Yet through all that he won the Art Ross that year? Crazy.
@XaviRonaldo0
@XaviRonaldo0 3 жыл бұрын
The 'what if' GOAT
@shinybeast8946
@shinybeast8946 2 жыл бұрын
Gretzky, the " what is" GOAT.
@mikefitzgerald41
@mikefitzgerald41 3 жыл бұрын
They literally still have never clinched the cup in Pittsburgh- 2021
@Dfhawk
@Dfhawk 2 жыл бұрын
Truly sad. Season tickets 1967-2017 and it’s the one thing I always wanted to see in person. Still, watching all of Mario’s career and most of Crosby’s, has been rewarding, especially after the torture of the 70s and 80s. LET’S GO PENS!!!
@2Less0is0More2
@2Less0is0More2 Жыл бұрын
GOAT no questions asked. Sorry Wayne.
@sciroccoR
@sciroccoR Жыл бұрын
great job
@beezer5623
@beezer5623 Жыл бұрын
Honestly I even think the Great One would second the motion, Prime Mario is the greatest hockey player ever. Sub Prime Mario is the second best ever lol. I’m a Ranger fan but if you love the sport, you secretly love all the players. I just loved watching him play even when he destroyed us 😂
@jessecerasus9621
@jessecerasus9621 Жыл бұрын
You know why there is fewer hockey player from Quebec in the NHL? 3:34
@tyreepowell8367
@tyreepowell8367 2 жыл бұрын
Mario Lemieux The G.O.A.T🐐🏆🥇🤴👑🏒🥅🚨🐧⛸️🖤💛
@75kapone
@75kapone Жыл бұрын
The best pure goal scorer in NHL History, period ....
@Greg-zf2vq
@Greg-zf2vq 5 ай бұрын
I’d give that honour to Mike Bossy as he has the highest GPG average of all-time
@earlviney5212
@earlviney5212 2 жыл бұрын
I dont care about numbers. Lemieux was the most exciting player ever that what it's all about.
@47tooter
@47tooter Жыл бұрын
Wouldn't check or fight but was exciting ? I got angry watching him fall to the ice and look at the ref.
@tt128556
@tt128556 Жыл бұрын
The best ever. Missed over 500 games due to injuries and health problems, yet managed to score 690 goals. Would've scored over 1000 goals if healthy.
@patrice5976
@patrice5976 Жыл бұрын
The best hockey player of all time.
@Strydr8105
@Strydr8105 3 ай бұрын
I can't believe the new owners of the Pen's do not use Mario and Jagras as special teams help. Like the power play and power play defense.
@PathtoYahawah
@PathtoYahawah 2 жыл бұрын
Super Mario is the greatest to me!
@markmccreary9605
@markmccreary9605 2 жыл бұрын
On his first goal he picks Ray Bourque's pocket. Classic!
@jeans.plante512
@jeans.plante512 Жыл бұрын
And said after the game "i always wanted to do that to Raymond!", he was already imperial at 18. He's unparalleled.
@caseyalan5398
@caseyalan5398 2 жыл бұрын
Best of all time. I don’t care what anyone else’s says. If he wasn’t hurt all the time imagine what his numbers would have been. With that being said I can’t believe how horrible goalies were back then lol
@thegamed6750
@thegamed6750 3 жыл бұрын
The Story Behind: Shohei Ohtani please. 🙌
@tsukikotsutsukakushi9339
@tsukikotsutsukakushi9339 3 жыл бұрын
too early. at least let him finish this historic season he's on.
@kevinbudzinski9576
@kevinbudzinski9576 7 ай бұрын
You forgot he captained team Canada to an Olympic gold medal in hockey in 2002 and a World Cup of Hockey in 2004
@PonAdidas
@PonAdidas 2 жыл бұрын
This dude embarrassed 1st ballot Hall of Famer's regularly.
@kujo5998
@kujo5998 9 ай бұрын
@8:28 And Mr. Connor McDirty…
@mikhaelvaillancourt8623
@mikhaelvaillancourt8623 11 ай бұрын
team canada had Gretzky and Lemieux on the same line that is insane.
@kingvii7250
@kingvii7250 2 жыл бұрын
And Peter Forsberg was all that combined. And a defense giant.
@patrice5976
@patrice5976 Жыл бұрын
Forsberg is a close second. I take Forsberg over Gretzky, I don’t care.
@synergyhowacquisition3821
@synergyhowacquisition3821 3 жыл бұрын
Gretzky ain't got nothing on lemieux" period!!! lemieux is the true great one.
@shinybeast8946
@shinybeast8946 2 жыл бұрын
61 NHL records, that's what Gretzky has on Lemieux.
@synergyhowacquisition3821
@synergyhowacquisition3821 2 жыл бұрын
anyone one with common sense, isn't going to talk about, 61 records, that gretzky has! instead they'll more or less focus on the fact being that lemieux missed way more games than gretzky did! so that in itself makes it beyond ridiculous to compare the stats between the two of them"..... plus gretzky was protected by the league" players couldn't even breathe on him, without the league coming down on them hard".... gretzky had a very unfair advantage"..... gretzky hardly got touched. there for, he didn't get injured much".... bcuz the league seen to that".... has far has telent goes, most of the ex players that ive spoken to over the years.... and ive spoken to a lot of them, over the year's....lemieux unanimously comes out on top" in their opinion!..... gretzky was the golden boy.... as for me, I take lemieux over gretzky all day long"....
@synergyhowacquisition3821
@synergyhowacquisition3821 2 жыл бұрын
one of the ex players who said this in my presence was the immortal Bobby orr"....
@synergyhowacquisition3821
@synergyhowacquisition3821 2 жыл бұрын
just like shady Brady the greatest scripted goat of all times, was the face, chosen one, of the NFL..... @ the end of the day all sports are fixed/scripted".... has long has gambling/ Vegas is involved it will always be the way.... all entertainers are are actor's".... Hollywood isn't just in Los Angeles's, Hollywood extends as far as all of the grid iron of the NFL....
@patrice5976
@patrice5976 Жыл бұрын
Anyone out there thinks the Great Kareem Abdul Jabar is a better player than Michael Jordan? Didn’t Abdul Jabar outscored Jordan by 6000 points? Yes! But to anyone watching the games, THE EYE TEST Will show you that Michael Jordan IS the best player, despite scoring less points by a substantial amount than Abdul Jabar. So just like anyone watching old footage of games or highlights, involving Gretzky and/or Lemieux can see for themselves who is the better player. Unless you’re eaten alive by your political biases and hatred towards a certain segment of the population, the very same principle (Jabar vs Jordan) is present here. Quality over quantity I use to be a hockey player and a devoted hockey fan for 50 years. I watch and loved both players. Both great great players. Lots and lots and Lots of 9 points games for the “great one “ in 10-1 routs. The Edmonton oilers loved to run up the score. Unlike 7 points in a 7-6 game in a usual Mario game. Lemieux’s points mattered way more than Gretzky’s.
@DharmYogi
@DharmYogi 7 ай бұрын
he was the best player ever
@HunterMagunter
@HunterMagunter 2 жыл бұрын
We will never see a player as physically dominant as super mario
@47tooter
@47tooter Жыл бұрын
Physically ? He never threw a body check or fought ? He couldn't take a check or a bump without falling down. He was dominate as long as nobody could touch him and he could just score goals and look great.
@HunterMagunter
@HunterMagunter Жыл бұрын
@@47tooter he scored goals with entire teams draped all over him, you never got to watch him in his prime clearly. Best player ever
@naodakagiannis6876
@naodakagiannis6876 3 жыл бұрын
Noti gang
@JackBirdbath
@JackBirdbath Жыл бұрын
The breakaway move he does vs NYR (Richter?) at 12:27 is absolutely savage. I have seen nearly every hockey highlight goal ever I’ve never seen anyone else ever do that move. Unreal.
@Briangoinpostal
@Briangoinpostal Жыл бұрын
Mario is the best ever
@gvalentine4535
@gvalentine4535 3 жыл бұрын
Do one on Usain Bolt
@jimweimer6725
@jimweimer6725 Жыл бұрын
His ability to score making the best players in the best league look silly or just make them look bad. Some goals he fooled the goalie so bad it was like a slam dunk into the empty net. Or make a goalie open his legs and go five hole while the game was at full speed.
@davecampbell7372
@davecampbell7372 3 жыл бұрын
No captioning?
@testsubject199
@testsubject199 9 ай бұрын
Getting radiation treatment in the morning, hopping on a private jet, going into your biggest rival's home and putting up two points that night is the most rockstar shit that'll ever happen I don't care. 🖤💛
@neoanderson563
@neoanderson563 2 жыл бұрын
Best ever
@YzerWings
@YzerWings 11 ай бұрын
Never realized how tall Mario was.
@brettblose1658
@brettblose1658 8 ай бұрын
Lemieux is the 'best' of all time. Nobody dominated like he did and played the game better. Gretzky may arguably be 'greater' due to a longer career and more accomplishments. But peak against peak, nobody played hockey better than Mario.
@scottl.1568
@scottl.1568 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's right...
@boojayg
@boojayg 11 ай бұрын
It seems to me Maria had more skill than Gretzky given his health conditions ect...
@BeyondMusic420
@BeyondMusic420 Жыл бұрын
Mario is the closest thing there is to god to me, hes my idol, for as tough as he was, beating cancer, playing through the back injury during the streak and everything else lets be honest here, Mario was one of the biggest divers and actors there ever was in the game and i never understood it. Hed fight off 3 guys keep driving to the net and still score on one rush, then 5 minutes later hed flop like a fish at the touch of a stick, lay on the ice like he was hurt, wait for the play to go down then magically jump back up at center ice a cherry pick lead pass and go in on a break away
@JUVI9596
@JUVI9596 6 ай бұрын
If he had been healthy his whole career he would have broken many of Gretzky’s records
@jmadratz
@jmadratz Жыл бұрын
Nice commentary…but never mention Crosby in the same breath as Lemieux, Mario was a once in a generation player; Crosby was a great player to build your team around, Lemieux was an unbelievable player to build your Stanley Cup champion team around.
@AlexQC9
@AlexQC9 Жыл бұрын
Imagine Lemieux in today,s hockey 🤣
@47tooter
@47tooter Жыл бұрын
He ruined 80s hockey with his diving and faking injuries , Falling down if you bump him the slightest. A European type of player that wanted no contact and with Bettman, changed the sport for the worse.
@patrice5976
@patrice5976 Жыл бұрын
Must be People like you that voted Gretzky for mvp in 87-88 despite Mario Lemieux outscoring by 50 points.
@47tooter
@47tooter Жыл бұрын
Cause Gretzky's not a faker
@KevinKulasa
@KevinKulasa 9 ай бұрын
Mcdavid ❤
@AidanHolland
@AidanHolland 7 ай бұрын
Mario and crosby made me a penguins fan. I don't follow the other Pittsburgh teams. There's something about those penguins.
@GrungeHead47
@GrungeHead47 2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know where I can sell his hockey stick signed by him from '95? I have 3 but only want to sell one. I want to find some where or someone that will give me a good price. I've had them for 16 years I think and they hold a lot of sentimental value but I need money. I know they are worth a lot now since the guys a legend. Back story I had the same cancer as him when I was 5 years old. I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma I had a lump on my neck that had to be removed and I was going through chemo. My dad was a cop and had a buddy that knew him. When he found out he wanted meet me, idk why a lot of people felt sorry for me I even got a Make-a-Wish years after I was already in remission. Anyway the Albuquerque Police Department flew my dad and me out to Pittsburgh and I got meet the Steelers run around on their field and stuff, and we hung out with Lemieux for a few days played in the hockey rink. I left Pittsburgh with a ton of signed sports stuff from both the Steelers and the Penguins. I have a signed Jager stick I think too. My dad has all the stuff and it's been years since I've seen I've seen the stuff since he's been saving it for me. The main things I will never forget are those hockey sticks.
@stix5487
@stix5487 3 жыл бұрын
Someone loves you...❤😎✊ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. JOHN 3:16
@Cadenandcam
@Cadenandcam Жыл бұрын
W Mario
@KevinKulasa
@KevinKulasa 9 ай бұрын
💰
@akvalues
@akvalues 2 жыл бұрын
MARIO IS JORDAN!! WAYNE IS LEBRON!
@patrice5976
@patrice5976 Жыл бұрын
Mario is Jordan, Gretzky is Kareem Abdul Jabar
@akvalues
@akvalues Жыл бұрын
@@patrice5976 NOPE KAREEM IS GORDY HOWE
@susanyy
@susanyy 11 ай бұрын
Jordan is Mario and lebron is wayne*
@privateuser3042
@privateuser3042 Жыл бұрын
Lemieux is the GOAT even better than Gretzky. Bigger stronger physical just completely dominated didn't need teammates he can play 1-5 and dominate all alone. Jagr and Francis helped though lol
@dcfire2222
@dcfire2222 Жыл бұрын
He played only 900 games! If he was 100% He would be second all time!
@patrice5976
@patrice5976 Жыл бұрын
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