Wayne Gretzky: Mario Lemieux is a better scorer than I
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- Wayne Gretzky on building chemistry with Mario Lemieux during the 1987 Canada Cup, why he told Lemieux that he needs to be the shooter on future two-on-one attacks and how it translated into one of the greatest goals Gretzky was ever a part of
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Wayne being modest.. the greatest of all time. From a Sabres fan.
Full credit to 99 for acknowledging that Mario was a better goal scorer. It was both correct and humble as a man who's scored bundles can get. But the way he worded it was with such class. That is why Gretz is the greatest.
Wayne’s so humble here. I enjoyed seen both of them playing trough their careers.
Love the hockey interviews Graham. Mario Lemieux could be a guest one day? He was probably the 2nd best player in NHL history or arguably.
Such a classy player. What a great role model.
87 Canada Cup Final: Game 1 - Soviet Union 6 Canada 5 in OT . Game 2 - Canada 6 Soviet Union 5 in 2OT . Game 3 - Canada 6 Soviet Union 5 . Gretzky to Lemiuex with the game winner with about 90 seconds left in the 3rd Period and game was tied . Best hockey i've ever seen . Not only was Team Canada stacked but so was the Soviet Union ... Sweden , Czechoslovakia, U.S.A. and Finland were no slouches either. But Gretzky and Mario Lemiuex on the same line was unreal. Beautiful passing .
It was pure fun to watch them play back then - I still have a big smile on my face every time I watch them play on You Tube.
Mario was so superb they had a game name after him - super Mario
Gretzky is one of the few outstanding goal scorers who really didn't have powerful shot. Everything with Wayne was timing and positioning. There has never been another like him.
Kind of like how Ali wasn't a power puncher but had just enough to put a guy down.
That's a good comparison.
Wayne didn't need a powerful shot. He was so smart and spotted the openings
David Huynh So wrong! Use your eyes! Mario and Wayne were SOOOOOO much better than guys like Crosby! Even guys like Mogilny, Bure and Selanne would dominate today's scoring charts!
A bit of an exaggeration...The puck protection ability of Crosby alone would be nearly impossible to counter in the 1980s...Crosby was on pace for 66 goals in 2012 before his concussion...Shooting on guys like Mike Vernon..I think he could have got another 30....
So humble. A true champion.
I had the honor of seeing Wayne play twice, live, while he was still with the Oilers. He scored on a breakaway that was truly amazing. I think both games I attended he had hat tricks. And I love his humility and modesty. Such a humble man, considering he was the greatest the game has ever seen, in my view.
love the guy...so career and always humble.
Wayne is so intelligent nd well spoken
Such a humble guy
Wow. I love Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. Both rule.
Such a lucid and smart guy.... And, greatest player ever, Gretzky. Most taented by just about every one's admission, Mario....
Wayne was the one kid growing up that my Dad always commented on because it was known in southern Ontario of this kid who was 200+ goals. My farther without knowing my ideal player was Paul Coffee watched me become fearless and broke out for 2 goals that night God Bless our leadership!
Exactly what i was thinking.Walter taught him to be respectful and he is and always was.He is one of the best people IMO to ever come out of Canada.
rest in peace Walter.
Aww, the great one and a humble human being!!!
Greatness. Love 'em both.
Lemieux is the best of all time
I watched them both and i put my money on Mario, the reason is how he scored those goals. Gretzky had great players, Mario had to carry his team for years to get going but all the time he made it look easy .i respect every player, hardest sport to play in my opinion
Wayne is just a nice guy. 👍❤️🇨🇦
Lemieux could put the puck wherever he wanted better than any player in NHL history.
To me, Lemieux is about the only (C, LW, RW ) that you could even argue was as good or better than Gretzky in terms of at least numbers anyway. Or what would have been for numbers had he not been hurt.
Mike Bossy at least in the scoring department was right up there his was cut short also.
Most humble untouchable sports superstar out of all the major sports in history.
Feel lucky to say I saw both play.
Le mieux means” the best “in French
gretz i believe was a slightly better passer, but lemieux could score goals like no one, and with his 6'4? reach, goalies had no chance
Class player and person Wayne Gretzky.👏
This is why I put Gretzky/Orr/Howe/Lemieux as the top tier of hockey players but not in any particular order - they’re all great in different ways
Gretz didn't get to be the all-time assist leader by being a, "Puck hog."
Actually, early in his career, opponents knew he was a great playmaker so they tried to force him to shoot, after he got 92 goals, they tried to force him to pass and he got 163 assists. Regardless of what his opponents did, he always found a way to rack up the points!
Gretz also said KENT NILSSON was the most skilled playere ever so is everyone gonna take Wayne's words to heart? Gretz is a nice guy of course he will say that
glenn allin *player
That's before Lemieux's career was finished, Gretzky now states Lemieux is the most skilled player he has ever played with. I remember when he mentioned Kent Nilsson, Bobby Hull had also praised Nilsson as the hardest shot he had ever seen.
And Gretzky considers Howe the GOAT
Wayne Gretzky...a prince amongst men...
Wow what a great video a Legend of the game talking about a legend of the game that's fantastic
Wayne was the greatest scoring machine in history!with no size or strength!
He was protected thats why lol
He's bigger than Claude Giroux, he wasn't small, he was 72 inches in height, Therion Fleury, Tyler Johnson and Johnny Gaudreau are 3 players that lack size.
He's always so modest.
He was the greatest goal scorer of all time. Period.
Numbers are all that matter when it comes to comparisons. Everything else is to subjective.
doublestrokeroll lemieux had more goals per game...WAY less good teammates and git double teamed all the time and still scores non stop...Gretzky could just dish it off to other greats when in trouble...lemieux brought a dead last and ready to change cities Pittsburgh team to two cups with jagr who was nowhere near the great player he would become and recchi...lemieux was better
yeah Jagr, stevens francis etc.....all terrible terrible players....
and wayne was NEEEVER double teamed......lol....get the fuck out of here....
Bossy had more goals per game than either of them. Is Bossy the best goal scorer ever?
Total numbers are all that matters.
doublestrokeroll lol prime lemieux is better hands down...did you just compare both player's supporting cast?!! Holy shit get off Gretzky's nuts lol...jagr wasn't even close to being inn his prime and Stevens and Francis?! I named Kurri, Messier, Coffey and Fuhr and you name those guys...lol
doublestrokeroll and a very valid argument could be made that bossy is the best goal scorer ever
Yeah....cause Fuhr was setting up a LOT of 99's points....lol...
Seem to remember that 99's REGULAR linemate was dave fucking semenko....yeah....real skill there.
Oh and Mario played with Coffey too.......hahaha.....
99 blows mario out of the fucking water. It's not even close.
If you think bossy is the best every....well....good for you.....but you'd be wrong.
99....greatest goal scorer ever. Period.
Mario is the only player I put in the discussion with the great one. No cancer and no injuries and he’s for sure number two in every category and probably number one in goals
.....and Bobby Orr.
Gretsky has the records but prime mario was a force of nature. I grew up in pittsburgh and was lucky enough to see him play many times.
I think Gretzky is my favorite superstar. Humble, such a student and thinker of the game. Mario eventually matured as well. Nice interview
A Great man and Legendary player that 99
Wayne is a class act
Just like Orr, Gretzky and Lemieux are such humble guys.
Lemieux and Gretzky, unbelievable
One more year!!!
I just watched a video with every Canadian goal that tournament. A couple things I didn't remember.
First- how slick of a skater Ray Bourque was.
2nd- when the winning goal went in, I was to busy cheering. I am a Pittsburgh fan to this day because of it. What I didn't see because maybe it didn't show it on a replay or I was to young to care or understand, the back checker that 100% would have caught Mario if the Canadian defenseman didn't dump him at center ice. The two players that fell off the face-off in Canada's end were at the far blue line when that infarction happened. They were a foot away from lifting Mario's stick when he released the puck.
I have never heard anyone ever comment about it or make a joke about "getting away with one there"
Different rules, different era but you would have to wonder how the broadcast in the Soviet Union was reporting the events of that non call
I don’t even like hockey, and I could listen to Gretzky talk all day long.
This is why he is the great one.
Mario Lemieux is the best goal scorer ever. He didn't play enough games to score the most goals ever, but he was the best.
I got to see him live in Vancouver that was cool , best player ever period magic hands alright .
.......for that era if NHL hockey. Thank you. ;
This is why I love hockey. Gretzky and Mario were absolutely the 2 best players on the face of the Earth when they played. And yet they were both so humble. Can't imagine anybody in today's NFL or NBA being that modest and classy. What was so amazing about Gretzky was that none of his shots...slapper, wrister, backhand....were what you could call "superior." And he put the puck in the net anyway.
He was the NHL's version of Cris Carter, of whom Buddy Ryan once said, "All he does is score touchdowns."
Mario was just giving RESPECT!
Best way to put it for me is I haven’t seen anything like Mario since he came, and haven’t seen anything like him since he left.
I agree with Wayne.
The best center of all the time.
Wayne Gretzky was the Great One, but only Mario could make a goalie shit himself when he was coming in on a breakaway.
As a kid in the 80's I was a Flames fan, and I hated this man with an unnatural fervor, that was beyond rational, I would dream of the ways in which he could be punished/killed/injured, it really was ridiculous, I could not appreciate his greatness, or how wonderful a person he actually was. looking back I shake my head at my younger self, now 99 is one of my favourite players to go back and be nostalgic about, even though he killed my team so many times. Once you grow up it's really hard to hate this man. I see the same thing with Brady in the NFL, almost everyone that isn't a Patriots fan hates him (i'm not, I don't), but how can you, when he carries himself in such a humble way, just like Wayne.
Todays hockey suck but back then in the 80s 90s hockey was great.
so humble, so gracious. he's the greatest of all time. period.
No he's not just had the best players around him
Mario was better
@@hugh2hoob668 no he wasnt stfu
Just one question: Can you still play as Gretzky in the newer NHL video games??? or any of the other classic players like Hull, Lemieux, Yzerman, Federov, Sakic, etc?
I'm a Pens fan and a huge Lemieux fan, so it's great to hear how humble Gretzky is here, and I believe he's 100% correct that Lemieux was a better goal scorer. I believe he was the best goal scorer that ever played, but the greatest player on NHL history is The Great One. Lemieux "could've" possibly exceeded him, but he just didn't.
Over 1100 more points than Lemieux, over 900 more assists, 4 cups to 2 cups as well. I know that's a team thing but still.
Twice the playoff points.. etc.
Gretzky has to be the most statistically dominating player in any sport. Only Lemieux could've bettered him, but he just didn't.
I love Lemieux, but he lacked some maturity at a young age too. If he came up in today's game, with the insane training regiments of drio many players, he could be a force unlike anything.. if he too trained like that.
I'm going to guess that I am quite a bit older than you. As great as both Mario and Gretzky were, for me, the GOAT will always be Bobby Orr.
wayne reached all the major goal scoring milestones in fewer games than mario nuff said
Agree with Gretsky---OF COURSE.
The guy with the most goals in NHL history says 'Mario was a better scorer'. Wow! Mario must have been something!
Oi
Mario seemed to create breakaways at will.one game, game 1992 final game vs chicago, he had breakaway after breakaway...hasek in goal had to be an acrobat to keep mario from dropping 4,5 goals on him....
Cigs on the bench and a sniper. Mario was amazing
Gretzky going off on someone....hahaha! That couldn't be more out of character. I like this guy interviewing though, he gets right into it. Nice work man ✌
Just think in the 90s if Wayne goes to Pittsburgh with Mario and Jagr
Yup
The humility in Wayne is 100% genuine and true class speaking of Mario like that. Mario was the better skilled player of the two without doubt. Mario we can only wonder the “what if”, like bossy and the great bobby Orr but Gretzky got the records.
All due respect to Howe and Orr, in my opinion Mario Lemieux was the second best player to ever play, and may have been the most talented player to ever play. That man was dangerous 1 on 5 in his prime!
Gretzky talks brightly, almost as brilliant as a hockey player.
Dear wayne, nobody reasonable never doubt it..
Crosby fan but wow I love Gretzky. Mario was of kind. So is Sid the kid.
Man Gretzky and Lemieux on the same line....
Very impressed with Gretzky's modesty.
Gretzky, through his body of work, is the greatest player ever.
If I could have either for one playoff series: Lemieux hands down.
In the playoffs? Gretzky was a lot more clutch. Way higher playoff PPG average. Led the playoffs in scoring 6 times. Scored 47 points in only 18 games in 1985. Scored 13 points in the 1988 finals in only 4.5 games (they had to re-do game 4 again). Scored the most points in the 1987 Canada Cup with a 2.3 PPG average (vs Mario who had a 2.0 PPG average that same tournament). Even in 1993 at age 33 he had 40 points on the Kings (the 4th highest ever). He single handedly beat Toronto in game 7 that year with a hat trick and an assist. Gretzky was the most clutch playoff performer ever.
Wayne Gretzky is the best athlete of all time.
Wayne Gretzky didn't have the greatest skill in hockey history but all around had very good skill and most of all was incredibly smart on the ice that's what made him great. He was playing chess on the ice while everyone else was playing checkers.
When Gretzky was on the ice, you could swear he had eyes in the back of his head.
Mario missed over two seasons worth of games in the middle of his career due to a battle with Leukemia, which he won. Without that illness he very well could have threatened Gretzky’s numbers. At the very least, he would be #1 in goals since he did have a better goals per game average.
Now the greatest goal scorer ever was actually Mike Bossy. He played ten seasons. Had 50+ goals in each of his first nine seasons and I believe 33 or 37 in his tenth before retiring. He still hold the highest goals per game of any player.
And this is why he is the only Great One!
Gretzky was great. But anyone who thinks he was better than Lemieux is either an ankle-burner or a ball hockey superstar.
Wayne Gretzky is one of the classiest guys to ever play the game. He's right that Mario pretty much couldn't miss when given the slightest opportunity for a goal. On the ice, these two were completely in a league of their own.
No he isnt lol he stole Winnipeg's last game puck and gambled on the game like a low life
I think that Wayne and Mario were about equal in scoring ability but Wayne is called The Great One for a reason...because overall he is the greatest player of all time. And did Mario ever host Saturday Night Live? No, but Wayne did. And he was damn funny!! Look up the SNL video for "Waikiki Hockey"...good stuff.
Also consider how many games Mario played below 100% when he did play. His physical makeup allowed him to shine, but also limited his career.
Wayne didn’t have the physical attributes that Mario had , in fact he may of been one of the slowest on the oilers. With that said, it’s incredible what he accomplished for his size and weight. Definitely the greatest and that’s coming from an all time Pens fan
I guess Marc Crawford saw this video and said " shootout ? Wayne , you sit this one out "
If Mario didn’t retire early he could have possibly scored more goals then Gretzky!
Imagine the humility to be considered the greatest hockey player of all time and to tell another player you want them to take the shot. This is selfless and putting the team above yourself.
All of these people arguing about who the greatest goal scorer is but little do they know he’s playing right now
Ahahahaha. Ovechkin had more shots on net after 400 games then Lemieux did his entire career
#99 is the Goat:
Gretzky is the Michael Jordan of Hockey
#66 Mario is the Kobe of hockey
#9 Stanly cups between them + Stats and statistics that will blow your mind.
#66 Mario Lemieux still my favourite player
If Lemieux would have played in more games he would have broken a ton of records
That 87 Canada cup team was somthing else. Whats really remarkable, is the role players on that team, besides all the Oiler's on that team they had other phenomenal players. Dale Hawerchuck was the player of game in the final, not Wayne or Mario. It was Dale who won the face off to create that two on one. Also, Brian Propp played LW on the 1st line most of the time, Not Messier.
Gretzky won back to back cups at the age of 23-24.I guess that was when he reached his prime.
Mario all time leader in average points per game. Best stat to have in my opinion
no he isnt good lord where do you get this crap oh and remember wayne played way more past his prime than mario did deflating his stats and still has the highest points per game avg
Biggest regret was not seeing the great one on a breakaway against Hayek.
Probably the most intelligent mind hockey player Gretz was.
Wayne wouldn't even put himself in the top 10 of best hockey players ever. Humble.
Mario is still the best to me.
Why do people feel they’re has to be the best, they were BOTH off the charts.