# goal scorers v. prior years vs current **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 1, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goal-scorers-v-prior-years-vs-current/44252 "2008-03-01T15:35:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![AFhockey31](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afhockey31/32/5086_2.png) [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goal-scorers-v-prior-years-vs-current/44252/13 "2008-03-01T19:29:42Z")
> [@Adictd2b00st](#): > > i understand what your saying, i’m not denying that it was different. > > BUT by your same arguement, then why weren’t there more players pacing him? he still dominated his era. and don’t forget skaters have also gotten better equipment/composite sticks too since then 😉 i think every generation has its one stand out that just blows everyone away… you had richard, howe, gretzky, lemieux, now you have multiple players in the same time… crosby(hate it or not, hes good) malkin, ovechkin gretz dominated in his era, and was more in the light cause there wasnt anyone that could even keep up… but now its different cause you have a couple super superstars that are tearing it up WHILE playing with the level thats out here now… to me if someone breaks gretzkys record now… theyve done WAY more to get it IMO. someone will, and to me, then it will be more impressive cause of trap style systems, 6’7’’ 250 lb defensemen, elite goalies… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/goal-scorers-v-prior-years-vs-current/44252)._