@@8799crosby I think you are referring to the 92-93 season, which Mario scored 69 goals in as well. That was a very high scoring season. 95-96 had 8 100+ point scorers. 92-93 had 21 100+ point scorers. Clutch and grab era, according to most started in 94-95, during which a trap style defensive Devils team won the cup in a lockout shortened season.
@@DanielH874 u better recheck those stats , 12 people had 100 , with 3 right at 99 points . Lindros sakic , Francis , forsberg all had almost 120 points , so no it was not the start of the clutch and grab. The following year it started with only 2 100 points , guys and Lemieux no where’s near 160 points
@@DanielH874 people love to say Lemieux was putting up monster number at the height of the trap , but it’s not true ,he retired ,the min 100 points guys were no longer getting 100 points . 95-96 there were 12 bordering on 15 100 points guys , next season there were 2 , then he retired , and the next season was 1 100 point guy
@Vlql Vlql Non, je comprends. Vous ne pouvez pas supposer que puisque je suis américain, je ne comprends pas. Mes deux parents sont italiens et ils m'ont appris la langue italienne. J'ai aussi visité l'Italie plusieurs fois. Mais ce n'est pas parce que mes parents sont originaires d'un autre pays qu'ils allaient automatiquement m'apprendre la langue maternelle. Seul Mario sait pourquoi il n'a pas appris le français à ses enfants.
The first goal was a perfect demonstration of what made Lemieux so amazing: the deceptive speed to get by Pronger, the strength and size to hold him off (rarely see Pronger look so small/helpless), and then the quickness and accuracy of his shot. Simply unstoppable!
He does the same thing to Pronger on the hat trick goal. Instead of standing by the net waiting for a back door one timer he goes back into the slot just far enough so that Pronger can't reach him and he's able to one time it and get a clean shot on goal and at that angle that was all he needed to do to put it by the goalie. He was so intelligent too
I LOVED seeing Pronger get beaten by ANYBODY! Remember when he went to blindside Yzerman and Stevie ducked, and Pronger blew out his knee? THAT WAS AWESOME! (Chris Farley, we miss you.)
Lemieux had SO many goals like that, where he just puts the puck in the perfect spot to beat the goalie, or deflects it off of a skate or something. Unspectacular to a lot of people watching, but if you knew hockey you were impressed. He just knew right where to put the puck. Fuhr was baffled after that goal. Lol. He thought he had everything covered. Remember all of his off angle goals from the corner, behind the goal line? Lol He would bank it off the goalies own pads and in the net. Lol
55Porter too bad Lerouix didn’t pick up a goal in this game. He would have registered a Gordie Howe hat trick!! th-cam.com/video/z4XkXEqveFc/w-d-xo.html
In my book the greatest player to ever play the game. Mario had to fight he had no goons to protect. Couldn't even tie skates went through cancer man was a beast. Nobody at that size had that Grace and that brilliance and that skill set.
@@robertflynnhumanities-engl8055 I watched it again. It was definitely the goalies fault on that one. I did notice that Pronger was on the ice for 4 of the 5 goals Lemieux scored. I couldn't tell if Pronger was on the ice for the 4th goal. Brett Hull turned over the puck on the 4th one.
Brian Leetch sorry, Gretzky is truly great but he had his stats padded by playing on a all star loaded team for his whole time in Edmonton. Lemieux was basically he only player on the pens for the first part of his career. By the time the pens got good Mario’s back was already ruined. Same with Bobby Orr, who I would say was better than Wayne as well. brian leetch was overrated!
LOL if any player suffered from lack of teammates it was Brian Leetch. He's not "overrated" he is in fact one of the most _UNDERRATED_ NHL defensemen of all time. Jeff Beukeboom played with Paul Coffey and Brian Leetch and said Leetch was the best defenseman he ever played with. Explain Gretzky's numbers in the 90's. There goes your "Edmonton" theory.
Funny how you dis Brian Leetch and then say Orr was better than Gretzky LOL. Leetch and Orr were very similar players and Leetch is often thought of as the American version of Orr. Leetch and Orr are the only 2 defensemen EVER to win the Calder, Norris, and Conn Smythe Trophy and Leetch is 1 of only THREE defensemen in NHL history to average over a point per game in the playoffs. He also is 2nd in points scored in 1 playoff season ALL TIME. Yeah, he sure is "overrated" LOL!
😆 now that’s funny! 99 has what, over 1,200 more points that 66. (Yes that’s Written correctly - thousand!) Mario has his best year 85-114-199 and +41. But Gretzky, amazingly, does better, going 87-118-215 and +76. (SUPERIOR)
I remember reading about how his son was born prematurely but when he was born, it was a big weight lifted off their shoulders. That must've been the wind beneath his wings for him to score 5 goals.
Mario, Francis and Jagr.... What an awesome combination of players.. This was the year they all played on the same line too.. Maybe the best line ever assembled.. Every game was unreal to watch and they seemed to score at will. Lemieux(2nd best scorer in nhl history if not for injuries, maybe even first) Jagr(2nd leading scorer in nhl history), Francis ( 5th highest scorer in nhl history and 2nd to Gretzky in assists).. ON.. THE.. SAME.. LINE. .
Kid Poker jagr or Stevens weren't playing yet in those years dip shit. And ok Gretzky didn't play with messier. You're right. He played with Glenn Anderson and jari kurri. Both hall of famers.
From Quebec, I grew up watching him on tv, he was my absolute hero. And I almost cry each time I see old footage of him like this one. Knowing he was struggling to tying his skates at this point in his career makes it even more heartbreaking. Best regards to the Pittsburg fans. :-)
I think that's legit maybe the most underrated goal of all time. I don't think I've ever seen another goal like it. Richter was completely fooled by what Mario did on the play 😅
@@gst013 It exists in soccer, but I've never seenit in hockey, before and after. And from what I know, Lemieux never played soccer, so it comes out of the blue for him, pure improvisation at top speed. It would have been great from Datsyuk or Forsberg, but less surprising because of their soccer backgroud. Lemieux was a genius giant. (And he got so many slashing, no one have ever endured so much abused in LNH. Or maybe Rocket Richard. I think Orr endured big abuses and hits too, but he was so faster, that he got less slashing I think)
Mike Lange.. you will be missed more than you'll ever know. So many great memories listening to you and your goal calls over the years. Happy retirement sir.
I was at this game- i was like 12 years old- bought tickets for my dad and myself - Lemieux Jagr Francis Mullen vs Gretzky Hull, MaCannis Fuhr- lots of hall of famers in this game- maybe a few more
As a #LBG #STL fan, I truly enjoy watching this - #66 is by far my favorite non-Blue hockey player of all time. 60+ goals in a season, both teams jersey's are awesome - this is how hockey should be on btw #2019StanleyCup
This is the best nhl game I've ever saw. I remember it was televised on KDKA. Lemieux & Gretzky vs each other for the last time, Lemieux's 5 goals, Roche beat Rob Pearson, and Leroux beat up the juiced up invincible Tony Twist. What a game!
I was as well. Few on here realize that his linemates were Brad Laur and Dave McLlwain in this game. Francis and Jagr only played with him on PP's and shift changes.
Once Big Mario got rolling like this it was all over, so blessed to have seen him play when he did. Big, strong, that loooonnngg reach, he was a terror out there, thanks for the memories Big 66!!!!!
Jagr and Mario where amazing this season. Francis finished 4th in the pointrace also. Tobad they lost to the stupid Panthers in the conference finals. If they had gone to the finals I think they might have beaten Colorado
@@michaeljoseph8674 In good health, If he was playing today in his prime, he'd still be winning the Art Ross every year. Crosby, Mcdavid, none of these guys could hold a candle to 66
He was so much better than Gretzky. Lemieux didn't have nobody to set him up early in his career like Gretzky did, if Lemieux did. Gretzky's records would be destroyed.
Holy what a loaded game. Was it Hall of Fame night? 6 HoF players v 4 HoF players. ... Glenn Anderson Wayne Gretzky Brett Hull Al MacInnis Chris Pronger Grant Fuhr v Ron Francis Jaromir Jagr Mario Lemieux Sergei Zubov
Always regarded mario as the greatest ever to play hockey. There hasnt been another like him. I think if he was playing now and if he was in his 20s and early 30s, he'd be putting up similar numbers as he did. Imagine if he was healthy. He came back after surgery and long time not playing and scores 2 goals and also an assist back in the day. Who does that.... Hes so good that part of me believes if he were to play now in his age, he could still put up some numbers lol
When I was a kid, I put my name and address in a giant fishbowl at the Monroeville mall... 2 weeks later a couple of serious looking fellas knocked on my parents for asking for 10(ish) year old me... And gave me a Mario Lemieux autographed hockey stick. It was awesome, I still have the sick in a shadow box
To me comparing Lemieux to Gretzky is like comparing Jordan to Bird or Superman vs Captain Marvel. We all have our favourites but at the end of the day, noone would complain having either of these two on their team. I am fortunate to see these guys play in their prime among many other greats and some day someone might come along and take hockey to the next level.
Not a penguins fan...im flyers so you know im not being bias. Wayne was a hoax...never got checked so every game was like an allstar game...no serious defense.....mario was by far the greatest player ive seen and its getting close because of sidney. Mario did it all with being checked...having health issues...and shooting on goalis who basically took up the whole net just standing there. Putting him in the same sentence as wayne is disrespectful to mario.
Miss the NHL from the 90's. Owner's were greedy over-expanded which watered down the game it's not the same anymore. Don't even get me started with a fiasco in Las Vegas where they gave all their good players to them because they gave such a huge expansion fee to the other owners.
66 just dismantles St Louis here. 95-96 Blues had some good talented players, it's a shame they were under .500. (Hull, Gretzky, Macinnis, Hawerchuk, Pronger, Fuhr, etc)
people compare Gretzky and Lemieux, you can't, Gretzky never had health issues and played almost every game every season for 20 years, Lemieux play only 11 almost full seasons and the remaining 6 he barely played half a season, everyone knew you weren't allow to touch Gretzky but you could do anything you wanted to Lemieux, all you have to do is watch this video again to know what I mean, then watch any video of Gretzky and you will see how the NHL was so biased! Remember this was right at the height of the separation movement in Quebec, Lemieux was french and from Quebec, Gretzky was english and from Ontario, I smell a political twist to what happened to them!
Who is the fabulous play by play man? "Ahhhh she said she wants to sell my monkey...." "Ahhhhhh Eddie Spaghetti..." "Ahhhhhh scratch my back with a hacksaw...."
i say this all the time. ever see gretzkys 5 goals vs the flyers to get 50 in 39? every goal would get a goalie yanked today. insane. its not a problem, but people have to understand the difference between most dominant player and best player. gretzky dominated his peers in the 80s more than any player ever (or maybe lemieux). crosby is the best player to ever play the game. in 10 years, it might be mcdavid. thats how sports works. coaching, training, and sports IQ all improve. its not a fair comparison, but if people insist on making it, then thats it. a 3rd liner in the NHL today could have scored 80 goals in the gretzky era.
You're right Chris, sadly in every sport people always have to go on about who's the "goat" but nobody ever takes into consideration that different eras were played with different rules and skill sets
@@Musicrecords10 i have no issue with people trying to figure out the greatest of all time. sports are about competition, right? its just another degree of competition. but my lord, just be intelligent about it. there are so few arguments left to be made about why 87 isnt the best ever. and like i said, in 20 years, there will probably be 3 or 4 guys who could push for that title. mcdavid tops the list.
I used to hang with the players after the game in the club i n Pittsburgh. On Saturday nights 1994-1995-1996. Hung out with. JAGR-Nedved-Kasparitis In Chauncey’s station square Pittsburgh
I am thankful to witness such a player who score goals in many different ways. He found open ice and if it wasn't there he created something out of nothing and still find a way to put it into the net.
In all fairness, Casey never had a year over .900 in his entire career. Would have never happened against Osgood or Hasek in '96. I'm just surprised he beat MacInnis every time.
69 goals in 70 games that season. Absolutely incredible. He did it during the clutch and grab/trap era too.
that was not the trap and clutch and grab era ,look up the stas that tons of people had well over 100 point,the clutch and grab started in 96-97
@@8799crosby I think you are referring to the 92-93 season, which Mario scored 69 goals in as well. That was a very high scoring season. 95-96 had 8 100+ point scorers. 92-93 had 21 100+ point scorers. Clutch and grab era, according to most started in 94-95, during which a trap style defensive Devils team won the cup in a lockout shortened season.
@@DanielH874 u better recheck those stats , 12 people had 100 , with 3 right at 99 points . Lindros sakic , Francis , forsberg all had almost 120 points , so no it was not the start of the clutch and grab. The following year it started with only 2 100 points , guys and Lemieux no where’s near 160 points
@@DanielH874 people love to say Lemieux was putting up monster number at the height of the trap , but it’s not true ,he retired ,the min 100 points guys were no longer getting 100 points . 95-96 there were 12 bordering on 15 100 points guys , next season there were 2 , then he retired , and the next season was 1 100 point guy
probably the most gifted player in terms of raw talent. Just think if he didnt have chronic back problems and cancer.
Vlql Vlql oui
@Vlql Vlql Why would they speak French? They were born in the USA.
😂
Pourquoi parleraient-ils français? Ils sont nés aux USA. 😂
@Vlql Vlql Non, je comprends. Vous ne pouvez pas supposer que puisque je suis américain, je ne comprends pas. Mes deux parents sont italiens et ils m'ont appris la langue italienne. J'ai aussi visité l'Italie plusieurs fois. Mais ce n'est pas parce que mes parents sont originaires d'un autre pays qu'ils allaient automatiquement m'apprendre la langue maternelle. Seul Mario sait pourquoi il n'a pas appris le français à ses enfants.
@Vlql Vlql Pisseux de vinaigre
Si le français est SI important, apprends dont à l'écrire de la bonne façon. Des fautes à presque toutes les phrases...
One never gets tired watching Mario's highlights.
Best player ever. No debate best ever.
The first goal was a perfect demonstration of what made Lemieux so amazing: the deceptive speed to get by Pronger, the strength and size to hold him off (rarely see Pronger look so small/helpless), and then the quickness and accuracy of his shot. Simply unstoppable!
He does the same thing to Pronger on the hat trick goal. Instead of standing by the net waiting for a back door one timer he goes back into the slot just far enough so that Pronger can't reach him and he's able to one time it and get a clean shot on goal and at that angle that was all he needed to do to put it by the goalie.
He was so intelligent too
Raw talent and hard grit! #66
I LOVED seeing Pronger get beaten by ANYBODY! Remember when he went to blindside Yzerman and Stevie ducked, and Pronger blew out his knee? THAT WAS AWESOME! (Chris Farley, we miss you.)
Lemieux had SO many goals like that, where he just puts the puck in the perfect spot to beat the goalie, or deflects it off of a skate or something.
Unspectacular to a lot of people watching, but if you knew hockey you were impressed.
He just knew right where to put the puck. Fuhr was baffled after that goal. Lol. He thought he had everything covered.
Remember all of his off angle goals from the corner, behind the goal line?
Lol
He would bank it off the goalies own pads and in the net. Lol
That’s horrible goaltending lmao
Five Lemieux goals, five classic Mike Lange calls. Not a bad exacta.
And Leroux - Twist
Taft Gardner greatest second gretzgy
Mario Le Magnifique , Mike Lange is a funny announcer.
55Porter too bad Lerouix didn’t pick up a goal in this game. He would have registered a Gordie Howe hat trick!!
th-cam.com/video/z4XkXEqveFc/w-d-xo.html
In my book the greatest player to ever play the game. Mario had to fight he had no goons to protect. Couldn't even tie skates went through cancer man was a beast. Nobody at that size had that Grace and that brilliance and that skill set.
Poor Jon Casey. Used and abused again by #66. Mario Lemieux circa the 1995-96 season: 69 Goals in 70 Games Played. 161 Points.
Had he played the full season he would have been the most recent person to have 80 goals.
Lemieux went around Chris Pronger like he was a pilon for the first goal. That tells you the kind of talent Mario had.
Right exactly. Pronger dominated throughout his entire career, from 93-12. Perfect example of why the "era" argument is stupid
disagree. He played him well and didn't allow anything more than a sharp angle shot that should have been stopped...
@@robertflynnhumanities-engl8055 I watched it again. It was definitely the goalies fault on that one. I did notice that Pronger was on the ice for 4 of the 5 goals Lemieux scored. I couldn't tell if Pronger was on the ice for the 4th goal. Brett Hull turned over the puck on the 4th one.
Mario would have broken all the records had he had the health and on ice protection Gretzky had. Mario = GOAT.
No, he would not have. Sorry. Gretzky is light years ahead of everyone, including Mario.
Brian Leetch sorry, Gretzky is truly great but he had his stats padded by playing on a all star loaded team for his whole time in Edmonton. Lemieux was basically he only player on the pens for the first part of his career. By the time the pens got good Mario’s back was already ruined. Same with Bobby Orr, who I would say was better than Wayne as well. brian leetch was overrated!
LOL if any player suffered from lack of teammates it was Brian Leetch. He's not "overrated" he is in fact one of the most _UNDERRATED_ NHL defensemen of all time. Jeff Beukeboom played with Paul Coffey and Brian Leetch and said Leetch was the best defenseman he ever played with. Explain Gretzky's numbers in the 90's. There goes your "Edmonton" theory.
Funny how you dis Brian Leetch and then say Orr was better than Gretzky LOL. Leetch and Orr were very similar players and Leetch is often thought of as the American version of Orr. Leetch and Orr are the only 2 defensemen EVER to win the Calder, Norris, and Conn Smythe Trophy and Leetch is 1 of only THREE defensemen in NHL history to average over a point per game in the playoffs. He also is 2nd in points scored in 1 playoff season ALL TIME. Yeah, he sure is "overrated" LOL!
😆 now that’s funny! 99 has what, over 1,200 more points that 66. (Yes that’s Written correctly - thousand!)
Mario has his best year 85-114-199 and +41. But Gretzky, amazingly, does better, going 87-118-215 and +76. (SUPERIOR)
Mario made the game beautiful. He was such a graceful player.
Mario is the greatest player ever.
How blessed I am to have witnessed the majority of his career.
Jon Casey still has nightmares of Mario Lemieux to this day.
Jon Casey is grateful that Mario chose him to abuse, without Lemieux nobody would remember Jon Casey's name.
Sc final with Minnesota North Star don't forget! Classic Lemieux's goal :no defender, no goalie
I remember reading about how his son was born prematurely but when he was born, it was a big weight lifted off their shoulders. That must've been the wind beneath his wings for him to score 5 goals.
THE BEST EVER
I heard that and couldn’t agree more! #66
97
@@ia8682 lol
Gotta say watching the Penguins powerplays in the 90s was some of the most beautiful hockey
Mario, Francis and Jagr.... What an awesome combination of players.. This was the year they all played on the same line too.. Maybe the best line ever assembled.. Every game was unreal to watch and they seemed to score at will. Lemieux(2nd best scorer in nhl history if not for injuries, maybe even first) Jagr(2nd leading scorer in nhl history), Francis ( 5th highest scorer in nhl history and 2nd to Gretzky in assists).. ON.. THE.. SAME.. LINE. .
MMGJ10 Lemieux was a better scorer than Gretzky, he said so himself.
i thought lemieux never played with good players
Kid Poker-From 84-90 what good players did Lemieux play with?
jagr, kevin stevens, gretz wasnt on the same line as messier
Kid Poker jagr or Stevens weren't playing yet in those years dip shit. And ok Gretzky didn't play with messier. You're right. He played with Glenn Anderson and jari kurri. Both hall of famers.
Easily the most physically gifted Offense player there will ever be. If you think different, you just don't know Hockey. Lemieux is at the top alone
no one will ever argue that and ronnie what a player .. and add jagr what a legend line. what a time to watch hockey
Best player ever
Lemieux is sharing first place with Peter Forsberg. Don't try.
@@LorentzHallMusic Nice joke. Forsberg was amazing, but no Lemieux not even close
What about Tie Dummy?😮
Nobody had a better power play than the Pens in the 90's
Best ever?
I'm pretty sure the 88/89 Pens set the record with 119 POwer play goals in a season
From Quebec, I grew up watching him on tv, he was my absolute hero. And I almost cry each time I see old footage of him like this one. Knowing he was struggling to tying his skates at this point in his career makes it even more heartbreaking. Best regards to the Pittsburg fans. :-)
Remember 2002 when he dummied a pass through his legs and team Canada scored
The magnificent 1
no player would pass up that shot. That pass was gifted to Mario. But he saw something nobody else at home or in that building saw
I think that's legit maybe the most underrated goal of all time. I don't think I've ever seen another goal like it. Richter was completely fooled by what Mario did on the play 😅
@@gst013 It exists in soccer, but I've never seenit in hockey, before and after. And from what I know, Lemieux never played soccer, so it comes out of the blue for him, pure improvisation at top speed. It would have been great from Datsyuk or Forsberg, but less surprising because of their soccer backgroud. Lemieux was a genius giant. (And he got so many slashing, no one have ever endured so much abused in LNH. Or maybe Rocket Richard. I think Orr endured big abuses and hits too, but he was so faster, that he got less slashing I think)
66 A GIFT FROM GOD !!
I forget but i think it was some goaltender who said they should have added another 6 to his jersey
The way he crashed into the boards on the 5th goal, WOW!
He had such deceptive speed and acceleration. On his fourth goal, he just dusted the D man while looking like he was skating leisurely.
look at the goal vs bourque in 92 playoffs lemieux was 30 ft behind and blew past him
Big guys are a totally different breed.
Long legs and a long powerful stride made him look slower than he was.
Damn I miss watching him play. Lol
Mike Lange.. you will be missed more than you'll ever know. So many great memories listening to you and your goal calls over the years. Happy retirement sir.
and RIP Stan Savran.
Lemieux was awesome...fought cancer came back and got the scoring title after losing out on so many games.. With a bad back to boot!
People can brag about Gretzky's point total all they want. Lemieux is the greatest of all time!
majic 44 Hey dumbass.
you're just emotional from watching the video
Damn straight
greatest all time isnt ranked 191 all time in plus minus
Gretzky's huge lead in points and 2 more Cups really crush that theory.
'Scratch my back with a hacksaw!' and 'tickle my balls with a chainsaw!'
Lemieux gets the hat trick!
'Scratch my sack with a sacksaw!'
No question about it. Mario Lemieux Is The Best To Ever Play The Game. Need I say more???
Lemieux - Francis - Jagr.... hooooly what a combo.
Try trio.
Yikes! That combo on a power play wouldnt even need defensemen out there. Just the 3 of them
the holy trinity
I was at this game- i was like 12 years old- bought tickets for my dad and myself - Lemieux Jagr Francis Mullen vs Gretzky Hull, MaCannis Fuhr- lots of hall of famers in this game- maybe a few more
chris pronger is in the hall too
you were 12 and bought tickets ? damn how
12 years old and buying tickets for you and your Dad? I'm calling BS
Kids got allowances, it doesn't sound that crazy
Brandon Schwab we were there together!
As a #LBG #STL fan, I truly enjoy watching this - #66 is by far my favorite non-Blue hockey player of all time. 60+ goals in a season, both teams jersey's are awesome - this is how hockey should be on btw #2019StanleyCup
… oh and no stupid trapezoid rule for the goalies
This is the best nhl game I've ever saw. I remember it was televised on KDKA. Lemieux & Gretzky vs each other for the last time, Lemieux's 5 goals, Roche beat Rob Pearson, and Leroux beat up the juiced up invincible Tony Twist. What a game!
Best game I’ve ever attended. It’s amazing how many times he hit the post that night as well.
Michael Pleva I was there too and you’re right. He could have had eight or nine goals that night.
I was as well. Few on here realize that his linemates were Brad Laur and Dave McLlwain in this game. Francis and Jagr only played with him on PP's and shift changes.
Seems like nobody ever gives Ronnie Francis credit. That guy was amazing!
I wonder if Mario's 5th goal was inspiration for the goal Crosby scored against Tampa Bay early in his career. So similar.
Once Big Mario got rolling like this it was all over, so blessed to have seen him play when he did. Big, strong, that loooonnngg reach, he was a terror out there, thanks for the memories Big 66!!!!!
Les Schoenberger My buddy used to call him ´Le Grand ´ wich means in french the tall dude!
4:38 Jon Casey's five hole was measured by zip codes.
Jon Casey has PTSD from Mario Lemieux scoring on him.
Amazing player. Amazing human being.
Jagr and Mario where amazing this season. Francis finished 4th in the pointrace also. Tobad they lost to the stupid Panthers in the conference finals. If they had gone to the finals I think they might have beaten Colorado
I remember Ron Francis was injured and didn't play against the Panthers...what could have been.
That would of been a awesome final
Art Vandelay the Beeezer stoped them? Lol
@@rongabrieljr.8784 He was the factor.
Think?
Best goal scorer ever
Literally every goal he scored was highlight worthy ... unbelievable athlete.
no only two three at most. The first goal was horrible..Solid Beer league goalie stops those all day today and thats a fact
@@michaeljoseph8674 L
Maybe the last one, those werent highlights
@@michaeljoseph8674 In good health, If he was playing today in his prime, he'd still be winning the Art Ross every year.
Crosby, Mcdavid, none of these guys could hold a candle to 66
@@michaeljoseph8674 Solid beer league goalies are better then Grant Fuhr? wow, you're intelligent lmao
Who can forget good ole ‘Step-on-my-Toe’. A former Flame as well.
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee shoots and scores
He was so much better than Gretzky. Lemieux didn't have nobody to set him up early in his career like Gretzky did, if Lemieux did. Gretzky's records would be destroyed.
Lesmiouuuuuuu... loll
Best ever!
Lemieux Was the greatest player ever doesn't matter about the titles anything like that He was unbelievable 66
Holy Cow..that team was loaded with talent.
I know at one time their power play was nothing but hall of famers. Lemieux Jagr Francis Coffey Murphy
Both were. There were 10 Hall of Fame players in this game.
@@jumpyg1258 In this game Sergei Zubov was on that line. 4 Hall of Fame players were on that Power Play line.
Just think its 95 96 team its2021 and yagr is still playing for the Czechoslovakian team he owns at 42 simply astounding
He embarrassed goalies
Wow Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Petr Nedved and Ron Francis?? What a stacked team
Absolutely the best ever 99 can't compare the Mario for the memories.
Funny to see how Chris Pronger looks like a little kid trying o take the puck from Mario in the beginning of the video 😂
"The Magnificent"
Stan Savran on color commentary
Holy what a loaded game.
Was it Hall of Fame night?
6 HoF players v 4 HoF players.
...
Glenn Anderson
Wayne Gretzky
Brett Hull
Al MacInnis
Chris Pronger
Grant Fuhr
v
Ron Francis
Jaromir Jagr
Mario Lemieux
Sergei Zubov
Mickeal jordan who!!!!....Mario Lemeuix is the REAL DEAL
Bradley Todd mickeal? 😂😂 it’s Michael
The GOAT.
Always regarded mario as the greatest ever to play hockey. There hasnt been another like him. I think if he was playing now and if he was in his 20s and early 30s, he'd be putting up similar numbers as he did. Imagine if he was healthy. He came back after surgery and long time not playing and scores 2 goals and also an assist back in the day. Who does that....
Hes so good that part of me believes if he were to play now in his age, he could still put up some numbers lol
When I was a kid, I put my name and address in a giant fishbowl at the Monroeville mall... 2 weeks later a couple of serious looking fellas knocked on my parents for asking for 10(ish) year old me... And gave me a Mario Lemieux autographed hockey stick.
It was awesome, I still have the sick in a shadow box
He’s on the hockey Mt. Rushmore, probably the most physically talented player who’s ever played the game! Those Pens jerseys kicked ass!
To me comparing Lemieux to Gretzky is like comparing Jordan to Bird or Superman vs Captain Marvel. We all have our favourites but at the end of the day, noone would complain having either of these two on their team. I am fortunate to see these guys play in their prime among many other greats and some day someone might come along and take hockey to the next level.
Not a penguins fan...im flyers so you know im not being bias. Wayne was a hoax...never got checked so every game was like an allstar game...no serious defense.....mario was by far the greatest player ive seen and its getting close because of sidney. Mario did it all with being checked...having health issues...and shooting on goalis who basically took up the whole net just standing there. Putting him in the same sentence as wayne is disrespectful to mario.
Miss the NHL from the 90's. Owner's were greedy over-expanded which watered down the game it's not the same anymore. Don't even get me started with a fiasco in Las Vegas where they gave all their good players to them because they gave such a huge expansion fee to the other owners.
Always a legend.
Greatest ever
66 just dismantles St Louis here. 95-96 Blues had some good talented players, it's a shame they were under .500. (Hull, Gretzky, Macinnis, Hawerchuk, Pronger, Fuhr, etc)
I can’t believe this team didn’t win the cup. Hell of a line up
To this day I still love watching the video...Mario was awesome.
Simply put, he was the best, much better than Gretzky! MARIO = G.O.A.T!!! He was the ELVIS of Hockey.
Wayne Who? Mario Lemieux was always a better natural goal scorer!
Yes Mario was big skated like the wind and could score at will. Mario best ever!
people compare Gretzky and Lemieux, you can't, Gretzky never had health issues and played almost every game every season for 20 years, Lemieux play only 11 almost full seasons and the remaining 6 he barely played half a season, everyone knew you weren't allow to touch Gretzky but you could do anything you wanted to Lemieux, all you have to do is watch this video again to know what I mean, then watch any video of Gretzky and you will see how the NHL was so biased! Remember this was right at the height of the separation movement in Quebec, Lemieux was french and from Quebec, Gretzky was english and from Ontario, I smell a political twist to what happened to them!
Lemieux only had 6 seasons with 70+ games played. The hell are you talking about
ah yes the days where you were not allowed to pick Gretzky or Lemieux in your pool
nedved to lemuix...sa weeeet...thats called threading the needle...magical💃👍👍👍
The greater one!
Seeing Casey come into net Lemieux must have been just licking his chops.
Who is the fabulous play by play man? "Ahhhh she said she wants to sell my monkey...." "Ahhhhhh Eddie Spaghetti..." "Ahhhhhh scratch my back with a hacksaw...."
zcparijataka That’s Mike Lange. He’s in the hockey Hall of Fame
Most of these goals are a great example of why you can't compare Gretzky to Crosby. And this was in '96!
i say this all the time. ever see gretzkys 5 goals vs the flyers to get 50 in 39? every goal would get a goalie yanked today. insane. its not a problem, but people have to understand the difference between most dominant player and best player.
gretzky dominated his peers in the 80s more than any player ever (or maybe lemieux).
crosby is the best player to ever play the game.
in 10 years, it might be mcdavid. thats how sports works. coaching, training, and sports IQ all improve. its not a fair comparison, but if people insist on making it, then thats it. a 3rd liner in the NHL today could have scored 80 goals in the gretzky era.
You're right Chris, sadly in every sport people always have to go on about who's the "goat" but nobody ever takes into consideration that different eras were played with different rules and skill sets
@@Musicrecords10 i have no issue with people trying to figure out the greatest of all time. sports are about competition, right? its just another degree of competition. but my lord, just be intelligent about it.
there are so few arguments left to be made about why 87 isnt the best ever. and like i said, in 20 years, there will probably be 3 or 4 guys who could push for that title. mcdavid tops the list.
I used to hang with the players after the game in the club i n Pittsburgh. On Saturday nights 1994-1995-1996. Hung out with. JAGR-Nedved-Kasparitis In Chauncey’s station square Pittsburgh
well you got to give us a least 1 decent story if you are going to mention this
Myself and JAGR. Double teamed and girl. At her place on Mount Washington. Right beside Monterey bay ! Grandview pointe Apartments
@@shadowcappi415 lol nice
@@shadowcappi415 did you have kit kats afterwards?
Greatest player ever! Those days were sure a fun time in my life. Even if that Pens logo was so awful. Thanks for sharing the memory!
I hated that logo but loved those uniforms.
Everything time i watch old hockey clips I can't help myself but think about how much better goalies are nowdays.
And how much bigger they are and the huge equipment they hide behind!
Lemieux, Jagr, and Ron Francis on the same line. Absolutely lethal
One of his best seasons in 1995-96
I am thankful to witness such a player who score goals in many different ways. He found open ice and if it wasn't there he created something out of nothing and still find a way to put it into the net.
also that Penguins team, Nedved, Jagr, Francis, Stevens … what a team!
casey almost looked like he just thought....ill just get out of your way, sir.
you got beer league goalies better today..fact..
Pronger one of the strongest players to ever play and mario made him look like theo fleurry lol
I seen Mario throw Pronger off one other time, incredible how strong he was 😮
Most talented player ever lived
I was there! So was Gretzky.
where can i get those jerseys?
Check on eBay. You will see those "third" jerseys from time-to-time, usually with either Lemieux or Jagr's name/numbers.
Ever heard of a thing called the internet?
*Марио Супер!!!✌✌✌ 66*
Greatest hockey player ever!
This was back when I was a Busboy at The Igloo Club. Petre Nedved was an awesome person. He used to tip the wait staff at the players pregame meal.
First goal puts into perspective how big and strong he was. He shook Pronger off like it was nothing.
Also, I actually remember watching this game.
Mario, best ever
“...it’s 66 on the loose!”
In all fairness, Casey never had a year over .900 in his entire career. Would have never happened against Osgood or Hasek in '96.
I'm just surprised he beat MacInnis every time.
You know Grant Fuhr was in net and was pulled right? moron.. "osgood" lol, Who tf brings up Osgood?!
the best nhl player !
Lemieux, Jagr, Naslund, Francis, Nedved, Zubov, Sandstrom. This was one STACKED team.