Episode Notes

Jacques Lemaire: 1967-79; 12 seasons, all quality

• Totals:
• 366G (18th All Time at his retirement),
• 469A (21st All Time at his retirement) for
• 835P (21st All Time at his retirement),
• +344 (8th All Time at his retirement) in
• 853 Games;
• 86.6 PS;
• At his retirement, Lemaire was 24th All Time in Offensive Point Shares;
• Among forwards, Lemaire was 21st All Time in Defensive Point Shares at his retirement;
• Per Game: At his retirement, Lemaire was
• 22nd Time in APG
• 18th All Time in PPG
• Era: Of the 15 skaters to play in at least 820 games (10 modern seasons) between 1967 and 1979, Lemaire is
• 4th in Goals
• 2nd in GPG (behind by .22)
• 4th in Assists
• 4th in APG
• 4th in Points
• 4th in PPG
• 1st in Plus/Minus
• 3rd in Offensive Point Shares
• 5th in Defensive Point Shares (2nd Forward)
• 3rd in Point Shares
• 8th in Games
• 82-gave average: 35G, 45A for 80P, +33
• 3-year peak (1972-75): 80-game average of 39G, 52A for 91P, +32
• No possession stats
• Playoffs:
• Totals:
• 61G (6th All Time at his retirement),
• 78A (5th All Time at his retirement) for
• 139P (4th All Time at his retirement),
• +54 (10th All Time, 4th at his retirement) in
• 145 Games (9th All Time at his retirement)
• Per Game: At his retirement, Lemaire was
• 17th All Time in playoff GPG
• 22nd All Time in playoff APG
• 13th All Time in playoff PPG
• Era: Of the 38 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between and 1967 and 1979 Lemaire is
• 1st in playoff Goals
• 4th in playoff GPG
• 1st in playoff Assists
• 10th in playoff APG
• 1st in playoff Points (by 16)
• 6th in playoff PPG
• 3rd in playoff Plus/Minus
• 1st in playoff Games
• Adjusted for Era:
• Hockey-Reference:
• 337G
• 439A
• 776G
• Adjusted 82-game average: 32G, 42A for 75P (-5P per 82 games)
• Per Game: Lemaire doesn’t qualify
• VsX:
• 374G,
• 537A
• 808P
• Per Game: Lemaire doesn’t qualify
• Never traded.

Bernie Parent: 1965-1972, 1973-79; 13 seasons, 10  as a starter, 1 as a 1A, 2 as a backup/injured

• Totals:
• 271W (11th All Time at his retirement)
• 198L (18th All Time at his retirement)
• 119T (13th All Time, 6th at his retirement);
• 54 SO (24th All Time, 14th at his retirement)
• 124.9 PS (24th Goalie All Time, 7th at his retirement)
• 35,065 Minutes (10th All Time at his retirement) in
• 608 Games (10th All Time at his retirement);
• 320.9 Goals Saved Above Average (4th All Time - Esposito, Roy, Hasek - 2nd at his retirement)
• Averages:
• 2.55 GAA (18th All Time at his retirement)
• .915 SV% (5th All Time at his retirement)
• Era: Of the 9 goalies to play in at least 410 games between 1965 and 1979, Parent is
• 4th in Wins
• 7th (3rd last, which is good) in Losses
• 1st in Ties
• 6th in Goals Against
• 3rd in Shots Against
• 3rd in Saves
• t-1st in Save Percentage
• 1st in GAA
• 2nd in GSAA
• t-2nd in SO
• 4th in Minutes
• 4th in Games
• 82-game average: 36-27-16, 7 SO
• Season average: 21-15-9, 4 SO 
• Playoffs:
• 38W (8th All Time at his retirement)
• 33L (10th All Time at his retirement)
• 6 SO (12th All Time at his retirement)
• .916 SV% (4th All Time at his retirement - Bower, Plante, Resch)
• 2.44 GAA (13th All Time at his retirement)
• 38.9 GSAA (4th All Time at his retirement - Plante, Dryden, Sawchuk) in
• 4285 minutes (11th All Time at his retirement) over
• 71 Games (10th All Time at his retirement)
• Era: Of the 18 goalies to play in at least 21 playoff games between 1967 and 1979, Parent is
• 3rd in Wins
• 2nd in Losses
• 4th in Goals Against
• 4th in Shots Against
• 4th in Saves
• 3rd in Save Percentage
• 4th in GAA
• 2nd in GSAA (just over half of Dryden’s, though)
• 3rd in Shutouts
• 4th in Minutes
• 4th in Games
• Adjusted for Era:
• .920 Save Percentage (5th All Time - behind only Dryden, Hasek, Esposito, Roy)
• 269 Goals Vs. Average (7th All Time)
• 678.5 Goals Vs. Threshold (14th All Time)
• Trades:
• Traded at 25 with a 2nd rounder (Rick Kehoe) to Toronto for Mike Walton (26), Bruce Gamble (32) and a 1st rounder (Pierre Plante)
• Traded at 28 with a 2nd rounder (Larry Goodenough) to Philly for a 1st rounder (Bob Neely) and a player to be named later (Doug Favell, 28)

Phil Esposito: 1963-81; 18 seasons, 16 quality

• Totals:
• 717G (7th All Time),
• 873A (23rd) for 
• 1590P (10th),
• +252 in
• 1282 games;
• 163.7 PS;
• Esposito is 6th All Time in Offensive Point Shares
• Per Game: 
• 13th All Time in GPG
• 11th in PPG (Esposito held the career PPG record at the end of the 1970-71 season but lost it the next)
• Era: Of the 14 skaters to play in at least 984 games (12 modern seasons) between 1963 and 1981, Esposito is
• 1st in Goals (ahead by 243 goals) 
• 1st in GPG (is ahead by 0.15) 
• 1st in Assists (ahead by 97 assists) 
• 2nd in APG
• 1st in Points (ahead by 356 points) 
• 1st in PPG (ahead by .14 PPG)
• 2nd in Plus/Minus
• 1st in Point Shares (ahead by 41.1)
• 1st in OPS (ahead by 42) 
• 6th in Defensive Point Shares (3rd/4th Forward)
• 1st in Games (ahead by 83)
• 82-game average: 46G, 56A for 102P, +16
• 3-year peak (1970-73): 78-game average of 66G, 73A for 140P, +48
• Playoffs: 
• 61G (6th All Time at his retirement), 
• 76A (6th All Time at his retirement) for 
• 137 (5th All Time at his retirement) in 
• 130 Games (17th at his retirement),
• +25 (t-24th at his retirement)
• Per Game: 
• 25th All Time in Playoff PPG;
• At his retirement, Espo was
• 11th All Time in playoff GPG
• 13th All Time in playoff APG
• 10th All Time in playoff PPG
• Era: Of the 68 skaters to play in at least 82 playoff games between 1963 and 1981, Esposito is
• 2nd in playoff Goals
• 6th in playoff GPG
• 2nd in playoff Assists
• T-5th in playoff APG
• 2nd in playoff Points
• 4th in playoff PPG
• 18th in playoff Plus/Minus
• 4th in playoff Games Played
• Adjusted:
• Hockey-Reference:
• 671G (9th All Time)
• 837A for 
• 1508P (14th All Time)
• Adjusted 82-game average: 43G, 54A for 96P (-6P per 82 games)
• Per Game: 
• 25th All Time in Adjusted GPG
• 23rd All Time in Adjusted PPG
• If the qualifier is set to 820 games (10 modern seasons), Espo is
• 9th All Time in Adjusted GPG
• 12th All Time in Adjusted PPG
• If the qualifier is set to 1230 games, Espo is
• 3rd All Time in Adjusted GPG (behind only Brett Hull and Howe)
• 14th All time in Adjusted APG
• 5th All Time in Adjusted PPG (behind Gretzky, Howe, Sakic, Jagr)
• VsX:
• 775G (6th All Time)
• 1061A (16th All Time)
• 1609 (6th All Time)
• Per Game: Not in the Top 25, but if the qualifier is set to 820 games (10 modern seasons), Espo is
• 8th All Time in VsX Adjusted GPG
• 11th All time in VsX Adjusted APG
• 8th All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG;
• If the qualifier is set to 1230 games, Espo is
• 2nd All Time in VsX Adjusted GPP (behind only Howe)
• 5th All Time in VsX Adjusted APG (behind Gretzky, Howe, Mikita, Oates)
• 3rd All Time in VsX Adjusted PPG (behind only Gretzky, Howe)
• Trades:
• Traded at 25 with Ken Hodge (22) and Fred Stanfield (23) to Boston for Gilles Marotte (21), Pit Martin (23) and Jack Norris (24)
• Traded at 33 with Carol Vadnais (30) to New York for Jean Ratelle (33), Brad Park (27) and Joe Zanussi (28) 

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