Typical Volourn post. I actually backed my argument up with stats, and you back yours up with personal opinion.
But whatever, you think he's "one of the better players in the league" be my guest. I'm not going to bother debating with someone who uses zero evidence and 100% opinion to converse.
Just to add though to your "you seem to forget point totals are down across the board", yes they are. But what is your point? If he was still "one of the better players in the league" his point totals would still put him in AT LEAST the Top 50 in scoring (I was being generous giving you 50 instead of 20), and he's not. He's ranked 118th, tied with a rookie from Pittsburgh (Ryan Malone) and a career 3rd line grinder (Trent Klatt).
But hey, if you want to think he's still one of the better players in the league, be my guest. Just please invite me to join one of your hockey pools so that I can select good players while you're busy selecting Messier and Lindros.