Greg Wyshynski: Jari Kurri has 601 career goals (19th all-time) and 1,398 career points (21st all-time). That he earned the majority of them playing with Wayne Gretzky on the Edmonton Oilers from 1980-88 has turned Kurri into the go-to example of a great player elevated to immortal status by riding shotgun for a sports god. But Kurri didn't surf into the Hall of Fame on Gretzky's coat tails. He's an all-time great in his own right.
Along with his offensive output, Kurri was considered one of the most accomplished defensive right wingers of his era, playing a 200-foot game that resulted in top-five finishes for the Selke Trophy from 1982-1986.