Ovi is trucking along and picking up a bunch of assists, especially at ES, but Ovi goals are good for the soul and I want more.
Player Discussion Alexander Ovechkin (Vol. 4)
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They been still getting a ton of good chances I think its a bit more of puck luck. I would worry more if they were getting no chances.
txpd
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I reread this and decided that the first three words were all that was necessary. Ovi is trucking. Ask Murphy.
Peeri
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Crazy how he has 9 and 10 more ES points than McDavid and Draisaitl while playing with no one of their caliber and also less ice time at ES, as a 36 year old. He would win the Hart hands down if the season ended now. I’m just curious about how he’s pulling this off and if it’s remotely sustainable.
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Or against 1980s goaltenders that would flop on the ice like fish out of water.
Alexander the Gr8
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Calicaps
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And just tied the all-time PPG mark. When it's all over, that record will be in the stratosphere.
Alexander the Gr8
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Jeez. To think he will probably retire as the greatest goalscorer of all time and he will have done all of it only in a Capitals uniform. He also brought the first championship in the team history.
Leonsis should build a statue for this guy haha
discobob
Listen... do you smell something?
His trainer has told me that he’s taken antibolic steroids, Novacaine, Nyquil, Darvon, and some sort of fish paralyzer.
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Florida fan passing by. Crazy he's leading the league in points as a 36 year old against prime McDavid and Draisatl
I'm curious, what's different this year than in the past few years? Has he changed his game a bit? or is everything just going right for him (Linemate chemistry, etc)
Whatever the reason, hope he keeps it up!
I'm curious, what's different this year than in the past few years? Has he changed his game a bit? or is everything just going right for him (Linemate chemistry, etc)
Whatever the reason, hope he keeps it up!
Calicaps
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I posted on the main board that rather than hang his sweater in the rafters, they should paint the sweater in the left face off circle to honor the hundreds of one-timers he has scored.
NobodyBeatsTheWiz
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To me, he looks like he's letting the game come to him more than over the rest of his career. I know that sounds incredibly cliché, but Ovechkin has always been the type of player that attempted to impose his will and high energy on the game regardless of the situation. He was aggressive and played at a high pace, even when he didn't need to, and at times, even when it was disadvantageous.. As a young player, when he was elite athletically and the hands were quicker, that approach let to absolute dominance.
This year, he's playing more controlled and picking his spots to be high-paced and aggressive more judiciously. He's much more willing to slow the game down. Combine that with the elite hockey sense he's always had, the all-time shot and shooting instincts, and the excellent puck skills, and you get what we're seeing.
Puck handling and control look crisper because he's not always trying to do it at high speed and in tight situations. There's less trying to beat a defender and more trying to avoid defenders beating him. He looks more creative because he's allowing the play around him more time to develop.
TL;DR: He's adjusted to being old.
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Love this! Don't know how many times I've watched it. He's a man among mostly boys.
