Player Discussion Alexander Ovechkin (Vol. 4)

[stanleycaps18]

That was such a class move.

 

[stanleycaps18]

A Langway away1

 

[stanleycaps18]

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[RayMartyniukTotems]

5 Mo for the Great8...

 

[BallardEra]

Most NHL goals from age 30 season and on:

Ovechkin - 415
Howe - 415
Esposito - 409
Bucyk - 374
Selanne - 338
Brett Hull - 328
Dionne - 321
Messier - 314
Jagr - 306
Gartner - 304

 

[twabby]

Rick Green goals away!

 

[Ridley Simon]

For Gretzky fans — a Steve Smith goal away

 

[Corby78]

Most NHL goals from age 30 season and on:

Ovechkin - 415
Howe - 415
Esposito - 409
Bucyk - 374
Selanne - 338
Brett Hull - 328
Dionne - 321
Messier - 314
Jagr - 306
Gartner - 304

Amazing

 

[BallardEra]

Most NHL goals from age 33 - age 40 seasons:

1) Ovechkin - 283 *
2) Bucyk - 274
3) Howe - 263
4) Brett Hull - 224
5) Selanne - 201

* Yet to play age 40 season.

 

[jfc64]

If I broke the record I'd do boxplay and fourth line hard work for the remainder of the ground series.

 

[BallardEra]

 

[kicksavedave]

Kinda crazy how close they are here at the goals merge point. Unthinkable at one time.

99 played 1487 NHL games to get to 894.
Ovi played 1483 NHL games to get to 890.

Its possible, although not highly likely, they could land on the exact same goal totals on the exact same games played total - four games to get four goals. They'll end up really close as it stands, probably no more than 3-4 games apart when they are tied.

But we all know who did it in the harder era

 

[Calicaps]

Kinda crazy how close they are here at the goals merge point. Unthinkable at one time.

99 played 1487 NHL games to get to 894.
Ovi played 1483 NHL games to get to 890.

Its possible, although not highly likely, they could land on the exact same goal totals on the exact same games played total - four games to get four goals. They'll end up really close as it stands, probably no more than 3-4 games apart when they are tied.

But we all know who did it in the harder era

And who played the more punishing style.

 

[DWGie26]

All the records are just crazy. Can’t keep up with them all. This I know. OV is a generational talent. so glad i got to experience it. Really want to see him win another Cup.

 

[BallardEra]

Alex Ovechkin’s greatest feat? Mixing ordinary with extraordinary on the way to NHL immortality

His long connection to Russian President Vladimir Putin complicates Alex Ovechkin's legacy in the eyes of some.

www.nytimes.com

 

[John Price]

 

[stanleycaps18]

But a Hatcher away.

 

[Langway]

Woah.

 

[BallardEra]

Goals from age 30 and on:

Ovechkin - 416
Gretzky - 188

Crazy to think of the ground that Ovechkin had to make up on Gretzky in his 30s.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Alex Ovechkin to KHL would be blessing in disguise for Capitals

At first blush, the idea of Alex Ovechkin leaving the NHL to go play in the Kontinental League seems screwy. Unfortunately, after nine NHL seasons, Ovechkin has failed to live up to expectations – if not as an individual, then certainly as the driver of a team. And to Adam Proteau, a Russian...

thehockeynews.com

Wow. THN put this out?

Sorry guys. It was from 2014. Enjoy the blast from the past.

 

[Kazer]

Alex Ovechkin to KHL would be blessing in disguise for Capitals

At first blush, the idea of Alex Ovechkin leaving the NHL to go play in the Kontinental League seems screwy. Unfortunately, after nine NHL seasons, Ovechkin has failed to live up to expectations – if not as an individual, then certainly as the driver of a team. And to Adam Proteau, a Russian...

thehockeynews.com

Wow. THN put this out?

Ah, the old 'Ovechkin cannot win in the playoffs' trope. Cannot say that I miss it.

A reminder that Ovechkin was standing at these career PLAYOFF numbers when this joke of an article was written (May 2014):
58 games played; 31 goals; 61 points

Amazing how we ever won a cup with such a dreadful playoff performer (/s).

Here's another doozy from that era. Remember when Kirk Muller 'solved' Ovechkin? The man who solved Alex Ovechkin

Ovechkin has over 520 goals since that article was published.

 

[Fred22406Capsfan]

Hear me out - Ovi IS the NHL Thanos.

 

[stanleycaps18]

A Scott Stevens away.

 

[HeyMattyB]

So... Friday night's game against CHI is on NHL Network, the least accessible cable channel that shows NHL games. The Blackhawks are one of the worst teams in the league, and Ovechkin is currently only a hat trick away from beating Gretzky's record. It could happen Friday night.

Someone please tell me this game will also be broadcast nationally on TNT or ESPN+. Someone please tell me that the NHL isn't so stupid that they would risk even the remotest possibility of Ovechkin beating Gretzky's record on a third-tier cable channel that isn't available on multiple streaming services (YouTube TV, Hulu Live), and is only available as part of an extra-$$$ sports package on cable and... Fubo, I guess?

 

[BallardEra]