706 goals before turning 30 is absolutely insane.
I actually think Gretzky doesn't get enough credit.
Agreed. It was a different era with higher goal scoring averages and inferior goaltending compared to today, but his accomplishments are still remarkable. His PPG average will stand the test of time.
It's the fact that his numbers are so far beyond anyone else's from that era. Lemiuex is the only other player who has ever created that kind of massive separation from the next highest point totals in the league, but he wasn't able to do it for as long as Gretzky did.
It's crazy how Gretzky still remained a top points scorer even after his goal scoring tailed off considerably in the 90s. After 1991 he was basically just a 30 goal scorer, but he still managed a Ross in '94 and finished top five in scoring 5 times. Even as late as 1998 (his second last season), he still finished tied for third in league scoring, despite scoring only 23 goals.
Caps also have their 2nd round pick for the draft. Should be pretty decent the further they fall.
Their drafting is shite for the most part though. Their first round pick from last year has no goals, 3 assists in 36 games this season in the NCAA. He's a center.
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They should've beaten them last year, that was a weak squad. Just about everything that could've gone wrong did
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Carbery has stated that Ovechkin does not want to be on the ice with an empty net if 894 and 895 are in play.
That would be insane for sure.
Without the two lockouts of 2004-05 and 2012, and the COVID era of 2020-21, he would have probably scored 950 goals at least in his career. I don’t know if he could have even scored 1000 goals though, this is a impossible feat that no NHL forward has accomplished yet and won’t accomplish ever. I dont believe that he will try to score 1000 goals anyway because he told the hockey media a while ago that he expects to retire after his current contract with the capitals comes to an end, so after the conclusion of the 2025-26 season. So he might announce his retirement in the summer of 2026 most likely ? But by 2026-27, he will be 41 already. At that point of his career, he won’t be as good as he is right now anymore for sure. I know he’s still chugging along but Father Time always wins. No one can escape the aging process even with the modern medicine, technology and sports science. Even with the best intentions and efforts.
