Evgeni Malkin is Leading the League in Scoring at 38

[Fordy]

wow! any takes?

 

[WickedWrister]

 

[koyvoo]

 

[authentic]

If he keeps this pace up he'll not only be the best 38 year old but 3rd best player of ALL-TIME!

 

[kilowatt]

Sure, here’s my take:

1. He’s third in points per game
2. No team has played more than six games

Call me in a few months if he’s still in the lead

 

[Fordy]

ok i meant takes where no one gets mad for no reason

 

[koyvoo]

Sure, here’s my take:

1. He’s third in points per game
2. No team has played more than six games

Call me in a few months if he’s still in the lead

 

[WickedWrister]

If he keeps this pace up he'll not only be the best 38 year old but 3rd best player of ALL-TIME!

Not sure if this is accurate but it says Adam Oates is the only guy to be above a PPG for his age 38 season.

https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/player-age/38-year-old-nhl-players.html

 

[TheNumber4]

Jonathan Toews though.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Call me in a few months if he’s still in the lead

What's your cell?

 

[ViD]

He also hasn’t missed a game in 2+ seasons and most thought he was damaged goods

 

[42]

Not enough intangibles for my liking.

 

[banks]

Sid, Malkin, and Ovi. The big 3. They're not done yet, sports fans.

 

[MK9]

5 games in.

 

[End on a Hinote]

To early to tell right now. But it is interesting that so many, if not most, players with such longevity are European. Style of play? Diet/lifestyle? Both?

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Beast!!!

 

[WickedWrister]

To early to tell right now. But it is interesting that so many, if not most, players with such longevity are European. Style of play? Diet/lifestyle? Both?

Red Borscht

 

[Gnome17]

Obviously its way early and its very likely he'll drop, but its still very impressive and I think a sign of things to come, with the training and diets players have these days, together with a lot of the dirtier plays having been taken out of the game in the last 2 decades, I think more and more elite players will be able to play later into their careers and stay very effective.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Sure, here’s my take:

1. He’s third in points per game
2. No team has played more than six games

Call me in a few months if he’s still in the lead

 

[CaptainShark]

Celebrini has 2 points per game in his career, better than #99

 

[Turin]

The Michael Bunting Effect

 

[njdevils1982]

hockey-reference doesn't reset last season's playoff probilbillity until all teams have played 10 games

perspective

 

[ijuka]

Takes: Meaningless with so few games played, but it's cool he had a hot start.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

The folks posting about "let me know later in the season" seem to miss the point that it's still pretty damn noteworthy that a player his age is leading the NHL after a handful of games. It's not like the first game of the season and he had a 4 point game to lead.

It's not about predicting he'll win the Ross or that he'll keep up the pace or that he'll be leading even a week from now. But the fact that a 38 year old who a lot of folks like to write off as washed up is leading *right now* is pretty cool.

 

[Dr Aidonis Bison]

Aaron Voros once lead the league in scoring after the first few games..