How many goals for Ovechkin this season?
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Dubois isn't exactly known for his playmaking, Ovi would be better off to have Strome as his center but it won't really matter 5 on 5 as Ovechkin is a huge liability out there.
BallardEra
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Report: Capitals' Alex Ovechkin leaves informal skate in pain Report: Capitals' Alex Ovechkin leaves informal skate in pain
Suntouchable13
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I don’t know, don’t think this record chase is worth it. If he doesn’t get it this year, another summer of enduring pain? Leaving practices in pain? Before official training camp has even been opened. I am just thinking about life after hockey for him. But I guess he doesn’t need my concern.
Likely not as dire as you make it out to be.
I'll speculate though for the sake of speculation as there doesn't seem to be any detail at all provided here. My best guess is a groin strain or some sort of muscle strain. He didn't look in very good shape in some of the early summer photos....he's an older guy and perhaps trying to ramp it up too quickly to get back in shape and over did it....this is the type of things that happen.
Guess we'll wait and see though.
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Yea, no doubt. We don’t know what this is. Sorry if I jumped to conclusions too fast on this one.
I think jumping to a conclusion that his career is in jeopardy isn't exactly that far fetched either, so lots of speculation can happen, especially when no details are provided.
Obviously people might call you crazy for suggesting his career is in jeopardy and I'd agree it's a very pessimistic speculation of the possible....but it is possible, he'll be 39 next month.....didn't look in great shape earlier this summer, etc. Do I think he'll have to deal with something long term here? No, I don't, but I'm also not going to quickly shake it off as a non-issue too quickly either.
I do think someone at this stage in their career are more susceptible to tweaks at this point in the year (just getting started again) than say mid-season though....so perhaps that is less concerning? Not sure.
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Somewhere around 2-5. Depends on long he can wait for empty netter standing up weighing about 250lbs.
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He reportedly went to the bench first, then left the ice. So not necessarily anything major. As the article says, it could be just precautionary.
That said... Ovi doesn't have the wiggle room for aches and pains like he did years ago. A 100% Ovechkin could score 30-40 this season. An achy, hurt Ovechkin could get less than 20.
That said... Ovi doesn't have the wiggle room for aches and pains like he did years ago. A 100% Ovechkin could score 30-40 this season. An achy, hurt Ovechkin could get less than 20.
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Obviously hindsight is 20/20, but also ... that was a bit of a ridiculous comment to start with @danyhabsfan. You implied that player production only declines significantly due to injury, when:
- Healthy players drop off sharply in their late 30s all the time, and Ovi was 38 last year
- Even disregarding age, production goes up and down a tonne for healthy players all the time too. Ovi himself has had multiple previous drops like this in his career:
- Went from 50 goals in 72 games in 2009/10 to 32 goals in 79 games the following year
- Went from 50 goals in 79 games in 2015/16 to 33 goals in 82 games the following year
Looks so terrible that they moved the "C" to the middle of the jersey to make room for the "Caesars Sportsbook" ad. Legitimately looks like a factory reject jersey where they sewed the "C" on in the wrong spot.
BallardEra
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Maybe if he’s injured.
If guys like Doan, Francis and Pavelski scored 27-28 goals at age 39 then there’s no reason that Ovechkin can’t meet or exceed that total:
Most NHL Goals By 39 Years Old | StatMuse
Gordie Howe has collected the most career goals by a 39-year-old player, with 39 scored.
That’s the first thing I noticed, the “c” looks incredibly awkward
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Oh look, a new Ovechkin bashing account! Even made your user name about it.
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