How many goals for Ovechkin this season?

[BallardEra]

Hard to make this take. As a doctor and someone that tore their ACL but had it missed by multiple doctors, if you have enough musculature and it's loaded, you don't always see a full buckle or dislocation even in cases of a partial or full tear. It's obviously good to not see it but there's a reason that an anterior or posterior Drawer test might be negative in an athlete that avtuslly has a torn ACL or PCL.

I'm obviously not weighing in or saying for sure it is or isn't a tear based on the video, but just pointing out you don't always see an obvious buckling in even more severe knee injuries.

Sucks since he's been scoring and on pace to set it this year...

Dr. Recchi, is that you?

I’m joking. Appreciate the insight.

 

[Fearnot]

18, last year due to injuries piling up.

 

[Paper]

Hard to make this take. As a doctor and someone that tore their ACL but had it missed by multiple doctors, if you have enough musculature and it's loaded, you don't always see a full buckle or dislocation even in cases of a partial or full tear. It's obviously good to not see it but there's a reason that an anterior or posterior Drawer test might be negative in an athlete that avtuslly has a torn ACL or PCL.

I'm obviously not weighing in or saying for sure it is or isn't a tear based on the video, but just pointing out you don't always see an obvious buckling in even more severe knee injuries.

Sucks since he's been scoring and on pace to set it this year...

Ah yes. the PCL, anterior and musculature. Was about to post the same thing and I know all those words.

 

[kugelbahn]

I think it is a good sign, OV is live and kicking...

Alex Ovechkin sits beside bench at Washington Wizards’ game during first public appearance since fracturing fibula

Alex Ovechkin made his first public appearance since the Washington Capitals announced that the legendary goal-scorer was out for the next four…

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[Doc McKenna]

Wish him well. Wanted him to get that magical 10- 50 goal year to solidify his greatest goal scorer title. Would settle for him hitting 39 at 39 after this injury.

 

[Leafshater67]

Have you watched them play at all? No, it’s not gibberish. The entire strategy of the team now revolves around getting him points. As the season went on, he got worse and worse. Disregard the numbers and actually watch. He basically stood in his famous spot and did zero effort back checking or even driving the net. He was a black hole at 2 zones of the ice.

You can find clips if you really want to see what I mean. His performance in the playoffs showed he totally ran out of steam. It’s going to be a new season but he’s closing in on 40 with not much foot speed left. Father Time is undefeated. He was held without a point or sometimes even a shot in the playoffs.

Well Ovi proved me wrong. But I stand by the fact that he looked awful last season and especially in the playoffs. He looked totally shot.

Not sure how he did his inhuman comeback but he did. He’s the greatest goal scorer of all time and I’m glad to see him playing like he is. I’ll eat my crow, he bounced back big time this season and he’s almost 40. Unreal.

 

[SI90]

Really sucks that he got hurt. He’s on a mission this year. I have no doubts he was headed for another 50+ goal season