How many years left for Ovechkin?

[lokomotiv15]

Oof you're totally right, I must have been thinking of another record.

Not saying you, but since it's now happened 30 years ago and the younger crowd is moving in, its funny how little people mention that Mario scored 85 and how little known it is that Brett Hull upped him with 86 in a lower scoring season.

Scoring was still up in 90-91 VS the past few seasons (6.8 goals per game then vs. 6.05 now, so 12.5% higher) , but that Brett Hull scored 86 goals that year, and the next closest was 35 behind at 51 doesn't get talked about enough. 69% more goals than the 2nd leading goal scorer. Adam Oates an absolute apple tree that year, too.

 

[abo9]

Not saying you, but since it's now happened 30 years ago and the younger crowd is moving in, its funny how little people mention that Mario scored 85 and how little known it is that Brett Hull upped him with 86 in a lower scoring season.

Scoring was still up in 90-91 VS the past few seasons (6.8 goals per game then vs. 6.05 now, so 12.5% higher) , but that Brett Hull scored 86 goals that year, and the next closest was 35 behind at 51 doesn't get talked about enough. 69% more goals than the 2nd leading goal scorer. Adam Oates an absolute apple tree that year, too.

Didnt see those feats myself, but I can definitely respect the numbers. Youre totally right, those high marks are definitely not as well known as they should

85 is absolutely wild especially with the 2nd place being 51 goals. I mean, will anyone in this recent crop even get to 70? Matthews, Pastrnak, McDavid are currently in the 60 goals club, but that feat is already insane to anyone who started watching post 2005

 

[Voight]

A year ago I was pumped Ovi may break the record by this time next year or near the end of it but now with this current pace, I'm kind of hoping he doesn't break it as he'll be into his 40s and it just gives me less excitement to drag it out.
Goes to show how dominant Gretzky was.

Kind of like Marleau playing for 40 years to break the games played record.

Marleau brought negative value to his team. Sharks signed him literally as a favour so he could beak the GP record.

 

[Judas Tavares]

The drop off from last year to this year does seem a bit too extreme which is why a resurgence could be in the cards. But It's not like last year he was 34, the drop off is age 35 and he will rebound at age 36. We are going from 37 to 39 here. It might just be too late.

If at 37 he scored 42
And that meant projections should have had him in the low 30s at 38 for example
And that means at 39 he's projected for 25

Well it would be great if at 39 he gets his 25. But it would still mean he missed out on approx 15 he was projected to get this year. When you are this close and at this age, 15 is a lot and could make or break this. Or I guess break or not make this. Because when is he then supposed to make up for that missing 15? At age 40?

I guess what I'm saying is time is his enemy here and it's not something he can get back. We will see though, it is tough to doubt him, but it is also tough to doubt time.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Caps should trade for a playmaking center to speed up the process. Doesn’t even have to be a #1C, just someone who can dish the puck to Ovy. Kuznetsov sucks and Backstrom is always too injured.

Casey Middelstadt can be had for a right price right now.

 

[swiftwin]

He's gonna pull a Jagr.

He'll go to Russia, become a Putin lapdog, make a big nationalist fuss and try to come back and break the record.

(Pull a Jagr I just mean come back when he's older, the other stuff is all Ovie lol)

My guess is once he realizes he won't break the record, he'll bolt to Russia and score a ton of goals in that league.

Leaving people to wonder "what if..." is better than confirming he won't break the record by staying in the NHL as long as possible.

 

[Calderon]

63 goals is kind of an awkward number of goals if we've been seeing his true output this season. If he's barely a 20 goal player now, he'll have trouble scoring 10 in his last contract year. Much depends on how linemates and conditioning — and mindset. Can we get some tiktok guru to proclaim he can manifest the 60+ goals?