Miscellaneous NHL Discussion CX: That's A Lot.

[renberg]

That's pretty crazy. Almost the same number of games.

Ovechkin: 6,847 shots on goal; 13.1% SP
Gretzky 5,088 SOG; 17.6 SP
Ovechkin isn't even in the top 250 all time NHLers for SP. He's strictly a gunner.

 

[TCTC]

Ovechkin: 6,847 shots on goal; 13.1% SP
Gretzky 5,088 SOG; 17.6 SP
Ovechkin isn't even in the top 250 all time NHLers for SP. He's strictly a gunner.

He's the all time NHL leader in shots on goal. But when a player has 14 40+ goal seasons it's hard to argue he shouldn't shoot at any opportunity.

 

[DancingPanther]

Ovechkin: 6,847 shots on goal; 13.1% SP
Gretzky 5,088 SOG; 17.6 SP
Ovechkin isn't even in the top 250 all time NHLers for SP. He's strictly a gunner.

I'd shoot 17% in 1982 too. Not only would I blow by the token 4+ guys on every NHL roster who didn't know how to skate, but the goalies didn't bend their knees until the late 80s when Roy finally figured it out.

There are 44 players in the top 250 shooting percentage that spent most of their career in the 2000s, and one of them is Andrew Mangiapane. Auston Matthews doesn't even crack the top 100. This is almost as bad as +/-

 

[BackWithaVengeance]

Looking at the schedule today I would not expect help from the teams around us.
Pittsburgh @ Dallas
Carolina @ Boston
Tampa @ Buffalo

I hate them with passion but you never know what you get out of the Pens. Boston and Buffalo will probably loose.

 

[renberg]

He's the all time NHL leader in shots on goal. But when a player has 14 40+ goal seasons it's hard to argue he shouldn't shoot at any opportunity.

My issue with this scoring thing is that some of the media has tried to make it look as if Ovechkin is as good of a player or better than one of the all time greats based solely on goals scored. He always was a shoot first guy as illustrated by his 724 assists compared to Gretzky's 1,963.

 

[TCTC]

My issue with this scoring thing is that some of the media has tried to make it look as if Ovechkin is as good of a player or better than one of the all time greats based solely on goals scored. He always was a shoot first guy as illustrated by his 724 assists compared to Gretzky's 1,963.

I mean, nobody in their right mind would say that Ovechkin is a better all around player than Gretzky. He's not even a better all around player than Crosby.

He's just the best at one aspect of the game, goalscoring.

 

[ellja3]

He will 100% score tomorrow against NYI and I will be watching just to show middle fingers when it happens.

 

[BackWithaVengeance]

Canucks and Bruins both are a mess right now. Unbelievable.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

My issue with this scoring thing is that some of the media has tried to make it look as if Ovechkin is as good of a player or better than one of the all time greats based solely on goals scored. He always was a shoot first guy as illustrated by his 724 assists compared to Gretzky's 1,963.

He should of passed up shots to focus on defense.

 

[DancingPanther]

He should of passed up shots to focus on defense.

Flyers coded

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Pens steal a win vs Dallas. Good result for the Flyers.

 

[BigToe]

They're running Ostlund on the 4th line

 

[BigToe]

He should already have 2 assists aaahh

 

[FLYguy3911]

They're running Ostlund on the 4th line

Another scouting miss from you.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

LOL Capn culture no points again..

 

[BigToe]

Another scouting miss from you.

I watched some of the 2026 guys today

 

[sa cyred]

Kuz doing really well for Kings. 11 points last 9 games. Struggled points wise the first 7 for them but has done well since. Kings fans seem to be really happy with him.

It was a small stop here but I liked him here haha.

 

[Magua]

I watched some of the 2026 guys today

This is a cry for help. We gotta get you a new hobby.

 

[ellja3]

Sigh, looks like it's over for Columbus and Elvis & MTL w the last wild-card. They and OTT (and STL ofc) just went on the streaks at the right time.

What a nice PHI drop in standings, tho.

 

[DancingPanther]

This is a cry for help. We gotta get you a new hobby.

He also plays chess. I'm not sure if this is better or worse than watching 2026 guys

 

[Cody Webster]

He's done it!!!!!

 

[TCTC]

Are there that many Caps fans in attendance, or were even the Islanders fans cheering his goal?

 

[Amorgus]

Are there that many Caps fans in attendance, or were even the Islanders fans cheering his goal?

I'd hope it's unanimous. I mean it's not like it win the game. I can't believe they're stopping everything midgame in a playoff race for this though.

 

[TCTC]

I hope they don't forget that the game hasn't finished yet.

 

[GKJ]