Ovechkin milestone thread - 850 and Beyond!

[TJHKY]

 

[Firsov99]

He was in Dubai riding Camels with his family!

I had no idea that “camel therapy” could have such a positive effect.

 

[Firsov99]

That has been going on since 2010 pretty much. I myself has fallen into that pit several times.

That’s why he is so special. Always finds a way to adjust and continue scoring.

 

[Susannah]

Are you saying that he got over the hump?

 

[Sinistril]

That’s why he is so special. Always finds a way to adjust and continue scoring.

That and he's already gone through a career volume of goals being called back in the first half of the season, so it's all up from here.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

The beginning of the season was a big adjustment for the Caps and for Ovi. Backstrom came back to play but was largely ineffective and then LTIRetired and Kuznetsov really struggled and then left the team. Those two guys have been his best and most consistent centermen throughout his career and they were two of the better PP distributors in their prime as well. The lineup is younger with guys like Strome and McMichael taking over the top six center positions. They had a new coach to adjust to. And it looked like he was injured and laboring. A lot of changes can be tough to adjust to even for pro athletes.

He seems much more confident and assertive now and his skating and shooting has looked better as well. The Caps are done for the year from a competition standpoint but hopefully Ovi finishes the year on a tear.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

It is funny how quick people were trying to write him off again

 

[BallardEra]

It is funny how quick people were trying to write him off again

Players that are great will always have haters.

Some will secretly cheer against them while others will openly do so.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

It is funny how quick people were trying to write him off again

Haters have been writing him off since 2010. Eventually they’ll be right and they’ll pound their chest and say “See, told you so.” I’ll just keep enjoying watching him play until he can’t do it any more because there’s a good chance we’ll never see another like him, at least not for a long time.

Let’s not forget this gem of a piece written in 2014. I may or may not have added a recurring calendar reminder for every May 29 called, “Happy Adam Proteau Day.”

Alex Ovechkin to KHL would be blessing in disguise for Capitals

At first blush, the idea of Alex Ovechkin leaving the NHL to go play in the Kontinental League seems screwy. Unfortunately, after nine NHL seasons, Ovechkin has failed to live up to expectations – if not as an individual, then certainly as the driver of a team. And to Adam Proteau, a Russian...

thehockeynews.com

 

[kugelbahn]

 

[SherVaughn30]

The beginning of the season was a big adjustment for the Caps and for Ovi. Backstrom came back to play but was largely ineffective and then LTIRetired and Kuznetsov really struggled and then left the team. Those two guys have been his best and most consistent centermen throughout his career and they were two of the better PP distributors in their prime as well. The lineup is younger with guys like Strome and McMichael taking over the top six center positions. They had a new coach to adjust to. And it looked like he was injured and laboring. A lot of changes can be tough to adjust to even for pro athletes.

He seems much more confident and assertive now and his skating and shooting has looked better as well. The Caps are done for the year from a competition standpoint but hopefully Ovi finishes the year on a tear.

Also factor in there is no Kuzy distraction going on. I think that was bothering OV a bit because it is his countryman and the team is playing better with Kuzy no being a locker room distraction.

 

[crazy8888]

Haters have been writing him off since 2010. Eventually they’ll be right and they’ll pound their chest and say “See, told you so.” I’ll just keep enjoying watching him play until he can’t do it any more because there’s a good chance we’ll never see another like him, at least not for a long time.

Let’s not forget this gem of a piece written in 2014. I may or may not have added a recurring calendar reminder for every May 29 called, “Happy Adam Proteau Day.”

Alex Ovechkin to KHL would be blessing in disguise for Capitals

At first blush, the idea of Alex Ovechkin leaving the NHL to go play in the Kontinental League seems screwy. Unfortunately, after nine NHL seasons, Ovechkin has failed to live up to expectations – if not as an individual, then certainly as the driver of a team. And to Adam Proteau, a Russian...

thehockeynews.com

I wonder if the author of this article is back from his vision quest. Not many things worse in life than an idiot with an audience.

 

[Fantomas]

Let’s not forget this gem of a piece written in 2014. I may or may not have added a recurring calendar reminder for every May 29 called, “Happy Adam Proteau Day.”

Ah yes, 2014... When the Russia hate really ramped up. Tall tales of double toilets in stalls in Sochi and this gem of an article by Proteau fit right in.

 

[TJHKY]

 

[hockeykicker]

oh look he scored again

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

57 goals from the record.

 

[TJHKY]

 

[M2Beezy]

Man I love this player

 

[Carlzner]

Washed

 

[Calderon]

That's a legit sniper's goal right there.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

838

 

[hockeykicker]

and again. dude is just unstoppable now

 

[BallardEra]

8 goals in his first 43 games.

8 goals in his last 8 games.

 

[TJHKY]

 

[hockeykicker]