Ovechkin milestone thread - 850 and Beyond!
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He got hot for a few games but father time is showing some this year. That and the Caps aren't as good.
Ovie is old and needs support. He is handicapped by having to drag the team on his back. But he is trying, got to give him that.
I can think of few stats more meaningless than +/-. Mario Lemieux has had seasons of -35, -18, -25, and -16 and I’ve never heard anybody ever bring it up on here.
BallardEra
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Mostly that the Caps aren't deep enough to overcome their injuries this season.
At 37 years old he still leads the team in points and he's still getting his shots off. (6th most shots in the league)
The goals will keep coming for him but wins will be tough for the Caps to come by until they start getting healthy bodies back.
Yea . It was brought up at the time when the Gretz vs Mario debates were raging.
And you brought it up and posted four of his plus minus seasons today.
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Namba 17
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Players should be prohibited of breaking the franchise goals record.
Thanks to Ovi it's almost eternal record now.
Here's three off the of my head. Just in from Sirius91 - Jersy goaltenders save percentage in games after one night off. After two nights off. After 3 nights off. Without a doubt, in this day and age ...........There are many stats far more meaningless than the plus minus.
SkinsFan09
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And that's totally fine, and when he retires and we assess his all-time ranking we can discuss all of this. This thread is a very simple celebratory place as he rises on the all-time goal list. Not that hard to figure out why people are annoyed by your posts...
If there's a thread: "Ovechkin as a total player" or "Ovechkin vs. Fedorov all-time" where we can note Ovechkin's one sided play compared to Fedorov's Selke caliber play then flame away.
Honestly those stats are more insightful at face value than someone’s season line +/- stat without any context.
BallardEra
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Alexander the Gr8
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A beauty OT winner too after he had a goal be given to Johansson for poking it on the goal line, and he hit the post on the same shift in OT.
1st OT winner since 2 seasons ago, January 2021.
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Crosby doesn’t seem interested in letting that happen again.With a three-point night today, Ovechkin passed Trottier in career points and now sits at #18 all-time.
Next up is Selanne, but he is 30 points away - well, Ovechkin can also always leapfrog Crosby for the umpteenth time.
It's a durability race at this point. Whoever has been healthier recently will come out ahead.
nothingbeatshockey
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Even as a Caps fan, I can love Ovi but respect Crosby's skills. I just consider myself lucky to have been able to watch these two elevate the game for almost two decades.
Flying Dego
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I'm a Pens fan and at this point I'm thrilled with the level of hockey we've gotten to watch from them. Crazy they came in at the same time (Honorable mention to my underrated boy Geno as well).
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When I think of today's stars it's hard because though I think McD has hit that star power level, he never had that rival that was also a terror to play from age 18 and on. It was a different feel back then.
