Ovechkin milestone thread - 850 and Beyond!

[Xoleraz]

I hope Ovie only scores empty net goals until he beats the record just to infuriate some silly people in this thread! Goals are goals and he's out there when the game is on the line.

in what way was the game on the line in the last 2 games when ovie scored empty netters with a 2 goal lead with 10-15 seconds left... maybe the game was on the line at the faceoff with the score 1-4 with 3 seconds left as well...yeah right, lol.

 

[mrv52]

because wsh had an line of players out of gas who could not make it to the bench? i am not sure why everyone is pretending about ovie and the empty netters. i find it rather bizarre. it is what it is, stad padding at the highest level we´ve seen in the history of the league.

Chuckle.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

It’s amazing people can get so worked up over this shit. It really makes me wonder what else they have going on in their lives that they care so much.

 

[Saitama]

in what way was the game on the line in the last 2 games when ovie scored empty netters with a 2 goal lead with 10-15 seconds left...

Here's a question for you: Who cares? Other than some really fragile people who can't handle that goals are goals, nobody cares if they're empty netters. It's not like he's a plug that only scores them, so big deal.

 

[mrv52]

in what way was the game on the line in the last 2 games when ovie scored empty netters with a 2 goal lead with 10-15 seconds left... maybe the game was on the line at the faceoff with the score 1-4 with 3 seconds left as well...yeah right.

To the same extent anyone scores an eng under the same circumstances?

 

[ViD]

Disagreed completely. ovies defense in these situations is suspect. the only reason he is out there is to bag easy goals to keep him happy and chase down the record. the coaching staff and management think that is more important than if the caps lose a game once in a while. its an understandable move by the caps. anybody saying else is just kidding themselves massively. just keeping it real here...

How many games have the Caps lost because of the Ovechkin’s ENG attempts ?

 

[Xoleraz]

Here's a question for you: Who cares? Other than some really fragile people who can't handle that goals are goals, nobody cares if they're empty netters. It's not like he's a plug that only scores them, so big deal.

why did you just make an imaginary argument that ovie was out there with the game on the line....and then moved the goal posts when you were proven wrong.... its not a big deal, whats irritating is all the people pretending its something its not, thats why i even made a comment about it.

 

[Saitama]

why did you just make an imaginary argument that ovie was out there with the game on the line....and then moved the goal posts when you were proven wrong.... its not a big deal, whats irritating is all the people pretending its something its not, thats why i even made a comment about it.

So that one game where you mentioned he was out with 10-15 seconds left equals all the games where the other team has an empty net right?

 

[Xoleraz]

How many games have the Caps lost because of the Ovechkin’s ENG attempts ?

you can just check all the games where caps gets tied on late on and check ovechkins actions for yourself. if you feel ovie is a defensive stalwart, feel free to keep on believing that.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

So that one game where you mentioned he was out with 10-15 seconds left equals all the games where the other team has an empty net right?

Don’t you get it? These last two games will invalidate his entire career. If he breaks the record it won’t really count and he will only be….checks notes…the second greatest goal scorer of all time. What a disgrace.

 

[Saitama]

you can just check all the games where caps gets tied on late on and check ovechkins actions for yourself. if you feel ovie is a defensive stalwart, feel free to keep on believing that.

I would, but I really don't care. I'm not fragile.

 

[Xoleraz]

So that one game where you mentioned he was out with 10-15 seconds left equals all the games where the other team has an empty net right?

its probably more than half with a 2 goal lead, but nevertheless. i have already stated its more important for the caps org to have ovie out there padding stats than if they get scored on once in a while. thats all there is to it really.

I would, but I really don't care. I'm not fragile.

you were fragile enough to have to come in to the thread and try to defend the most obvious cherry picking in league history with empty net single season record to back it up, and now you are arguing you are not fragile. hilarious.

 

[BallardEra]

9 shots on goal tonight. He’s still firing off shots which bodes well for him going forward while his shooting % gets closer to his career average.

 

[andrjusha]

OV is trolling. He's got 500 even strength goals, by scoring 3 empty net goals in a row!

 

[Saitama]

its probably more than half with a 2 goal lead, but nevertheless. i have already stated its more important for the caps org to have ovie out there padding stats than if they get scored on once in a while. thats all there is to it really.



you were fragile enough to have to come in to the thread and try to defend the most obvious cherry picking in league history, and now you are arguing you are not fragile. hilarious.

Oh you're hilarious! Do you do this stuff for a living?

 

[tabness]

Take away all EN goals and Brett Hull suddenly has the most goals in a single season. Oiler fans don't want to go down that road.

No Gretzky still has the record for Iafrate goals over Hull, 88 in 1981-1982 to 86 (two less games for Hull though), but Hull gets second place as Gretzky's 1983-1984 had 81 legit Iafrate goals.

I definitely think Hull in 1990-1991 is a more impressive goal scoring season than any of Gretzky's (or Ovechkin's for that matter) seasons though, same thing with his three year run.

 

[Fallschirmyager]

in what way was the game on the line in the last 2 games when ovie scored empty netters with a 2 goal lead with 10-15 seconds left... maybe the game was on the line at the faceoff with the score 1-4 with 3 seconds left as well...yeah right, lol.

Exactly why should any player pass up a chance to score a goal under any circumstances?

 

[Xoleraz]

Oh you're hilarious! Do you do this stuff for a living?

i wish i did. i just came across the thread and watched alot of pretending going on which i could not understand the need for, so i called it out.

 

[Saitama]

Exactly why should any player pass up a chance to score a goal under any circumstances?

Ovie's got a wide open net. He's about to shoot and suddenly he realizes that he might hurt the feelings of some randos on a message board. He fires the puck into the boards instead!

 

[Xoleraz]

Exactly why should any player pass up a chance to score a goal under any circumstances?

why are you asking that. nobody has said anyone should pass up a chance to score a goal. the discussion was about whether ovie was out there because he is defense mastermind or because wsh is primarily interested in him increasing his chances at the record.

i have to assume you did not read any of my posts since you asked a completely irrelevant question, but thats pretty telling. ovis mega fans cant just admit its stat padding and instead have to try dress it up as something else.

anyway, keep pretending and goodnight. i am sure you´ll get a new empty net single season record to celebrate again soon.

 

[TJHKY]

 

[Guided by Veseys]

On one hand it’s a little sketchy and uncomfortable padding his totals with those empty netters. On the other hand he’s really amazing at doing it. Is actually kind of entertaining to see him be so elite at it; a guy like matthews doesn’t seem to have any interest or ability to dominate at greasy engs. Better get used to it though because ovi will be out there battling for the eng until he breaks the record.

 

[tabness]

Exactly why should any player pass up a chance to score a goal under any circumstances?

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Ovechkin's a great, but dude has only five 5 on 5 goals this year lol it's getting embarrassing

 

[mrv52]

i wish i did. i just came across the thread and watched alot of pretending going on which i could not understand the need for, so i called it out.

What exactly is your point other than proving that you did not watch the game, specifically the deployment of OV when the net was empty?

 

[shtorm2005]

Knocked ex-teammate. What a shame.