Ovechkin Milestone Thread - Countdown to 894 (Continued)

[Alexander the Gr8]

There it is…

You missed the sarcasm my friend, we’re still baiting the usual suspects here

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

0/10 didn’t go bar down

 

[Firsov99]

What I try to do is teach the kids the Canadian way. What we have to watch is we don't start acting like those goofy soccer guys. Now watch Ovechkin... scoring an empty net goal with 1 second left to make a 5-3 game a 6-3 game. Act like Joe Thornton, act like Sakic, act like Iginla, Shanahan, Bobby Orr, Yzerman, guys like that, now you know, I'm gonna tell you about this guy, he's got a free ride, he scores empty net goals, does this stuff, I am predicting someone's gonna get him and someone's gonna get him good, there's somebody out there, some big defenseman is gonna be sitting in the weeds, as he cuts across center ice, somebody's gonna cut him in half. You don't act like this, this is goofy stuff, and the same guys that thought this was entertainment last year thought Averey was entertainment, it's the same church, different pew, the same junk, and don't you Canadian kids act like it, act like Jason Strudwick .

A classic. Paired with a flamboyant wardrobe.

 

[Firsov99]

I read this in Don Cherry's voice and just assumed it was tongue in cheek. Hope I was right.

If you put on the right suit and tie, the effect will be even more resounding.

 

[kugelbahn]

Even strength goal #555 for OV
11 more ESGs to tie Gordie Howe (566) for #2 all-time

OV could catch both legends on a same goal...

 

[M2Beezy]

Man I love this player

0.1 seconds,

 

[Lou Sassole]

Man I love this player

0.1 seconds,

That was also the pizza and nugget goal for the fans. What a hero!

 

[Nogatco Rd]

He's still got one hell of a shot, but God damn is he bad otherwise.

Sorry you didn’t get a chance to see him before he broke his leg. Gets a little better each game back though IMO.

A classic. Paired with a flamboyant wardrobe.

 

[PromisedLand]

17 more to go

I really think we ought to start a new thread with every goal he scored. What we are witnessing is really something absolutely HISTORIC!

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Ovechkin just became the 16th player in NHL history (and only 7th forward) to be on the ice for 2,300 goals for. Adjusted for era the only forwards ahead of him would be Gretzky, Jagr and maybe Francis. (edit - probably Howe too, but we don't have that data for his entire career).

 

[abax44]

Sorry you didn’t get a chance to see him before he broke his leg. Gets a little better each game back though IMO.

I've seen him play before.

 

[PlushMinus]

I know people have said (many times) in here that it would be hilarious if he broke the record with an empty net goal.

But it really wouldn't. Imagine that being the history making, record breaking video clip? Awful.