Ovechkin Milestone Thread - Countdown to 894 (Continued)

[BallardEra]

Holy f*** 19 posts and you and wetcoast don't always see eye to eye?

That was quick

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[wetcoast]

Me and wetcoast don't always see eye to eye but I think this is an interesting perspective. Why does the goal record matter in the first place? Why not just look at points instead? Both goals and assists have the same value: 1 point each. I think this might be just very selective cherry-picking of statistics. I mean, yes, the record is nice but at the end of the day, kinda trivial. I think the record tells more about Ovechkin's selfishness. In my humble opinion, he doesn't make his linemates better like Sid the Kid does. Still, Ovechkin has a great shot and I respect it tremendeously.

This is the goal countdown thread, go to another thread about other matters and I expanded on my first point here in case you missed it.

I guess it might matter to some people for different reasons but at the end of the day history will show the number of goals and Ovi will be the leader and is unlikely to be caught baring some unforeseen transformation in any future NHL.

In short the historical record will just state the number of goals and his placement.

 

[wetcoast]

I don't want to derail this thread,

You're right but here is a quick response.

but why doesn't Messier ever appear on these lists?

Because he isn't even a top 5 center of all time (and that's before McDavid who will surely pass him.

He is right there at the top of those all time lists, and he won a bunch of Cups.

He's usually listed around 20th overall and the "won a bunch of Cups argument is a weak.

Is it because most think he was / is an asshole? lol serious question.

Other notables: Jagr, Francis, Yzerman.

This is a good place to learn and analyze top player lists.

Thread 'Top-100 Hockey Players of All-Time'

Nov 11, 2018

Top-200 Hockey Players of All-Time

The following is the final list of the top hockey players of all-time as determined by 32 voting members of the History of Hockey community.

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Rank	Player	Position	Born	Nation	Birth City
1	Wayne Gretzky	C	1961	Canada	Brantford, Ontario
2	Gordie Howe	RW	1928	Canada	Floral...

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