Ovechkin Milestone Thread - Countdown to 894 (Continued)

Man, he might actually do it this year. Amazing. An unassailable all-timer a la Barry Bonds.
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So OV scored his 148th first goal of the game, all time leader ahead of Jagr with 135.

What is mind boggling is how low Gretz is on that list, he is #35 with only 85, one behind Rick Nash.
At first I thought it is some stats issue, eg not counting some early seasons, but it looks accurate. I wonder why so low, did he usually take his sweet time to score in a game or what? Were Oilers so dominant/rounded that 1G was scored "by committee"?
Why??? :huh::huh::huh:
 
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13 games remaining, 6 to tie, 7 to break. Does he do it this year? It's going to be close and the pressure is going to build. I really hope he does it this year so he can just relax next year or retire, whichever he decides. Current pace would indicate he should make it, without any hiccups.

I also wonder if any team will pull the goalie a little more liberally just to give him the chance at history and make sure their team is remembered. Empty netter to tie or take the lead is a double edged sword. When Gretzky set the 50 goals in 39 games record, empty net. Clip is very famous, empty net and Flyer's cooperalls. Mind you he scored 9 goals across 2 games ;)
 
13 games remaining, 6 to tie, 7 to break. Does he do it this year? It's going to be close and the pressure is going to build. I really hope he does it this year so he can just relax next year or retire, whichever he decides. Current pace would indicate he should make it, without any hiccups.

I also wonder if any team will pull the goalie a little more liberally just to give him the chance at history and make sure their team is remembered. Empty netter to tie or take the lead is a double edged sword. When Gretzky set the 50 goals in 39 games record, empty net. Clip is very famous, empty net and Flyer's cooperalls. Mind you he scored 9 goals across 2 games ;)
Lol. As a Canucks fan my entire life, without seeing that post earlier, I wouldn't have guessed the Canucks were the team that Gretzky scored his record breaking goal on.
 
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I’m far less excited about this as a hockey fan than I should be. Anyone else feel the same?

I will be transparent. I wonder if I would be more into it if it was a Canadian doing it. I’m not sure.
 
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I’m far less excited about this as a hockey fan than I should be. Anyone else feel the same?

I will be transparent. I wonder if I would be more into it if it was a Canadian doing it. I’m not sure.

I guess this might come off mean but if you aren't excited about this I'm not sure you can call yourself a hockey fan. Breaking a gretz record is like seeing haleys comet.
 
I’m far less excited about this as a hockey fan than I should be. Anyone else feel the same?

I will be transparent. I wonder if I would be more into it if it was a Canadian doing it. I’m not sure.
Personally i dont care about nationality, its not important for me with a NHL team having all types
of players from differerent contries, , maybe it has to do with age, when i was younger i was more into the swedes.
 
So OV scored his 148th first goal of the game, all time leader ahead of Jagr with 135.

What is mind boggling is how low Gretz is on that list, he is #35 with only 85, one behind Rick Nash.
At first I thought it is some stats issue, eg not counting some early seasons, but it looks accurate. I wonder why so low, did he usually take his sweet time to score in a game or what? Were Oilers so dominant/rounded that 1G was scored "by committee"?
Why??? :huh::huh::huh:

It’s yet another symptom of Gretzky having played in an insanely high-scoring era, and having the bulk of his goals occur during that era’s peak. Scoring 90 goals in a season where his team was typically putting a 6-spot means each individual goal was less likely to be the first goal scored in a given game than for players scoring goals in other eras., particularly Ovechkin, who played his peak years at a time when scoring was very low.

You see it in reflected in a lot of Gretzky’s stats, like how he’s not near the top in GWG either.
 
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