Ovechkin Milestone Thread - Countdown to 894

[Mrfenn92]

Never thought I'd see another player break 800.

Unreal. I think there's a good shot he'll make the hall of fame.

Might take a few years for him to get in

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

53 goal pace after tonight. Prettyyyy, prettyyyy, prettyyy…. pretty good!

 

[Firsov99]

Damn, good for the kid to get Ovi’s stick. The kid was beaming with joy.

 

[BallardEra]

 

[tarheelhockey]

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That’s… not supposed to happen.

 

[tabness]

Damn, good for the kid to get Ovi’s stick. The kid was beaming with joy.

wow what a piece of history for that kid!

I collect game used sticks, I have Yzerman's first 60th goal stick and it (along with a Robert Lang stick which was the first I got) are by far my favorite pieces of memorabilia. It bothers me that hockey cards are worth more monetarily than these sorts of things (and yes I have/had some rare ones though I mostly sold when prices got crazy in the last couple of years).

would be another level to get an 800th goal stick

 

[Devilsfan992]

I think this deserves a thread update. Or a thread of it's own. What an unbelievable accomplishment from the Great 8!

 

[tom_servo]

Well you just gotta hand it to him. Good show Ovi.

 

[gtrower]

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Insanity. Thinking back to the “decline” projections from threads 5/6 years ago is hilarious now. He’s inclining.

 

[ViD]

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Based on this, 900 in two more seasons

 

[Caps8112]

30 more this season and 65 next season would be very Alex ovechkin like

 

[Firsov99]

wow what a piece of history for that kid!

I collect game used sticks, I have Yzerman's first 60th goal stick and it (along with a Robert Lang stick which was the first I got) are by far my favorite pieces of memorabilia. It bothers me that hockey cards are worth more monetarily than these sorts of things (and yes I have/had some rare ones though I mostly sold when prices got crazy in the last couple of years).

would be another level to get an 800th goal stick

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Wow, quite a collection you’ve got.

 

[andrjusha]

OV softened us with 4 straight empties and finished off 800 with a hard trick.
I have a ticket for his next game, history is/will be made! Wow, unbelievable.

 

[BallardEra]

Sportsnet had the wrong math. Below is the correct games for Ovie:

0-100 goals | 167 games
100-200 goals | 129 games
200-300 goals | 177 games
300-400 goals | 161 games
400-500 goals | 167 games
500-600 goals | 189 games
600-700 goals | 154 games
700-800 goals | 161 games

 

[tabness]

Wow, quite a collection you’ve got.

Mostly Wings players though I have a few of others (Lecavalier and Nash), think I'm gonna have to be on the hunt for an Ovechkin stick now though

 

[Sensinitis]

Never thought I'd see another player break 800.

Unreal. I think there's a good shot he'll make the hall of fame.

Nah, just the hall of very good. Not enough team accomplishments

 

[Firsov99]

Mostly Wings players though I have a few of others (Lecavalier and Nash), think I'm gonna have to be on the hunt for an Ovechkin stick now though

Lecavalier and Nash - not too shabby.

Good luck with your hunt. Hopefully you land one.

 

[Dingo]

Important to note all three goals in front of the net or banging away in the slot. Way too many people think he's just a left circle PP pony. Yes, that is an incredible strength since Adam Oates moved him there in 2013 but he won three Pearsons and two Harts not scoring that many left dot one-timers, and he's always been great in front of the net.

He has adapted very well to his new body that doesn't have the game breaking speed of his 20s.

he can slap, deke or gut it out physically - all at an all time elite level.

edit - ok, deking isnt alltime elite… but its still high

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

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If anybody 50 years from now wonders how Ovi managed to climb all the way to the top of the league's all time scoring list, they just need to see this chart.

Greatness is measured by performance and consistency, and Ovi has both in spades.

 

[Firsov99]

OV softened us with 4 straight empties and finished off 800 with a trick.
I have a ticket for his next game, history is/will be made! Wow, unbelievable.

This is great. I hope he’ll net at least a couple, so you could witness history.

 

[Frosty415]

wow what a piece of history for that kid!

I collect game used sticks, I have Yzerman's first 60th goal stick and it (along with a Robert Lang stick which was the first I got) are by far my favorite pieces of memorabilia. It bothers me that hockey cards are worth more monetarily than these sorts of things (and yes I have/had some rare ones though I mostly sold when prices got crazy in the last couple of years).

would be another level to get an 800th goal stick

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That's pretty awesome, Yzerman was one of my favorite players growing up

 

[chirrrs]

It's just insane to think that while highly unlikely, it really isn't just absolutely out of the question that he might score 1000 goals. Unreal. The probability and likelihood of that happening now feels like how it once felt to even suggest he had a shot at 894. No way. But here we are, so who knows?

 

[BallardEra]

From goals 700-800 he scored those 100 in 161 games which is a 50.9 goals pace over 82 games.

 

[Dingo]

When Gretzky was approaching his 802nd goal, Howe followed the Kings around for several games, in order to make sure he'd be there in person. By all accounts, Howe was magnanimous towards Gretzky after he tied and then surpassed him. If Howe were still alive, I'd like to imagine he'd also be cheering Ovechkin on.

I also hope that, if Ovechkin approaches #894 in two or three more years, Gretzky does what his idol did, and follows Ovechkin around in order to congratulate him in person right after the game.

itshard for me to even imagine Gretzky NOT being gracious.

In fact, I picture both of them being close to overly humble on that day.

 

[EchoesoftheEighties]

Living legend. Amazing milestone and can't wait to see him break the record