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Ovechkin Milestone Thread - Countdown to 894

Pigskin said:
Ovi is looking tired and old the last few games, Caps are playing (last 10 games anyway) awful and spreading the ice time evenly.

D is playing ok, and goalies, especially Thompson are playing great. None of the forwards are humming. Bad Caps is not showing on the standings as yet, and hoping its just a long season down spell.
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It’s just due to age and his reduced stamina. It’s the right decision by the coaching staff.

You can also see that his OT time has been drastically reduced. He typically doesn’t even appear on ice before a face-off because if the Caps lose a face-off, he could be forced to defend on massive ice for a long time. Again, it’s the right thing to do by the coaching staff.
 
Macbanan said:
Probably has something to do with the thing he did that is not allowed for discussion because it's so inflammatory?

Let's not discuss it but it's not exactly a mystery.
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It's only inflammatory to a group of people who prefer politics, and its concomitant propaganda, over hockey.
 
Pengwins said:
another ENG? lmao. he's lucky he's on a good team to carry the load while he floats around all game waiting for the empty net
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Stop hating lol

OV didnt need to score any of his last 70-80 goals to be the GOAT goap scorer.

The 9 Rockets (leading league in goal) really seals the deal for me.

I have Crosby ahead of OV all time but no reason to hate OV and deny hes the GOAT goal scorer and a top~10 player ever
 
Firsov99 said:
It’s just due to age and his reduced stamina. It’s the right decision by the coaching staff.

You can also see that his OT time has been drastically reduced. He typically doesn’t even appear on ice before a face-off because if the Caps lose a face-off, he could be forced to defend on massive ice for a long time. Again, it’s the right thing to do by the coaching staff.
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Or nursing himself back from the injury. He'll be fine. We should know this by now.
 
Pengwins said:
another ENG? lmao. he's lucky he's on a good team to carry the load while he floats around all game waiting for the empty net
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It sure stings watching Ovi and the Caps being successful, huh?

But hey, that one ENG is one more goal than your team scored last night, I can see why it must be frustrating for you ;)

It’s just 21 goals away now

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Randyne said:

He earned it


Your Sid is lucky being on a better team:
WSH P% .612 with Alexander Ovechkin GP 1453
WSH P% .513 w/o Alexander Ovechkin GP 75
PIT P% .605 with Sidney Crosby GP 1316
PIT P% .634 w/o Sidney Crosby GP 213
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can you post a more official looking source for this?

I don't disbelieve you, but I have some people who NEED to see this, haha
 
BMann said:
Or nursing himself back from the injury. He'll be fine. We should know this by now.
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This too, but his time in back-to-backs has been limited even before the injury. The body of a nearly 40-year old is much slower and doesn't recover as fast. So, the coaching staff is doing the right thing.

And I would like to sing another praise to the current Caps' coaching staff. A few years back, when Lavi was the coach, he would put Ovi on ice BEFORE a face-off in OT. And I wanted to pull my hair out because if the Caps were to lose that face-off -- even it was in the offensive zone -- Ovi could get stuck playing defense for more than a minute, and this would lead to multiple OT losses. Or even if the Caps didn't allow a goal on that shift after defending, Ovi wouldn't be able to recover quickly enough for another shift. It was a sheer stupidity in my book.

So, now, in the Carbs era, I see that Ovi is virtually never on ice before a face-off (unless it's a PP). Moreover, he typically isn't on ice when the Caps gain posession of the puck. But once the Caps cycle the puck once or twice, he hops over the bench to play against tired players of the opposition. This is just a smart thing to do! I am absolutely elated that the Caps have such a young and talented coach now who knows his players' strengths and weaknesses.
 
Dingo said:
can you post a more official looking source for this?

I don't disbelieve you, but I have some people who NEED to see this, haha
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It's from NHL.com players stats, just filter by W/L/OT then subtract their GP from their team GP record and you will find team GP without them:
WSH with Ovi: 800-474-179 =.612
WSH w/o Ovi: 36-34-5 =.513
PIT with Sid: 725-449-142 =.605
PIT w/o Sid: 121-64-28 =.634
 
Randyne said:
It's from NHL.com players stats, just filter by W/L/OT then subtract their GP from their team GP record and you will find team GP without them:
WSH with Ovi: 800-474-179 =.612
WSH w/o Ovi: 36-34-5 =.513
PIT with Sid: 725-449-142 =.605
PIT w/o Sid: 121-64-28 =.634
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Mcdavid (3rd to 5th all time) > Crosby (6th to 10th all time) > OV (8th to 12th all time)

Gap between Crosby and OV is smaller than Gap between Mcdavid and the other two

Mack, Kuch, Drai are the current potential treats to 8 and 87s legacy.

If they keep racking up the trophies and major award nominations (for another 2-3 years) then the old era stars are going to drop all time lists lile Jokic and Giannis are doing in the NBA
 
hamzarocks said:
Mcdavid (3rd to 5th all time) > Crosby (6th to 10th all time) > OV (8th to 12th all time)
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Fixed: Mcdavid+Drai > Crosby+Malkin > OV
Ovi's hardware x1.6 bigger than Sid's.
If NHL didn't ban him Ovi's hardware would be x2 bigger (even more Ross) than Sid's.
Sid's hardware would halve without Malkin who factored in up to 50% points during their peaks.
Same with McDavid.
 
Randyne said:
Fixed: Mcdavid+Drai > Crosby+Malkin > OV
Ovi's hardware x1.6 bigger than Sid's.
If NHL didn't ban him Ovi's hardware would be x2 bigger (even more Ross) than Sid's.
Sid's hardware would halve without Malkin who factored in up to 50% points during their peaks.
Same with McDavid.
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OVs hardware is almost all rockets

He stopped being the best player in the world from 2010 when he became a solely goal scorer.

Your takes are crazy.

Mcdavid is a level OV could never touch. He is the best talent the league has ever seen.

Crosby trophy case is hurt by injuries. He would have more awards and ALL NHL teams if he didnt get hurt. Still not equal to Mcdavids dominance, buy crosby was comfortably the leagues best player from 2011 to 2017 when he was healthy. His career ppg is still highe than OV despite the career injuried simply due to him being abke to sustain his offensive dominance longer than OV did

OV is the GOAT goal scorer and a top 10ish player all time. If he had maintained his 3-year prime for another half decade hed be where Mcdavid is or ahead but that didnt happen and he regressed as a player for 2011 to 2018 period

OV being a bit behind Crosby but still top 10 or so is pretty much the consensus in the hockey world outside of OV homers like yourself, some russian fans, and Pens/Crosby fanboys (OV haters)
 
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hamzarocks said:
OVs hardware is almost all rockets

He stopped being the best player in the world from 2010 when he became a solely goal scorer.

Your takes are crazy.

Mcdavid is a level OV could never touch. He is the best talent the league has ever seen.

Crosby trophy case is hurt by injuries. He would have more awards and ALL NHL teams if he didnt get hurt. Still not equal to Mcdavids dominance, buy crosby was comfortably the leagues best player from 2011 to 2017 when he was healthy. His career ppg is still highe than OV despite the career injuried simply due to him being abke to sustain his offensive dominance longer than OV did

OV is the GOAT goal scorer and a top 10ish player all time. If he had maintained his 3-year prime for another half decade hed be where Mcdavid is or ahead but that didnt happen and he regressed as a player for 2011 to 2018 period

OV being a bit behind Crosby but still top 10 or so is pretty much the consensus in the hockey world outside of OV homers like yourself, some russian fans, and Pens/Crosby fanboys (OV haters)
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Lol posts like this are so stupid. I will only use 2 seasons of crosbys where he was dominating the league n got hurt
10-11 and 12-13. Im not even gonna use 11-12 or 07-08.

With just the 2 former seasons again just 2 we have

Crosby
4 harts
4 art ross
4 lindsays
3 richards
2 smythes
3 cups
Vs
Mcdavid
5 art ross
3 harts
4 lindsays
1 richard
1 smythe

So yeah Crosby with the far better career. He still has the far better career. But get that horse ish out of here.
 
Nathaniel Skywalker said:
So yeah Crosby with the far better career.
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Throwing non existing awards from helicopter doesn't make someone better.

hamzarocks said:
OVs hardware is almost all rockets

He stopped being the best player in the world from 2010 when he became a solely goal scorer.

Your takes are crazy.

Mcdavid is a level OV could never touch. He is the best talent the league has ever seen.

Crosby trophy case is hurt by injuries. He would have more awards and ALL NHL teams if he didnt get hurt. Still not equal to Mcdavids dominance, buy crosby was comfortably the leagues best player from 2011 to 2017 when he was healthy. His career ppg is still highe than OV despite the career injuried simply due to him being abke to sustain his offensive dominance longer than OV did

OV is the GOAT goal scorer and a top 10ish player all time. If he had maintained his 3-year prime for another half decade hed be where Mcdavid is or ahead but that didnt happen and he regressed as a player for 2011 to 2018 period

OV being a bit behind Crosby but still top 10 or so is pretty much the consensus in the hockey world outside of OV homers like yourself, some russian fans, and Pens/Crosby fanboys (OV haters)
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so many words, but zero words about Malkin and Drai.
Malkin is on different line, but factored in up to 50% points.
Sid created no one.
Ovi created #6 secondary assistant of all time (by A2/GP, with >=1000 GP).
 
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Nathaniel Skywalker said:
Lol posts like this are so stupid. I will only use 2 seasons of crosbys where he was dominating the league n got hurt
10-11 and 12-13. Im not even gonna use 11-12 or 07-08.

With just the 2 former seasons again just 2 we have

Crosby
4 harts
4 art ross
4 lindsays
3 richards
2 smythes
3 cups
Vs
Mcdavid
5 art ross
3 harts
4 lindsays
1 richard
1 smythe

So yeah Crosby with the far better career. He still has the far better career. But get that horse ish out of here.
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Who cares about a bunch of stuff that didn't happen?

Besides, this is an Ovie accomplishment thread, why are you pumping Crosby in here?
 
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