Will Ovi break Gretzky's goal record?

[User9992]

Will Ovi break Gretzky's goal record?

He has to score 42 goals in NHL seasons in order to beat Gretzky's 894 goals record.

That's 21 goals per season in his 2 remaining years in his contract.

Can he do it?

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[Lunatik]

 

[Sasha Orlov]

100% lock

 

[I am not exposed]

Yeah. Unfortunately.

Hopefully Matthews breaks it again a decade from now. I bet Ovi won't be so dignified about it as Gretzky.

 

[Mr Kot]

Ask the sonic totem

 

[eojsmada]

Just a matter of when, honestly.

 

[Terry Yake]

he's going to end up one goal short

 

[FissionFire]

Yeah. Unfortunately.

Hopefully Matthews beaks it again a decade from now. I bet Ovi won't be so dignified about it as Gretzky.

Matthews won’t end up with more goals than OV.

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

Yeah. Unfortunately.

Hopefully Matthews beaks it again a decade from now. I bet Ovi won't be so dignified about it as Gretzky.

Ah yes, choir boy Matthews…exemplification of dignity.

 

[I am not exposed]

Ah yes, choir boy Matthews…exemplification of dignity.

No he isn't. But Gretzky is. Just be interesting to see how Ovi would treat it. And then if Bedard beats Matthews record, I doubt he would be dignified as well.

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

No he isn't. But Gretzky is. Just be interesting to see how Ovi would treat it. And then if Bedard beats Matthews record, I doubt he would be dignified as well.

That’s fair. I can’t really see Ovi accepting the record in an undignified fashion though. He may have been brazen and a showman in his early years, but he’s really matured over the course of his career.

Edit: And while I was having a go at Matthews, I wouldn’t imagine he would accept such an accomplishment without class either. I think it would take a guy like Nail Yakupov to truly turn it into a disrespectful occasion.

 

[ClarkBolzano]

Yeah. Unfortunately.

Hopefully Matthews breaks it again a decade from now. I bet Ovi won't be so dignified about it as Gretzky.

Matthews will never break it.

 

[Hanji]

Yeah. Unfortunately.

Hopefully Matthews breaks it again a decade from now. I bet Ovi won't be so dignified about it as Gretzky.

Why would he be less dignified?

 

[DEANYOUNGBLOOD17]

Father Time comes for us all.

Ovi is going to fall well short this year and pull off a Brett Hull 2004/5 start to to the season next year .

(Brett Hull with Phoenix after the lockout retired quickly when the legs were not there anymore)

 

[Duder54]

I think the real question is, why did this need a new thread?

 

[Mulletman]

Why are everybody so negative towards Matthews breaking the all time goals record?! It's already pretty much a done deal that Ovechkin will break Gretzky's record so the new talking topic will be if Matthews can break Ovechkin's goal record. Matthews is now 29 goals ahead of Ovechkin's total at the same age and Ovechkin only put up 32 goals in his 27 year old season. That means that Matthews might very well be 60+ goals ahead of Ovechkin at the same age after this season. Matthews is in a very good spot to compete for the all time record with scoring being so high and physicality being at an all time low...

 

[ozzie]

I think the real question here is, do people want him to break it and how do you feel about it. As a big Gretzky fan like many, grew up with 80's hockey. I'm pulling for Ovechkin to break it, Canadian pride aside, it's good for the game. Besides Gretzky held back and focused on assists, he could have had many more goals and put this out of reach.

I am hoping Ovie trained hard and will avoid the slow start he ha lasy year. I want to see him break it in style on his own terms and not limp into it and hang on too long.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Yeah. Unfortunately.

Hopefully Matthews breaks it again a decade from now. I bet Ovi won't be so dignified about it as Gretzky.

Pre-emptive hating is next level, catching heat for something that hasn't happened yet.

 

[BruinsFan37]

Why are everybody so negative towards Matthews breaking the all time goals record?! It's already pretty much a done deal that Ovechkin will break Gretzky's record so the new talking topic will be if Matthews can break Ovechkin's goal record. Matthews is now 29 goals ahead of Ovechkin's total at the same age and Ovechkin only put up 32 goals in his 27 year old season. That means that Matthews might very well be 60+ goals ahead of Ovechkin at the same age after this season. Matthews is in a very good spot to compete for the all time record with scoring being so high and physicality being at an all time low...

Because a lot can happen in 10+ years. Assuming Ovi breaks the record (next year most likely -- about a 99% chance barring any catastrophic injuries) and gets 900 goals and stops Matthews would need to average over 50 goals a season for the next ten years (counting this upcoming one) to catch him.

That's ten years without significant injures, player strikes/lockouts, etc. Though really with that long of a time-frame it could just be cumulative effect of minor injuries that slow him (Matthews) down and he ends up missing. That length of time it's not even a given Matthews will get 700 goals (roughly double his current total).

Could Matthews do it? Absolutely, but talking about it right now just comes across to me as an annoying Matthews fanboi trying to steal some of Ovi's thunder. Really shouldn't talk about Matthews and the record until five years from now at least.