THIS IS TERRIBLE CONTRACT FOR THE CAPITALS
this team has been bonce from the playoffs early the last three seasons they did nothing to improve the team they got another year older and now they are hoping McMicheal and Fehervary are going t be the difference makers
I am afraid all this contract does is assure the Capitals do not sniff the Cup for five more years
I don't care if Ovechkin takes Gretzky's goal record
Gretzky assists more then double his goals
Ovechkin has taken almost 700 more shots on goals in 290 fewer games then Gretzky
I know one is a center and one is a wing
Of Gretzky's 894 goals 204 were powerplay of Ovechkin 730 goals 269 are powerplay
Gretzky finished with +520 Ovechkin is at +75
Gretzky's was the greatest hockey player of all time not because of the 894 goals but because of the 2857 totals points in 1487 games and in 208 playoff games he was able to score 122 goals add 260 assists for 382 points and be a +92 while winning 4 Stanley Cups
Ovechkin has played in 141 playoff games and has scored 71 goals and 64 assists for 135 points and is a +8
I am sorry but I think with Ovechkin new contract the Capitals might miss the playoffs next season
Ovechkin may break Gretzky's record, but it will be at the expense of his teammates and of-course the fan base
unless of-course the salary cap jumps up to 88-90M then they could bring in some talent but I don't know how likely that is
"this team has been bonce from the playoffs early the last three seasons they did nothing to improve the team they got another year older and now they are hoping McMicheal and Fehervary are going t be the difference makers"
-> You are completely right here, the the Caps haven't done much to improve.
" I am afraid all this contract does is assure the Capitals do not sniff the Cup for five more years"
-> Let's not act like Ovechkin was the difference maker here. If he signed for $7 million, the extra $2.5 million isn't doing jack shit to improve the Caps enough to push them much further than they have been.
-> Ovechkin's contract is essentially the same cap hit as his old one. If his old contract had been a couple years longer, no-one would be saying anything about it. Plus, most Caps fans knew that our playoff window is only a couple more seasons anyways, so him being at the same cap-hit as he's been the last few seasons doesn't really impact that significantly at all. Yes the contract cap-hit value won't be looking good in the second half of the contract, but the Caps were most-likely going to stink in 3 or so years anyways.
" I don't care if Ovechkin takes Gretzky's goal record"
-> Seems like you do with how much spite was built up in your post LOL
"Gretzky assists more then double his goals"
-> So? No-one is claiming that Ovechkin is even close to the overall level that Gretzky was at. Goal-scoring though? He's better.
"Ovechkin has taken almost 700 more shots on goals in 290 fewer games then Gretzky"
-> Irrelevant. With how much more competitive the NHL is now, getting shots off is a skill, and it's damn hard to do. Gretzky finished first in the league in shots 4 different times, and also had a 2nd and 3rd place finish in that stat as well, it doesn't matter at all.
-> You can try to add an asterisk over Ovi's goals due to a shot total, but then you'll have to add 4 of them for the fact that Gretzky played in an era where it was objectively much easier to score goals.
"Of Gretzky's 894 goals 204 were powerplay of Ovechkin 730 goals 269 are powerplay"
-> So? Scoring a goal on the power play still counts doesn't it LOL. Plus Gretzky played in a period where power play shooting percentage was often 20-25% higher than when Ovechkin played. Plus, the breakdown of power play to even-strength goals shouldn't matter at all, it all gets taken into account in overall scoring levels, which as I mentioned above, Gretzky enjoyed the benefit of significantly higher scoring era's.
-> Also, Ovechkin has lead the league in even-strength goals more times than Gretzky did anyways LOL.
"Gretzky finished with +520 Ovechkin is at +75"
-> Irrelevant to this discussion of goalscoring. +/- is already a flawed stat, plus as I've acknowledged above, Gretzky is a MUCH better overall player than Ovi is.
"in 208 playoff games he was able to score 122 goals add 260 assists for 382 points and be a +92 while winning 4 Stanley Cups
Ovechkin has played in 141 playoff games and has scored 71 goals and 64 assists for 135 points and is a +8"
-> # of cups is irrelevant, since hockey is the ultimate team sport.
-> # of points is irrelevant since it's already established Gretzky is a better player than Ovechkin
-> If you compare Ovi and Gretzky's goal/gp in the playoffs vs. the weighted average league scoring levels (using RS scoring levels), Ovechkin comes out ahead. Gretzky had a 16% higher goals/gp in the playoffs, but played those playoff games where he averages a 29% higher scoring era.
| Ovi | Gretzky | Gretzky increase |
| PO G/GP | 0.50 | 0.59 | 16% |
| Weighted avg. league scoring | 2.84 | 3.65 | 29% |
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"Ovechkin may break Gretzky's record, but it will be at the expense of his teammates and of-course the fan base"
-> Expense of his teammates: See all of my points above, his current contract is no change from his old contract, and realistically wouldn't have made much of a difference for the next couple years anyways. Caps were destined to rebuild within a 2/3 years either way
-> Expense of the fanbase: If Ovechkin breaks the all-time goal record, it will be one of the most impressive, and biggest feats in NHL history, and the biggest in the last 20+ years. That is GREAT for Capitals fans, for fans of the league, and great for the business of the league.
Overall: Bad + irrelevant takes and statements.
