Ovechkin Goal Chase

[LGR4GM]

 

 

[shrader]

5 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

I can't remember a game ever stopped in the 2nd for something like this. 

Pretty cool.

Who has a chance to break this? I can't think of anyone currently that has a shot 

Matthews is the biggest threat. But he’s looking like a major breakdown risk and won’t reach the 1400 or so games he needs. 

[Wyldnwoody44]

1 minute ago, shrader said:

Matthews is the biggest threat. But he’s looking like a major breakdown risk and won’t reach the 1400 or so games he needs. 

Outside of Matthews I don't see anyone else. But yeah, longevity may for sure be an issue 

[JohnC]

Ovie breaks the record. 

https://www.nhl.com/video/wsh-nyi-ovechkin-scores-goal-against-ilya-sorokin-6371144441112

[Sidc3000]

I’m glad I got to watch it on the capitals feed. 

1 minute ago, JohnC said:

Ovie breaks the record. 

https://www.nhl.com/video/wsh-nyi-ovechkin-scores-goal-against-ilya-sorokin-6371144441112

[bunomatic]

Great to see Ovi get the record but apparently the CIA lip readers were having a terrible time reading the Wayners wifes lips. 

[Wyldnwoody44]

I'm curious what the convo between him and Soroykin was lol. Both Russian and Ovi never scored on him before. 

[Sidc3000]

6 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

I'm curious what the convo between him and Soroykin was lol. Both Russian and Ovi never scored on him before. 

“You and your family will be protected for life in the motherland.” 

Edited April 6 by Sidc3000

[Sidc3000]

 

 

[LabattBlue]

If he doesn’t hit 900 this year, hopefully he comes back for one more year.  

[sabremike]

21 hours ago, shrader said:

Now compare the sticks. 

This is why, if we are being honest, trying to compare people from different eras is actually impossible. You can only really compare players in the same era because outside of them it's a totally different sport.

[shrader]

2 hours ago, LabattBlue said:

If he doesn’t hit 900 this year, hopefully he comes back for one more year.  

Now just picture a scenario where they win the cup. Would you even think about coming back or do you go out on the highest note imaginable?

Edited April 6 by shrader

[shrader]

Here’s a fun game. Go look at the all time goal leaders list and find the first guy who never scored a goal while you were alive. It’s a long search for anyone born before the 80s. 

[Big Guava]

What's crazy is that Gretzky while he scored a ton of goals wasn't really known for that ..he was more known for his setting teammates up for goals as his over 1960 assists show...

In fact, Gretzky has more assists than the 2nd player on the career points list has points (Jagr with 1921). That's absurd...

So while it's great that Ovechkin broke the record, if Gretzky actually wanted to score 1300 goals, he easily could have which would have put the record out of reach for all eternity...but he did that with the assists record instead.

Edited April 6 by Big Guava

[shrader]

27 minutes ago, Big Guava said:

What's crazy is that Gretzky while he scored a ton of goals wasn't really known for that ..he was more known for his setting teammates up for goals as his over 1960 assists show...

In fact, Gretzky has more assists than the 2nd player on the career points list has points (Jagr with 1921). That's absurd...

So while it's great that Ovechkin broke the record, if Gretzky actually wanted to score 1300 goals, he easily could have which would have put the record out of reach for all eternity...but he did that with the assists record instead.

Gretzky also has the 46 WHA goals. But then again, Ovechkin has the time missed to lockouts and covid. Oh wait, Gretzky had a lockout and a strike too, less games lost than Ovechkin though. 

[Flashsabre]

Good for Ovi. A one of a kind player.

The greatness of Gretzky was he wasn’t even considered a “goal scorer” per se. He was a point machine and playmaker extraordinaire.
 

Gretzky was never the pure sniper like a Bossy or Kurri or Hull or Ovi. He was just so good that the goals came. 

[Big Guava]

20 minutes ago, shrader said:

Gretzky also has the 46 WHA goals. But then again, Ovechkin has the time missed to lockouts and covid. Oh wait, Gretzky had a lockout and a strike too, less games lost than Ovechkin though. 

True enough but the main point is that if Gretzky wanted to score a lot more goals, he easily could have, but his main talent was creating for others to score.

 

[JustOneParade]

Another way to look at Gretzky’s assist number. Averaged 98 assists per year for 20 years. Absurd indeed.

[shrader]

5 minutes ago, Big Guava said:

True enough but the main point is that if Gretzky wanted to score a lot more goals, he easily could have, but his main talent was creating for others to score.

 

There’s only one number I ever need to know to sum up his goal scoring: 92

[JoeSchmoe]

I always thought goal scoring came so easily early in his career that Gretzky took a much higher interest in setting up teammates. Of course we don't know if that was truly the case, we can all agree he was a pass first player.

And while Gretzky was pass first, Ovie is and always has been a shoot first, shoot second, and shoot third type player. 

[OverPowerYou]

5 hours ago, shrader said:

Now just picture a scenario where they win the cup. Would you even think about coming back or do you go out on the highest note imaginable?

Ask Tom Brady 

[mjd1001]

I think Gretzky was a better overall player, but Ovechkin is the best goal scorer I have ever seen.  In terms of pure ability to score goals, Ovi leads, followed closely by Lemieux, the little I remember of Bossy, and possibly Brett Hull (at his peak).

[Brawndo]

Budweiser sent out congratulatory beers to all the  goaltenders that Ovi faced during the chase that did not get scored on.

 

Devon Levi was one of them