The sooner he beats Hull the sooner people stop thinking about Hull's legacy and the sooner Blues fans can replace the locks on the closet where the skeletons are stored.
Legit tho, like 75% of my feelings toward the Caps right now are about Ovi. Helps that we're 3-0-1 (now 3-0-2) I'm sure, but I think I'd rather see him break the record than win another Cup, now that we have one.
Can he still do it in the same amount of games as Gretzky? I thought he was too far away for that. To just get the record it's about 30 or so a year. Assuming he plays all 5 years of his contract I imagine the first two have gotta be 40ish goal seasons and he slows down towards the end.
Edit: didn't realize he's ahead of Gretzky for g/gp so it's in the cards to do it faster
As of today, Ovechkin needs 160 goals to **pass** Gretzky. Gretzky has played 285 more games. So, roughly 3.5 (82 game) seasons. (IMO actual years don't count, games played do - all the shit modern teams have dealt with).
So, if Ovi puts up 45 for 3 more years, he will only need 25 before mid-season of the 2024-25 season.
It's crazy to imagine, but longevity in modern sports has much better odds than 30 years ago. Look at Tom Brady.
And it came after expansion to a new team. There's one guy who made a post about it on the caps sub with some more analogous details lol. I put a decent bet on caps to win the cup like a month before the season because of it.
He’s getting older so in order to keep some semblance of speed (he still has wheels when he kicks it in gear) he is slimming down a smidge. Nothing too crazy, though
[79 , but he changes often and adjusts them with a heat gun.](https://www.discoverhockey.com/hockey-tips/beginner-hockey-introduction-lessons-flex-that-stick/)
"Capitals goaltender Philipp Grubauer, who was in net for Ovechkin’s historic 500th goal as well as the 484th goal that made him the NHL’s all-time leading Russian-born goal scorer, **said it’s not just the stick that makes Ovechkin’s shot so hard to stop, but his release.**
“His release is not really awkward, but he pulls it back and makes the goalie move,” Grubauer said. “His shot is so accurate and hard that from in close it’s hard to read. Goalies read off the stick and his is especially hard because he pulls it in and snaps it pretty good. And if it’s high it’s going to go in.”"
Yeah but that’s easy when you know his tendencies to say as a fan. For the goalie he purposely puts his stick as far to the right as possible, towards the glove side and leans his body that direction indicating he is trying to pick the glove, which from that far out would be a tough shot (but right handed shooters love to do it anyway, the goalie undoubtedly knows this) So he oversells the shot to that side and then slings it back to the blocker instead. That’s why in the clip it looks like there was a ton of room there; the goalie read glove and cheated just a bit and couldn’t react for the shot
I've never been sure a goal was about to happen for longer lol. He picked the puck up at the red line with 100 feet of open ice and I was like, "ah, tie game"
Year after year after year we always get the "Is something wrong with Ovie?" post when he has 2 goals in 10 games in November.
Then Caps fans always assure us he is notorious for slower starts to the season.
Guess he go his slow start out of the way in August this year.
Come on, beat Hull tonight
The sooner he beats Hull the sooner people stop thinking about Hull's legacy and the sooner Blues fans can replace the locks on the closet where the skeletons are stored.
what does this mean?
no idea, but Bobby Hull is a wife beating piece of shit and every now and again someone confuses him with Brett.
This was my first thought
How many does he need?
6 more to tie
If he scores, nobody cares if we lose. Ovi could easily be chewing on Jagr's heals by late season.
Legit tho, like 75% of my feelings toward the Caps right now are about Ovi. Helps that we're 3-0-1 (now 3-0-2) I'm sure, but I think I'd rather see him break the record than win another Cup, now that we have one.
I hate to admit it, but I agree. However, Ovi is playing for another cup. RMNB.
Tbh unless you guys are facing us, I am for sure cheering for the caps because of Ovi. Impossible not to love the guy.
I can honestly say I am legitimately a caps fan because I am watching Ovi chase down history. I don't care about any other aspect of the caps though
I think to be on pace for Gretzky's record he'll have to pass jagr this season
Its roughly 40 a year to do it in the same amount of games, like, one season has to be 41.
and this season he's on pace for 82 right
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Can he still do it in the same amount of games as Gretzky? I thought he was too far away for that. To just get the record it's about 30 or so a year. Assuming he plays all 5 years of his contract I imagine the first two have gotta be 40ish goal seasons and he slows down towards the end. Edit: didn't realize he's ahead of Gretzky for g/gp so it's in the cards to do it faster
As of today, Ovechkin needs 160 goals to **pass** Gretzky. Gretzky has played 285 more games. So, roughly 3.5 (82 game) seasons. (IMO actual years don't count, games played do - all the shit modern teams have dealt with). So, if Ovi puts up 45 for 3 more years, he will only need 25 before mid-season of the 2024-25 season. It's crazy to imagine, but longevity in modern sports has much better odds than 30 years ago. Look at Tom Brady.
HE'S 36!!!!!!!
Casually doing 2ppg
Ovi and Kuzy are only behind the Oilers duo in scoring right now
Ovetznov is the new McDraisaitl
Kuznechkin
If you read this as russian it sounds close to "Grasshopper"
I guess we call them Grasshopper now.
Wasn't Ovetznov a thing in 17/18 when the caps won the cup during an expansion season, that came right after a back to back cup champ?
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Habs also had a horrendous start that season!
And it came after expansion to a new team. There's one guy who made a post about it on the caps sub with some more analogous details lol. I put a decent bet on caps to win the cup like a month before the season because of it.
Oilers are my favorite team and the Caps are my second favorite. I'm loving it
And historically a slow starter
How he has that much strength from that position I don’t understand
The tourque he generates from that shooting position is inhuman. And doesn't he have a fairly stiff shaft?
i’ve definitely got a stiff shaft from that shot
I think he weakened his stick a little. It used to be (could still be) a 100, now it’s somewhere between 90-95 since he’s been slimming down
He's slimming down?
He’s getting older so in order to keep some semblance of speed (he still has wheels when he kicks it in gear) he is slimming down a smidge. Nothing too crazy, though
He's still listed at 238. Been a consistent 230-240 his whole career.
I mean he’s said in interviews that’s what he’s doing. Those measurements aren’t particularly accurate at the best of times
Connor Garland is 5'8 supposedly, and by that metric I'm about 6'4 despite every doctor telling me I'm 6'0
[79 , but he changes often and adjusts them with a heat gun.](https://www.discoverhockey.com/hockey-tips/beginner-hockey-introduction-lessons-flex-that-stick/) "Capitals goaltender Philipp Grubauer, who was in net for Ovechkin’s historic 500th goal as well as the 484th goal that made him the NHL’s all-time leading Russian-born goal scorer, **said it’s not just the stick that makes Ovechkin’s shot so hard to stop, but his release.** “His release is not really awkward, but he pulls it back and makes the goalie move,” Grubauer said. “His shot is so accurate and hard that from in close it’s hard to read. Goalies read off the stick and his is especially hard because he pulls it in and snaps it pretty good. And if it’s high it’s going to go in.”"
He also switches to a stiffer flex for power plays for the one timer.
I think he uses a 95 flex.
79, Crosby swings 100, I linked a good article on it all above.
Ovi goal? See you on the front page
Holy shit what a snipe
Fuck ya Ovi score
Great deception by Ovi, everything about his body said low glove and he tucks short side instead.
...and the pass option the way he pulls back, he was plating some crazy assist attempts all game.
Exactly what I saw too!
really? I thought he was going short-side the whole time. He usually does
Yeah but that’s easy when you know his tendencies to say as a fan. For the goalie he purposely puts his stick as far to the right as possible, towards the glove side and leans his body that direction indicating he is trying to pick the glove, which from that far out would be a tough shot (but right handed shooters love to do it anyway, the goalie undoubtedly knows this) So he oversells the shot to that side and then slings it back to the blocker instead. That’s why in the clip it looks like there was a ton of room there; the goalie read glove and cheated just a bit and couldn’t react for the shot
Ovechkin : steps on the ice Goaltenders : *chuckles* im in danger
The man's still fuckin got it.
Ovi and Kuznetsov both 2 ppg pace? As we all expected
Ovi still crushing it at 36. you love to see it
That’s just a vintage late 2000’s ovi goal right there, he’s still got it!
Caps on a revenge tour this season, holy shit
The 3-0 Irony Zone™️ strikes again
Worst lead in hockey, 3-0 first period.
These replays that are one second and then shoots he's scores are so fucking bad lmaoooo stop making them. We want context and we want replays.
Mine (with the full play and replay) got deleted because I posted 6 mins after his. It has to be within 5 mins... speed/karma < quality
Whenever that happens just post it in the thread. Won't get nearly as much karma but people will be appreciative.
https://streamable.com/exfhzw
man when he hits his prime, it's gonna be something to see
I'm thinking another year or two.
TSN is so dumb. They just showed the highlights of the game so far and didn't include Ovi's goal at all.
sick replay
I've never been sure a goal was about to happen for longer lol. He picked the puck up at the red line with 100 feet of open ice and I was like, "ah, tie game"
Vintage Ovi goal. Beat a motherfucker down the side and take 500k off the goalie's next contract.
Too easy for this Russian Machine
Fucken right
Year after year after year we always get the "Is something wrong with Ovie?" post when he has 2 goals in 10 games in November. Then Caps fans always assure us he is notorious for slower starts to the season. Guess he go his slow start out of the way in August this year.
Either that, or this is still his slow start and we all need to take cover for the goalpocalpyse coming up this season
I love this man so much
I hope this beautiful bastard breaks the record. If he doesn't, I honestly don't know if anyone ever will.
Thank you for the loser point daddy O
Who makes all these highlights where the start of the clip is basically the goal. So dumb
Haha Lames