Ovechkin milestone thread - 850 and Beyond!

[The Grim Reaper]

OV hat trick against Pens

Hockey history is starting to blur in my mind, was this the dueling hat-trick game, or was that 09? God that game was amazing.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Classy response by a classy guy.

Younger fans might not pick it up as much, but Gartner’s record was a big deal at the time. It was his claim to fame, moreso than being the fastest skater in the league and a 700 goal scorer.

Still, this record is much more satisfying being held by Ovechkin than by Gartner.

 

[BallardEra]

Personally I don't want him to break #895 next year.

I think if he did that he would come into the following training camp at 300 pounds for the last year of his contract.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Personally I don't want him to break #895 next year.

I think if he did that he would come into the following training camp at 300 pounds for the last year of his contract.

 

[Hippasus]

Hockey history is starting to blur in my mind, was this the dueling hat-trick game, or was that 09? God that game was amazing.

That was not the duelling hat tricks game. The latter was in the '09 playoffs.

 

[HF007]

Haven’t been on HF for a while but that 850 in the title really hits home on how close he is.

18x30 is ridiculous to think about, 10x30 would be elite.

Also people were speculating it would take two more years but I’d wager OV does it next year, maybe even pushes for 50, can’t have a worse start than this year.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Also people were speculating it would take two more years but I’d wager OV does it next year, maybe even pushes for 50, can’t have a worse start than this year.

ESPN: "Breaking, Washington Capitals announce a coaching change. Adam Oates and Dale Hunter reunited with Ovechkin."

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Personally I don't want him to break #895 next year.

I think if he did that he would come into the following training camp at 300 pounds for the last year of his contract.

You just know the farewell tour is only comprised of beers, hot Cheetos, Subway and chicken parm.
That’s the diet of the GOAT goalscorer.

 

[Zuluss]

ESPN: "Breaking, Washington Capitals announce a coaching change. Adam Oates and Dale Hunter reunited with Ovechkin."

Oates was bad for the team, but he was rather good for Ovechkin,
Caps PP can use some Oates now.

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

He turned what was to be an awful season into a respectable 30 goal year. you have to hand it to him. He's still in play to break the record if he can duplicate this year two more times.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Oates was bad for the team, but he was rather good for Ovechkin,
Caps PP can use some Oates now.

Dale Hunter’s mission to turn the Capitals into a trap team and Ovechkin into a third line grinder was an interesting experiment..

 

[ViD]

He turned what was to be an awful season into a respectable 30 goal year. you have to hand it to him. He's still in play to break the record if he can duplicate this year two more times.

Considering the Caps are due for a long rebuild, he can probably extend his contract and just stand in the left circle waiting for a one timer until he gets his 895.

And this still will be a great financial situation for the Capitals selling games for people to watch the record broken

 

[Acallabeth]

ESPN: "Breaking, Washington Capitals announce a coaching change. Adam Oates and Dale Hunter reunited with Ovechkin."

Carolina Hurricanes request a refund on Kuznetsov.
Marcus Johansson excited for his 3rd tenure with the Capitals.

 

[BallardEra]

He turned what was to be an awful season into a respectable 30 goal year. you have to hand it to him. He's still in play to break the record if he can duplicate this year two more times.

He would have to duplicate it one more year and then add 13 goals the year after that.

 

[Kuz]

Ovi has 22 goals in his last 32. So he definetely are able to increase his scoring next year. Thats a 56 goal pace. So he can still score and 40+ is not unreasonable. So with a few more in the last 4 games aswell he could break it next year.

 

[Caps8112]

Even though I am a Pens fan, Ovy you can't deny is a hell of a player. Didn't like him in the past but gotta respect the guy for what he's accomplished. Guy is going to beat Gretzky's goal record...GRETZKY!

I want to see him and Sid keep ripping it up against this younger generation.

I find this funny. we have been watching Sid and Ovi forever now and somehow through all the arguing on here, there seems to be a growing appreciation for both players by Caps and Pens fans. Still not rooting for the penguins in anyway but I definitely enjoy watching Sid play way more now then I did before a few years ago. That said, Sid going god mode and dragging the pens to the playoffs instead of the caps would probably right the ship a bit for a little while

 

[Caps8112]

Personally I don't want him to break #895 next year.

I think if he did that he would come into the following training camp at 300 pounds for the last year of his contract.

the record is kinda of the last thing for his career unless a miracle run happens which is highly unlikely. Im fine with him breaking the record and then crushing a 30 pack on the bench the rest of the contract. Think of how many players in sports ever live up to their contracts the entire time. Ovi is definitely one of the few.

 

[AD1066]

Congrats to OV on another record!
I was lucky to see 20 of those 852 goals live.

Some of them I remember very well:

OV hat trick against Pens


OV goal against Habs

We were robbed of this one, though.

 

[Andy]

I was disappointed at the thought that he may have slowed down to the point where the record was no longer in reach. I'm so thrilled he's back to scoring the way we all expect him to.

What an incredible goal scorer.

 

[ovikovy817]

LEGEND!

 

[SkinsFan09]

Completely unrelated to last night but this goal was just absurd.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

ESPN: "Breaking, Washington Capitals announce a coaching change. Adam Oates and Dale Hunter reunited with Ovechkin."

“Jay Beagle and Joey Crabb to come out of retirement, join Alex Ovechkin on the top line in Washington as The Great 8 continues his chase to hunt down The Great One.”

If you know, you know

 

[DRW895]

The toughest 30 goal campaign, but technically it tooks one less game to hit 30 than in 2010/11

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

“Jay Beagle and Joey Crabb to come out of retirement, join Alex Ovechkin on the top line in Washington as The Great 8 continues his chase to hunt down The Great One.”

If you know, you know

Gotta love that Crabb-Beagle-Ovechkin 1st line with Ovi on RW. At least Ovi could make the all-star team on both RW and LW that season, on top of MVP honors.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Crazy that he hit 30 after the dry spell earlier in the season.. I was pretty sure he was done but he may hang on long enough to get funneled the record after all.