Alex Ovechkin hits 700 career NHL goals!

[Caps8112]

Hatty and from everyone's favorite punching bag

 

[Holtbyisms]

Hatty!!!!

 

[Demandedace]

Dread it, run from it - Ovi arrives all the same

 

[canuckking1]

Pastrnak better look under his bed because he's coming!

 

[Claypool]

Guys, baring a major injury he's passing Gretzky's all-time record. Only a matter of time.

 

[CapsJunkie]

689?

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

689 and feelin’ fine.

 

[Bandit]

Amazing talent no question. Will still be surprised if he catches Gretzky but you never know.

 

[Confucius]

He is the best goalscorer ever

Case closed

53, 69, 51, 68, 64, 60, 51, 58, 61,( 38 in 63 games)
Bossy played 10 years. Go ahead you can even cherry pick Ovechkin's best 10.

Bossy best there has ever been AINEC

 

[McNurse]

53, 69, 51, 68, 64, 60, 51, 58, 61,( 38 in 63 games)
Bossy played 10 years. Go ahead you can even cherry pick Ovechkin's best 10.

Bossy best there has ever been AINEC

Disagree

 

[Susannah]

53, 69, 51, 68, 64, 60, 51, 58, 61,( 38 in 63 games)
Bossy played 10 years. Go ahead you can even cherry pick Ovechkin's best 10.

Bossy best there has ever been AINEC

So... why did he only play 10 years?

 

[Sam Spade]

53, 69, 51, 68, 64, 60, 51, 58, 61,( 38 in 63 games)
Bossy played 10 years. Go ahead you can even cherry pick Ovechkin's best 10.

Bossy best there has ever been AINEC

Uh, this is the best goal scorer ever:

51, 55, 92, 71, 87, 73, 52, 62, 40, 54.

637 to 573. That is simple math.

 

[third man in]

53, 69, 51, 68, 64, 60, 51, 58, 61,( 38 in 63 games)
Bossy played 10 years. Go ahead you can even cherry pick Ovechkin's best 10.

Bossy best there has ever been AINEC

Now adjust the numbers for scoring era. Bossy played during the highest scoring era in the leagues history.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

I believe if Ovechkin scores 50 this season, he will tie the record for most 50 goal seasons. Is that correct?

 

[Confucius]

Uh, this is the best goal scorer ever:

51, 55, 92, 71, 87, 73, 52, 62, 40, 54.

637 to 573. That is simple math.

ok ! lol

But ovi is way down the list still.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

53, 69, 51, 68, 64, 60, 51, 58, 61,( 38 in 63 games)
Bossy played 10 years. Go ahead you can even cherry pick Ovechkin's best 10.

Bossy best there has ever been AINEC

I often hear Bossy touted as the best goal scorer, which is weird as he couldn't even outscore Gretzky when they were both playing.

 

[Sam Spade]

ok ! lol

But ovi is way down the list still.

He is down the list, but when all is said and done he won't be "way down".

Especially considering getting thirty goals is now considered a "big deal" nowadays.

 

[Confucius]

I often hear Bossy touted as the best goal scorer, which is weird as he couldn't even outscore Gretzky when they were both playing.

Well Gretzky never strung 9 straight 50 goal seasons, let alone his first 9

 

[Fallschirmyager]

Because it only takes a few seconds to get the defenseman you want out against the opposing star forward and because Bourque, Lidstrom, and Leetch never played 27 minutes a night?

How many teams did those three players play for every year? 3? So, max 10-12 games a year? Who else did they play against the rest of the season?

 

[Freudian]

Number of 50 goal seasons from players during Bossy's first ten seasons: 68

Number of 50 goal seasons from players during Ovechkin's first ten seasons: 19 (six of them from Ovechkin)

 

[Sam Spade]

Well Gretzky never strung 9 straight 50 goal seasons, let alone his first 9

Well he did have eight straight in his first 8 seasons and Bossy highest total was 69 goals, Gretzky topped that number four times.

Bossy had a great run there but Gretzky was/is the king of EVERYTHING offensive.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

I often hear Bossy touted as the best goal scorer, which is weird as he couldn't even outscore Gretzky when they were both playing.

You hear it from a bunch of clowns who look at his GPG and get wet without using zero context.

 

[Confucius]

Number of 50 goal seasons from players during Bossy's first ten seasons: 68

Number of 50 goal seasons from players during Ovechkin's first ten seasons: 19 (six of them from Ovechkin)

because the good players got old, or injured. Ovechkin was lucky they all were retiring by the time he came around. lol

 

[FrozenJagrt]

Well Gretzky never strung 9 straight 50 goal seasons, let alone his first 9

Who scored more over the same period?

 

[AD1066]

53, 69, 51, 68, 64, 60, 51, 58, 61,( 38 in 63 games)
Bossy played 10 years. Go ahead you can even cherry pick Ovechkin's best 10.

Bossy best there has ever been AINEC

Scoring 50+ goals wasn't as rare back then. It happened 68 times during Bossy's career, and it should be fairly obvious why.