Healthy Stamkos vs Ovi

[illpucks]

Stamkos from 09-10 season until now has a GPG of 0.55. Ovi has 0.585.

Ovi has been healthy. Stamkos has battled blood clot, broken leg and more. He also was a playmaker one season to Kucherov.

I'm big Ovi fan, but would Stamkos match him if he had healthy career like Ovi? Stamkos was seen as new best goalscorer in league when Ovi fell off in '10-11 and even scored 60. But a few seasons later after he suffered some brutal injuries. Ovi then coincidentally got back on his game.

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[Karl Eriksson]

No

 

[Super Hans]

Didn't realize passing to Kucherov was an injury. Hope he can recover from that devastating setback.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Ovi is GOAT

 

[HTFN]

No, twice even. Once in the moment, and then again a few years from then when we all look back and laugh at how we thought someone else would even be close.

So kind of like right now.

 

[jetsforever]

That GPG stat is interesting, Ovi is still better though

 

[JoVel]

Probably not. Stamkos' career will go down as a big what-if though. He was playing the best hockey of his life at the start of 2013-14 before breaking his leg and wasn't himself for years. We probably missed out on a couple of crazy Rocket races between the two.

 

[illpucks]

No, twice even. Once in the moment, and then again a few years from then when we all look back and laugh at how we thought someone else would even be close.

So kind of like right now.

Exceppppt, that it was laughed at some point to think that Ovi would ever score 50 goals again. When Stamkos was on, people were calling Ovi washed up. So, consider what you laugh at, because it can switch around fast.

 

[Sam Spade]

So age 19 to 29 versus 24 to 34. Big fat no to the OP.

 

[HTFN]

Exceppppt, that it was laughed at some point to think that Ovi would ever score 50 goals again. When Stamkos was on, people were calling Ovi washed up. So, consider what you laugh at, because it can switch around fast.

Those people were the ones hoping for it the most, and anyone with eyes on the situation saw the mitigating factors. You’re taking some high and mighty tone but basically just repeating my point. It was funny while it was happening, and additionally funny now looking back at it. That goes for forecasting Ovechkin’s decline as well as continually rushing to anoint the next one while possibly the greatest goal scorer of all time is still actively doing his thing, again.

 

[gtrower]

wut

 

[illpucks]

Didn't realize passing to Kucherov was an injury. Hope he can recover from that devastating setback.

lol this is hilarious.

 

[Jesus Take the Wheel]

Stamkos from 09-10 season until now has a GPG of 0.55. Ovi has 0.585.

Ovi has been healthy. Stamkos has battled blood clot, broken leg and more. He also was a playmaker one season to Kucherov.

I'm big Ovi fan, but would Stamkos match him if he had healthy career like Ovi? Stamkos was seen as new best goalscorer in league when Ovi fell off in '10-11 and even scored 60. But a few seasons later after he suffered some brutal injuries. Ovi then coincidentally got back on his game.

Apparently having one year of a poor shooting % means you've fallen off. If Ovi even matched his career average s% that year he scores 47

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Is this a serious question...

 

[illpucks]

Is this a serious question...

Considering he's the only other player to reach 60 goals in the last 20 seasons, yes.

 

[Blades of Steel]

What’s next?

Roid Kane vs Ovechkin?

what if Patrick Kane was on steroids, would he match Ovi?

***DURABILITY IS A RARE ATTRIBUTE OVECHKIN HAS***

why do people refuse to acknowledge that? You can’t say career what if’s to players with injuries, that’s just another thing that makes Ovechkin so damn special.

 

[shtorm2005]

What if Ovy would score more, he would pass Gretzky by now. Let's discuss))

 

[CupsOverCash]

I'd say no. Would have been interesting to see Stamkos without those injury plagued seasons but you can only go by the games you play.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Considering he's the only other player to reach 60 goals in the last 20 seasons, yes.

Considering one has scored 120 more goals than the other since that year, no.

 

[ricky0034]

hmm tough one

guess i'll go with the one that has the higher gpg while being 5 years older and playing a hundred extra games

you know if I like have to pick or whatever

 

[Montreal Shadow]

Why are people laughing? Prime Stamkos was almost as good as Ovechkin.

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

Without the injuries yeah I think it had the potential to be close. They both love that one timer from the left circle but they are quite different. Ovechkin is more aggressive with a more wild, harder, unpredictable shot. Stamkos is a little more predictable but controlled and more accurate. Ovy has 5,474 career shots, thats 1,200 more than any active player and more than double what Stamkos has taken (2,473).

 

[ricky0034]

Why are people laughing? Prime Stamkos was almost as good as Ovechkin.

for a brief period of time

there's a colossal difference between doing something for a few years and doing it for decades

that's literally what makes Ovechkin as impressive as he is

 

[illpucks]

there's a colossal difference between doing something for a few years and doing it for decades

The difference is a hockey post.

 

[HTFN]

The difference is a hockey post.

Maybe. That only gets him to the next game, it doesn’t grant a 15 year prime.