Is Ovechkin a top 5 forward in the league?

[illpucks]

Is is safe to say that going into '19-20 Ovi is a top 5 forward?

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[McRpro]

Nope. He's a top 1 goal scorer though.

 

[ijuka]

You could improve this poll a lot if you had more options so people could also place him top 3, top 10, top 15 etc.

 

[Regal]

Top 10, yes. Top 5, debatable.

 

[bobholly39]

I think he's #6

 

[Dion TheFluff]

no I probably wouldn't even have him top 15 to be honest with you.

 

[alexgreeen]

Yes, top4: Ovi, McDavid, Kucherov, Kane

 

[Skolman]

no I probably wouldn't even have him top 15 to be honest with you.

Name 15 forwards better than Ovi

 

[bobholly39]

Yes, top4: Ovi, McDavid, Kucherov, Kane

Agree with this top 4 hockey forwards in the world excluding Nova Scotians.

 

[Dion TheFluff]

Name 15 forwards better than Ovi

1) McDavid
2) Kucherov
3) Crosby
4) MacKinnon
5) Kane
6) Barkov
7) Matthews
8) Bergeron
9) Giroux
10) Hall
11) Wheeler
12) Malkin
13) Marchand
14) Stone
15) Tavares

 

[bobholly39]

1) McDavid
2) Kucherov
3) Crosby
4) MacKinnon
5) Kane
6) Barkov
7) Matthews
8) Bergeron
9) Giroux
10) Hall
11) Wheeler
12) Malkin
13) Marchand
14) Stone
15) Tavares

lol

 

[Dion TheFluff]

lol

I don't see wants so funny.
with the exception of Stone all of them are with 0.03 PPG or higher or the last 2 years with most of them getting significantly less PP time as well.
not to mention he is pretty much less than useless defensively and doesn't really drive the play through the neutral zone that well either.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

1) McDavid
2) Kucherov
3) Crosby
4) MacKinnon
5) Kane
6) Barkov
7) Matthews
8) Bergeron
9) Giroux
10) Hall
11) Wheeler
12) Malkin
13) Marchand
14) Stone
15) Tavares

I agree with the bolded, not the rest. So I guess I would have Ovechkin 7th.

 

[Dekes For Days]

He was at one point, but no, he's not anymore.

He's a top-5 goal-scorer still.

 

[bobholly39]

I don't see wants so funny.
with the exception of Stone all of them are with 0.3 PPG or higher or the last 2 years with most of them getting significantly less PP time as well.
not to mention he is pretty much less than useless defensively and doesn't really drive the play through the neutral zone that well either.View attachment 257953

I don't understand what this image is suppose to convey so i won't comment on it. I too can make a random chart showing %'s between 1 and 100 and make Ovi look good. Explain it or don't post it.

I'll take one name on your list - Taylor Hall. Taylor Hall has never had a single better regular season in his career than Ovechkin head to head, aside from once 2 years ago. For the overall year - it's still advantage Ovechkin though, since he went on to win the Smythe with a great performance, and Hall was bounced in round 1. Taylor Hall - a strictly offensive winger. Yet you have him above Ovechkin

Mark Stone - has never scored above 73 points. His better defense can't make up for that huge gap in offense.

etc.

 

[Fugazy]

Definitely Top 10, but he's slid out of the Top 5.

 

[Beauner]

Yes, top4: Ovi, McDavid, Kucherov, Kane

I don't know how you can have Kane and Ovechkin in your top 4 but not Crosby. That's just silly

 

[Skolman]

1) McDavid
2) Kucherov
3) Crosby
4) MacKinnon
5) Kane
6) Barkov
7) Matthews
8) Bergeron
9) Giroux
10) Hall
11) Wheeler
12) Malkin
13) Marchand
14) Stone
15) Tavares

Hahahaha and this is why I requested the list...

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Majority of Leafs fans only rave about goal scoring when talking Matthews and Tavares, so much hypocrisy.

 

[895]

He was at one point, but no, he's not anymore.

He's a top-5 goal-scorer still.

Top 5 seems like a very conservative guess. What's preventing you from just saying top 1?

 

[wasunder]

Kucherov, McDavid, Mack, Crosby/Ovechkin/Kane. Choose two of the last three. I'd say yes top five but my opinion might change tomorrow. He's definitely top 6 for me though.

 

[Dekes For Days]

What's preventing you from just saying top 1?

That he's not top 1.

 

[Khomutov]

That he's not top 1.

Who is?

 

[daver]

Only McDavid and Crosby are definitely above OV but Kucherov, Mac, and Kane likely have better arguments at this point.

 

[JoVel]

That he's not top 1.

To say that the guy who's won 6 of the last 7 scoring titles is not the top scorer is interesting to say the least.

 

[illpucks]

He was at one point, but no, he's not anymore.

He's a top-5 goal-scorer still.

51 G 38 A 89P factoring in his hits and solid two way game, should be #5 at least.