Is Ovechkin still a top 3 LW in the league?

[EightisGreat]

After strong regular seasons for Johnny Hockey, Kaprizov and Huberdeau, do you still consider Ovi a top 3 LW going into next season?

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[Krewe]

Nope, and it’s not close either

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

Nope not at all

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

For as great as he's been this season, Gaudreau was garbage the last 2 seasons. Kaprizov has played 2 seasons. Huberdeau has received hart votes 1 season in his career (and he finished 13th which isn't anything special). For all we know this season could be a fluke for all of them. But yeah going into next season OV is somewhere from 1-6 with those 3 and Panarin and Marchand.

 

[AD1066]

No and I'm a fan of the guy.

 

[slapKing]

top 5, but not top 3

 

[Killer Orcas]

Id take Huberdeau, Kaprizov, Panarin and Marchand ahead of Ovie personally. However I wouldn't bet against him not having a better season then any of them, guys not human.

 

[Regal]

Not top 5. Marchand, Panarin, Huberdeau, Gaudreau and Kaprizov are all better overall offensive drivers at this point. Probably still slots in at number 6.

 

[tarheelhockey]

It's really hard to say no to this, but Huberdeau and Gaudreau are in Hart-contending seasons right now. You'd have to have Ovie over all of Panarin, Kaprizov, Marchand. That's probably true from a fantasy-hockey standpoint but I don't think anyone would actually have him top-3 if they were building a team.

This might be the best group of LWs in NHL history, no lie. Specifically, this 2021-22 season is probably Peak Left Wing.

 

[NigerianNightmare]

It's really hard to say no to this, but Huberdeau and Gaudreau are in Hart-contending seasons right now. You'd have to have Ovie over all of Panarin, Kaprizov, Marchand. That's probably true from a fantasy-hockey standpoint but I don't think anyone would actually have him top-3 if they were building a team.

This might be the best group of LWs in NHL history, no lie. Specifically, this 2021-22 season is probably Peak Left Wing.

Don't think it's the best LWs group in history.

Just look at 1993: prime Robitaille, Stevens, Bure, Damphousse, heck even Captain Kirk...

Or 1996: prime Kariya, Leclair, Fedorov, Tkachuk, Francis, Shanahan....

PS. Voted Ovechkin is still top 3. For now

 

[SkinsFan09]

He's going to be 37 so probably not but the fact that he would have won the Hart Trophy through the first 40% of the season this year is incredible.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Don't think it's the best LWs group in history.

Just look at 1993: prime Robitaille, Stevens, Bure, Damphousse, heck even Captain Kirk...

Or 1996: prime Kariya, Leclair, Fedorov, Tkachuk, Francis, Shanahan....

PS. Voted Ovechkin is still top 3. For now

I started a thread on the History board to look into this with a bit more detail.

 

[NigerianNightmare]

I started a thread on the History board to look into this with a bit more detail.

Okay will check. Cheers

 

[swissexpert]

No, very close, but outside the top 5 for me. His role on the Caps is understandably a limited one, and there are a handful of NHL forwards that could put up similar numbers there I think.

 

[Regal]

It's really hard to say no to this, but Huberdeau and Gaudreau are in Hart-contending seasons right now. You'd have to have Ovie over all of Panarin, Kaprizov, Marchand. That's probably true from a fantasy-hockey standpoint but I don't think anyone would actually have him top-3 if they were building a team.

This might be the best group of LWs in NHL history, no lie. Specifically, this 2021-22 season is probably Peak Left Wing.

One of the few seasons where the RWs are weaker than the LWs. It'll be a shame that Kaprizov likely doesnt get a 1st or 2nd team All Star