Ovechkin is 31 now

[Lexus]

Love him.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

He could retire today and still be first ballot HOFer. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of totals he ends his career with.

 

[Johnnybegood13]

It'll be tough buy not that outrageous. Iginla is a clear tier down and so far has 237 goals from age 31-38 in the same era. He should probably put up another 20 this year. And maybe another 15-20 if he plays the following season. Could Ovechkin score 85-90 more goals than 31+ Iginla over 9-10 seasons? Maybe. Though who knows if he wants to stay in the NHL that long

I can tell you right now it takes a special freak of nature to want to stay in shape the way Iginla does, we are talking about a guy who does 2 a day workouts everyday during the summer, his idea of a relaxing day is a round of golf as the meat in a sandwich with the bread being 2 hour workouts. simply put he's obsessed with fitness that less than 1% of even professional athletes have. Having said that, I don't think Iginla plays after this season.

I have never met Ovechkin but he doesn't strike me as this type of freak. Mother Russia will be his home long before he's 39 or 40.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

He could retire today and still be first ballot HOFer. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of totals he ends his career with.

He could have retired 5 years ago and he would have been a Hall lock.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Auston Matthews is 19 now.

 

[Sam Spade]

I can tell you right now it takes a special freak of nature to want to stay in shape the way Iginla does, we are talking about a guy who does 2 a day workouts everyday during the summer, his idea of a relaxing day is a round of golf as the meat in a sandwich with the bread being 2 hour workouts. simply put he's obsessed with fitness that less than 1% of even professional athletes have. Having said that, I don't think Iginla plays after this season.

Man I hope that isn't Ovechkin.

I hope he lives his life and does things that are fun while he is young and still can when he is not in the grind of the season. If that means he is gone from the NHL at the end of this contract then so be it.

Life is so damn short and the good years are even shorter.

 

[txpd]

I have never met Ovechkin but he doesn't strike me as this type of freak. Mother Russia will be his home long before he's 39 or 40.

Neither was Jar at this age. Ov is a serious man when it comes to sports. There is not a chance that he would ease off the gas knowing he has a chance at that record. That would be like Cal Ripken taking a game off after 1900

 

[Claypool]

If he has a healthy career and plays until his 40s he has a very good chance of breaking the record. As long as his shot from the top of the circle doesn't lose any velocity he'll have a job in the NHL.

 

[Church Hill]

Hope everyone here appreciates that they're watching the greatest goal scorer in history play in his prime.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Auston Matthews is 19 now.

They share the same birthday. Sep 17, 1985 and Sep 17, 1997. That's neat.

 

[NeedleInTheHay]

Hope everyone here appreciates that they're watching the greatest goal scorer in history play in his prime.

His prime was over 5 years ago.

07-10 Ovi was him at his very best. He's been declining, and still hasn't even made it past the second round.

 

[PensBandwagonerNo272*]

Love Ovie. Plain and simple. **** the rivalry, that Russian humor and immense skill that he and Malkin have graced us with, been a pleasure.

 

[Plural]

I can tell you right now it takes a special freak of nature to want to stay in shape the way Iginla does, we are talking about a guy who does 2 a day workouts everyday during the summer, his idea of a relaxing day is a round of golf as the meat in a sandwich with the bread being 2 hour workouts. simply put he's obsessed with fitness that less than 1% of even professional athletes have. Having said that, I don't think Iginla plays after this season.

I have never met Ovechkin but he doesn't strike me as this type of freak. Mother Russia will be his home long before he's 39 or 40.

It takes a special talent. Selanne was never as talented as Ovechkin, he managed to hit pretty hefty totals after his 32nd birthday. Maybe Ovechkin will too?

 

[FrozenJagrt]

His prime was over 5 years ago.

07-10 Ovi was him at his very best. He's been declining, and still hasn't even made it past the second round.

And has still led the league in goal scoring the last four seasons! Amazing, isn't it?

 

[Dr John Carlson]

His prime was over 5 years ago.

07-10 Ovi was him at his very best. He's been declining, and still hasn't even made it past the second round.

Prime =/= peak.

 

[BackToTheBasics]

His prime was over 5 years ago.

07-10 Ovi was him at his very best. He's been declining, and still hasn't even made it past the second round.

That was his peak as a player. He's still in his prime as a goalscorer. He just came off his third straight season with 50+ goals and that's considered "declining"? Got it.

 

[FrozenJagrt]

That was his peak as a player. He's still in his prime as a goalscorer. He just came off his third straight season with 50+ goals and that's considered "declining"? Got it.

To be fair, he did set a pretty high bar. There's nowhere to go but down after a 65 goal campaign unless the game changes dramatically.

 

[mrv52]

His prime was over 5 years ago.

07-10 Ovi was him at his very best. He's been declining, and still hasn't even made it past the second round.

There are only two guys that have scored more goals than him by the age of 30. Can you guess who they are?

 

[Finnish your Czech]

He's good

 

[NeedleInTheHay]

That was his peak as a player. He's still in his prime as a goalscorer. He just came off his third straight season with 50+ goals and that's considered "declining"? Got it.

He went from a lock for 100 points to a 70 point player, yes he's declining.

You can still be great and declining at the same time.

 

[Canucks1096]

He is declining already

His assists are declining but not his goals. Fyi the topic we are having is about goals.

 

[yvrtojfk]

I wonder if the caps don't win a cup near the end of his career a possible stacked team takes him and pulls a Ray Bourque.

 

[Regal]

He went from a lock for 100 points to a 70 point player, yes he's declining.

You can still be great and declining at the same time.

He declined from his three year peak, but has been roughly the same player for four years. That's not declining, it's plateauing, and still his prime. He's also a better goalscorer relative to the league than he was at his peak, which is what the thread, and the post in question was about.

 

[Blitzkrieg365]

The amount of hate OV get's is insane. I can't help myself from laughing at comment's like, "he's 31 and has nothing to show for it". What a stupid ****ing comment.

 

[Revelation]

I can tell you right now it takes a special freak of nature to want to stay in shape the way Iginla does, we are talking about a guy who does 2 a day workouts everyday during the summer, his idea of a relaxing day is a round of golf as the meat in a sandwich with the bread being 2 hour workouts. simply put he's obsessed with fitness that less than 1% of even professional athletes have. Having said that, I don't think Iginla plays after this season.

I have never met Ovechkin but he doesn't strike me as this type of freak. Mother Russia will be his home long before he's 39 or 40.

You can't be serious. Ovechkin works much harder than Iginla. You don't become by far the top goal scorer of the decade and a 50 goal scorer in a 40 goal league at over 30 years old without it.