Color@do @v@l@nche said:I'll pick Tuomo ruutu,but in future ovechkin will be better, but not next year.
are we talking about Jarkko ruutu ? Then i maybe pick Ovechkin..
Birko19 said:Ruutu should be a solid pick for this year in the overall play, but I'll say this once and not look back at it, if Ovechkin settles in the NHL game early he will outscore Ruutu in points and goals by the end of the season, I'm not saying he will play better overall, but will outscore him.
Beukeboom Fan said:Are you aware that when Ruutu was finally given icetime and was playing with scoring line talent he averaged over a PPG over the last 30 games of last year? I expect that Ruutu will end up with approx 65-70 pts this season, and I'm usually pretty conservative when making these types of guesstimates.
I just can't see AO coming over and getting anywhere near that level of production, especially on a WASH team that lacks proven scoring line players to help bring AO along. If AO gets to 50 points, I would be very pleasantly surprised as a Cap fan.
AO might have a higher offensive ceiling, but I can't see him surpassing Ruutu's production this year, especially when you look at the guys they will be playing with.
Birko19 said:Assuming Ovechkin plays on the top line plus the top PP minutes, also assuming he settles into the NHL style very early I will expect him to perhaps pass Ruutu in terms of production, sure Ruutu was great last season in the second half but that does't mean he's gonna pull this through for the whole season.
Chances are Ruutu will score between 60-70 points and Ovechkin between 50-60 points, but Ovechkin passing Ruutu in points and goals is not out of reach, I don't see a Ruutu blowout as some people make it out to be, I guess it all depends on how early Ovechkin will settle in the NHL.
theBob said:This will be the first time Ruutu is fully healed from his knee problems in the last few years. Playing with Daze and Arnason on the first line under Yawney for the whole year as opposed to the 4th line with Moen and Nichol under Sputter for a large chunk of last season will make all the difference in the world. The 70 point range is a reasonable prediction.
Ovechkin is going to take time to get use to NA hockey and crappy linemates. Zherdev went through the same process and they are comparable players. 40-50 points will be a good year for him.
If Ovechkin is more physical than Ruutu then I can't wait to see him play. I've not seen rookie as physical as Ruutu, maybe in the games against us, Tootoo fired him up, but he's about as physical a rookie as I've seen.EroCaps said:Ovechkin and Zherdev aren't comparible players. Ovechkin is physical. In fact, 1v1, Ovechkin destroyed Ruutu open ice. His linemates aren't crappy either, they just aren't elite top line talents. Semin, Zubrus, Cassels, Halpern, wildcard Sykora.
IMO Ovechkin will benefit from being the go-to guy and put up better #s than most expect.
EroCaps said:Ovechkin is physical. In fact, 1v1, Ovechkin destroyed Ruutu open ice.
triggrman said:If Ovechkin is more physical than Ruutu then I can't wait to see him play. I've not seen rookie as physical as Ruutu, maybe in the games against us, Tootoo fired him up, but he's about as physical a rookie as I've seen.
EroCaps said:Ruutu is great. I wouldn't put Ovechkin on par w/him in terms of physicality, but he can go over you if need be and has made his share of big hits against quality players.
Oil_slick9416 said:but yet completely fell apart when he was pressured and checked by team canada in the WJC. the checkers in the NHL are far better then anything he's faced in Russia and WJC, so we'll see... and Ruutu is Vastly Underrated he's a physically force, i mean come on, the Kid goes crazy with hits and physical play.. and receives what he dishes out too, and playd all 82 games
Oil_slick9416 said:but yet completely fell apart when he was pressured and checked by team canada in the WJC. the checkers in the NHL are far better then anything he's faced in Russia and WJC, so we'll see... and Ruutu is Vastly Underrated he's a physically force, i mean come on, the Kid goes crazy with hits and physical play.. and receives what he dishes out too, and playd all 82 games
I would,i'd say he's meaner and definately tougher then Ovechkin too.Ruttu's a real lion out there.EroCaps said:Ruutu is great. I wouldn't put Ovechkin on par w/him in terms of physicality, but he can go over you if need be and has made his share of big hits against quality players.