Calderon
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Surprising statement of "truth", from a mod to boot.No he wouldn’t have. Nobody will.
Surprising statement of "truth", from a mod to boot.No he wouldn’t have. Nobody will.
Ovechkin has been great, but his goals per game average is considerably higher due to being young. Gotta remember Gretzkywasn't scoring at a high pace near the end. He scored 9 goals his final year which in turn made him realize it was time to hang it up
Ovechkin has been great, but his goals per game average is considerably higher due to being young. Gotta remember Gretzky wasn't scoring at a high pace near the end. He scored 9 goals his final year which in turn made him realize it was time to hang it up
Rank | Name | GP | G |
31 | Maurice Richard | 978 | 544 |
22 | Mike Bossy | 752 | 573 |
10 | Mario Lemieux | 915 | 690 |
Name | GP | G | A | Pts | G/GP | P/GP |
Pavel Bure | 702 | 437 | 342 | 779 | .623 | 1.10 |
I won't dispute Ovechkin's goal totals will go down as he ages, of course they will, but Ovechkin at 31 years old scored, 33 goals, then 49, then 51, and he sits at 28 now after 47 games at age 34. Gretzky at 31 years old scored 31 goals, then 16, then 38 then 11 at age 34.
Ovechkin is competing (and behind) with Esposito at this point not Gretzky.
Phil Esposito Stats | Hockey-Reference.com
The more fascinating story is that Ovechkin has beaten guys ten younger than him two seasons in a row and is keeping up again this season.
What's absolutely insane about the list of the NHL goal scoring leaders, is that there are only 3 players in the top 50 who played in less than 4 digit games (1000 gp) in order to make the list.
However, if you sort by G/GP, one name immediately sticks out.[TBODY] [/TBODY]
Rank Name GP G 31 Maurice Richard 978 544 22 Mike Bossy 752 573 10 Mario Lemieux 915 690
His numbers were right on par with Ovechkin.
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Name GP G A Pts G/GP P/GP Pavel Bure 702 437 342 779 .623 1.10
Ovechkin will always be able to score goals because of his shot.
It's his even strength play, and defence etc that will degrade and make him a non-NHLer eventually.
While his goals per game will dip of course, I can't ever see him getting down into the 9 goals per season range. Jagr scored 16 at 44 years old. Ovie could as well if he wants to stick around that long.
Mario's GPG is insane compared to any of the other top goal scorers. Damnit...we were robbed of seeing something even more spectacular if he weren't stunted with cancer and back surgeries in his prime.
Congrats to Ovi. He'll keep moving up the board the more games he stays healthy.
No he wouldn’t have. Nobody will.
I feel kinda strange to call an active player "legend".And Ovi isn't?
I feel kinda strange to call an active player "legend".
Didn’t he lose a full season to start his career?
The year Crosby was drafted.
The guy is great. In today's game with scoring lower than the 80's and early 90's. You can argue he is the greatest goal scorer ever.
You can argue it but he is not really close to becoming the consensus. His peak goalscoring year is Top 5 to top 10.