illpucks
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If Ovechkin had no missed games and played in the North Division would he win the rocket this season?
Maybe if Matthews Draisaitl and McDavid all retired
I'm pretty sure people felt that when Stamkos was outscoring Ovechkin by 22 goals.Without games missed he'd probably be up there. But Matthews is almost unstoppable this year. It would be a close race and Ovie could get the nod over Matthews for sure. But it would not be an easy task.
Edit: Jesus...didn't realize Matthews is already at 28 goals in 37 games. What the hell...Yeah, I'll change my vote. Ovie is not catching up on Matthews even if he plays in different division without injuries. Especially if we assume all players are fully healthy, Matthews missed few games already and he was also visibly hurting for few games he played in.
This is Auston's year no doubt. Probably the first time in 15 or so years it's starting to feel like there's a better scorer in the game than Ovechkin.
I'm pretty sure people felt that when Stamkos was outscoring Ovechkin by 22 goals.
Matthews is and will be the best goal scorer in the league for the next 5 years.
The next challanger/best goal scorer is going to be Connor Bedard near the end of his ELC