Divison titles in the crap SE, doesn't mean the team was good. The best dman this team had until 2012 was Mike Green ffs.
2016-17 Washington 55-19-8=118
2015-16 Washington 56-18-8=120
2014-15 Washington 45 26-11=101
2013-14 Washington 38-30-14=90
2012-13 Washington 27-18-3=57
2011-12 Washington 42-32-8=92
2010-11 Washington 48-23-11=107
2009-10 Washington 54-15-13=121
2008-09 Washington 50-24-8 =108
2007-08 Washington 43 -31-8=94
You don`t win 3 President trophies and have this much regular season success just from playing in a crappy division.
Check OV's stats in elimination games, he's PPG. Not sure what else you want him to do?
Given the amount of game 7s Washington has played I would have liked to see Ovechkin carry his team on his back and come up big and win one of those game sevens. I have yet to see Ovechkin do that.
2016-17 2nd round Lost G7 2-0 vs Pittsburgh. Alex Ovechkin 0 points
2015-16 2nd round Lost G6 4-3 OT vs Pittsburgh Alex Ovechkin 2 assists
2014-15 2nd round Lost G7 2-1 OT vs NY Rangers Alex Ovechkin 1 goal
2012-13 1st round Lost G7 5-0 vs NY Rangers Alex Ovechkin 0 points
2011-12 2nd round Lost G7 2-1 vs NY Rangers Alex Ovechkin 0 points
2010-11 2nd round Lost G4 5-3 vs Tampa Bay. Alex Ovechkin 1 assist
2009-10 1st round Lost G7 2-1 vs Montreal. Alex Ovechkin 1 assist
2008-09 2nd round Lost G7 6-2 vs Pittsburgh. Alex Ovechkin 1 goal
2007-08 1st round Lost G7 3-2 OT vs Philaadelphia. Alex Ovechkin 1 goal 1 assist
Three goals in 9 games, with one coming when trailing 5-0 in a game that ended up being a 6-2 loss. Only three points in the last 5 times Washington was eliminated. Not acceptable for a guy who is supposed to be one of the greatest goalscorers of all time.