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Huntingwhale · 06-06-2017, 07:28 PM

OV will go down as likely the greatest (or top 3) goal scorer of all time given the era he played in. That will be his legacy. Only a moran would consider him a choker, given his personal accomplishments. Call the Capitals' chokers, the TEAM. Call the organization chokers. But the most highly decorated player of this era? Please.

OV might not elevate his team to greater heights. But talk about putting the entire weight of the world on a single player's shoulders. No GM in his right Mind would say ''it's his job to carry the load and make the 22 other players better on any given night''. Yet fans come up with this crazy idea that it's up to certain stars to use their magic powers to make the team better, and if they can't do that, they are no good. Absolute insanity to think that way. And it's only fans who think that. You never hear players, GM, coaches (basically anyone actually involved in the game) state that about any player. That it's their ''job'' to do that.

If someone is going to think that OV is less of a player because his team didn't win the cup and is going to use the that argument against OV, then you have no choice but to use the team argument FOR guys like Maltby and Draper as to why they are better then OV. Go ahead and downplay Ovechkin as a player for not winning the cup. But you sure as hell better be using that same argument to raise up those other guys.

It's actually pretty disappointing to see threads like this trying to downplay a player who will likely never come around again for another generation, because his TEAM didn't take the next step. Instead of criticizing him for his lack of team success, people should savor every single moment he has left in the NHL. His career is already past the halfway point, and yet it feels like yesterday he just entered the league on a tear.

I choose to remember him as a player who got me out of my seat, left my jaw hanging, and completely obliterated goal scoring totals during an era where scoring 35+ makes you elite. 50 years from now as you flip through the NHL history book and come across Ovechkin and think ''gee this guy was a choker'' instead of celebrating his accomplishments for the game, well that makes you a sad person.

06-06-2017, 07:28 PM	#17
Huntingwhale Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Exp:	OV will go down as likely the greatest (or top 3) goal scorer of all time given the era he played in. That will be his legacy. Only a moran would consider him a choker, given his personal accomplishments. Call the Capitals' chokers, the TEAM. Call the organization chokers. But the most highly decorated player of this era? Please. OV might not elevate his team to greater heights. But talk about putting the entire weight of the world on a single player's shoulders. No GM in his right Mind would say ''it's his job to carry the load and make the 22 other players better on any given night''. Yet fans come up with this crazy idea that it's up to certain stars to use their magic powers to make the team better, and if they can't do that, they are no good. Absolute insanity to think that way. And it's only fans who think that. You never hear players, GM, coaches (basically anyone actually involved in the game) state that about any player. That it's their ''job'' to do that. If someone is going to think that OV is less of a player because his team didn't win the cup and is going to use the that argument against OV, then you have no choice but to use the team argument FOR guys like Maltby and Draper as to why they are better then OV. Go ahead and downplay Ovechkin as a player for not winning the cup. But you sure as hell better be using that same argument to raise up those other guys. It's actually pretty disappointing to see threads like this trying to downplay a player who will likely never come around again for another generation, because his TEAM didn't take the next step. Instead of criticizing him for his lack of team success, people should savor every single moment he has left in the NHL. His career is already past the halfway point, and yet it feels like yesterday he just entered the league on a tear. I choose to remember him as a player who got me out of my seat, left my jaw hanging, and completely obliterated goal scoring totals during an era where scoring 35+ makes you elite. 50 years from now as you flip through the NHL history book and come across Ovechkin and think ''gee this guy was a choker'' instead of celebrating his accomplishments for the game, well that makes you a sad person. Last edited by Huntingwhale; 06-06-2017 at 07:35 PM.