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Originally Posted by JD
I don't really agree. I think Ovie is pretty well acknowledged as one of the greats. Not having a Cup doesn't really change that, but having one certainly elevates his status as a winner. Even if he never got one, he's probably finishing his career top 5 in goals in NHL history and one of the faces of the league for over a decade. Not to mention, truckloads of hardware. He's a lock for the HOF already.
I guess it's hard to imagine what we would think if it didn't happen because now it did!
Congrats to Ovechkin and the Caps!
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· Calder Trophy winner, 2006
· Art Ross trophy winner, 2008
· Hart Trophy winner, 2008, 2009, 2013
· Ted Linsey award winner, 2008, 2009, 2010
· Maurice Richard Trophy winner, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
· Conn Smythe trophy winner, 2018
· Stanley Cup winner, 2018
How many players in the history of the NHL have a resume like that?