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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
Alexander Ovechkin is the absolute best goal scorer in history but at age 34 he's not superman and I will take bets he doesn't get another 195 goals to beat Gretzky, within 2 years he will hit the eventual wall where 20 goals is considered a great feat.
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I think its very possible for Ovechkin to break the goals record.
It all depends on how long he wants to play.
Next year he will be 35. I could easily see him pulling off goal numbers like:
35: 45
36: 40
37: 30
38: 25
39: 20
40: 20
He'd only need 15 after that. Jagr scored 27 at 43. Ovechkin could survive as a PP specialist into his 40's easily.
It all depends on if he wants to keep going. If he commits to playing until he gets the record, I think its very doable.