Best Case scenario:
He was 18 when the 2004-2005 season (Lockout-0 games actually played) should have started so give him a conservative 25 goals in that season. Heck, he probably would have had 30+
For '12-13 (lockout shortened season of 48 games), an additional 34 games at 0.7 goals/game would add 24.
For '19-20 (Covid shortened season, 69 games played for Washington), an additional 13 games at 0.7 goals/game would add 9.
For '20-21(Covid shortened season of 56) , he played in 45 of 56 games (80%) at 0.533 goals per game would add 11 with 66 games played.
This totals a simple prediction of 69 best-case scenario additional goals had there been no work stoppages or global pandemics.
If not for the stoppages, the real question would have been if he could have hit 1000 goals.
But...maybe one of those lost games could have been the game where he suffers a career threatening injury so best just focus on what he has accomplished thus far.
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