[OOT] November 25, just three games.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

Doing it with a 42% shooting percentage.

Something tells me he’ll fall back to earth soon (but hopefully not before the Oil give him a massive contract extension)...

One went in off his shin pad in this game (on the PP). Right now he's the luckiest player in the NHL, and he's about to get a retirement contract because he plays for an incredibly shallow team, and winds up on the ice with a points machine.

Hell, they'll probably move RNH for the cap space to give him $5M.

[CroFlames]

No OOT today I suppose because it’s all eastern teams.

Ovechkin ties the great Jarmoe in goals today with his 625th. Also ties Sakic for 15th all time.

Likely finishes the season ahead of Andreychuk’s 640.

[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

No OOT today I suppose because it’s all eastern teams.

Ovechkin ties the great Jarmoe in goals today with his 625th. Also ties Sakic for 15th all time.

Likely finishes the season ahead of Andreychuk’s 640.

It's crazy to think but he has a shot at passing Gretzky at 894.

[mrdonkey]

Originally Posted by Samonadreau

It's crazy to think but he has a shot at passing Gretzky at 894.

A shot, sure, but think of it this way.

He's got 270 to go to beat Gretzky. Let's be generous and say he keeps up his current pace and scores ~60 goals this year to bring that total down to around 230. If he plays until...

35 years old (the end of his current contract), he would need to average 115 goals per season over the remaining two seasons. Clearly not happening.
36 years old... 77 goals per season. Again, probably not.
37 years old... 58 goals per season. So basically assuming he is immune to aging or having any kind of poor/injured/lockout-shortened season.
38 years old... 46 goals per season.
39 years old... 39 goals per season.
FORTY YEARS OLD... 33 goals per season.

Is he really going to average 30+ goals per season over the next seven years in even this scenario? The way Ovi plays I just can't see him having a Gordie Howe/Jaromir Jagr type of career that stretches into his 40s. And if he does and he's still scoring between 40 and 60 goals a year doing it then he deserves whatever accolades he's due, because that would be unheard of in the history of the sport.

Possible, but highly unlikely, I'd reckon.

[agulati]

Originally Posted by Samonadreau

It's crazy to think but he has a shot at passing Gretzky at 894.

He has a shot for sure, but it will be difficult. He is already 33 and needs 250+ goals. He needs to average 50 goals till the age of 38 to stand a chance. It would be truly impressive and awesome to see him cross that threshold though.

[Monahammer]

Without lockouts he would be 100ish Goals closer. Factor in the time period and ovie is probably the greatest goal scorer of all time. It will be interesting to see if laine keep up his pace or if he goes colder like stamkos

[hwy19man]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

No OOT today I suppose because it’s all eastern teams.

Heading to Quebec, no time to do it as traveling is fun and hectic. I will try and do it tonight.

[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by mrdonkey

A shot, sure, but think of it this way.

He's got 270 to go to beat Gretzky. Let's be generous and say he keeps up his current pace and scores ~60 goals this year to bring that total down to around 230. If he plays until...

35 years old (the end of his current contract), he would need to average 115 goals per season over the remaining two seasons. Clearly not happening.
36 years old... 77 goals per season. Again, probably not.
37 years old... 58 goals per season. So basically assuming he is immune to aging or having any kind of poor/injured/lockout-shortened season.
38 years old... 46 goals per season.
39 years old... 39 goals per season.
FORTY YEARS OLD... 33 goals per season.

Is he really going to average 30+ goals per season over the next seven years in even this scenario? The way Ovi plays I just can't see him having a Gordie Howe/Jaromir Jagr type of career that stretches into his 40s. And if he does and he's still scoring between 40 and 60 goals a year doing it then he deserves whatever accolades he's due, because that would be unheard of in the history of the sport.

Possible, but highly unlikely, I'd reckon.

Obviously a long shot but he is 33 and hasnt slowed down.

You also realize he has NEVER scored less then 30 goals in a season...... at all..... never. Let that sink in. so its not unfathomable to think he could go:

Age 33: 55G
34: 48G
35: 36G
36: 32G
37: 28G
38: 26G
39: 24G
40: 21G
41: 18G

Done.

That is 270 more Goals. Like I said its a long shot but until he slows down its gonna be fun to watch.

[Tsawwassen]

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[CroFlames]

I think without the lockouts, he gets close to Gretzky. 850 or 860 or so.

Given the lockouts and the inevitable slowdown, I think he might get close to 800.

It’s dizzying to even think of these numbers given the caliber of goalie today versus yesteryear.

We are truly witnessing greatness.

[TheIronMaiden]

It would take twenty two 40 goal seasons to pass the wiener. Out of active players only a handful could be even in the question of who might make it happen. Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, Patrik Laine and Auston Matthews only all be able to do it only if they played 23 or 24 seasons.

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Without lockouts he would be 100ish Goals closer. Factor in the time period and ovie is probably the greatest goal scorer of all time. It will be interesting to see if laine keep up his pace or if he goes colder like stamkos

Laine would have to have a 1600 game career at his current pace to pass Wayne.