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View Poll Results: Who's first? Ovechkin to score his 800th goal or any other player to score 600?
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Alexander Ovechkin — 34 yrs, 159 days
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216 |
83.08% |
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Patrick Marleau — 40 yrs, 161 days
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5 |
1.92% |
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Sidney Crosby — 32 yrs, 200 days
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10 |
3.85% |
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Steven Stamkos — 30 yrs, 15 days
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1 |
0.38% |
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John Tavares — 29 yrs, 156 days
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1 |
0.38% |
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Nikita Kusherov — 26 yrs, 251 days
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1 |
0.38% |
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David Pasternak — 23 yrs, 335 days
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1 |
0.38% |
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Connor McDavid — 23 yrs, 41 days
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14 |
5.38% |
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Leon Draisaitl — 24 yrs, 119 days
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2 |
0.77% |
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Auston Matthews — 22 yrs, 159 days
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9 |
3.46% |
12-31-2022, 02:36 PM
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#421
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Moneyhands23
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Will never happen.
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12-31-2022, 04:35 PM
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#422
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by browntrout
Beyond belief to me why so many posters still endorse this man... thousands of Ukrainians die each day...but we let him off the hook...the guy at the very least could remove his social media accounts that show Putin support and people would of been happy with that...the angle he spins about danger to this family is just crap...it has more to do with protecting his business ventures in Russia. Lot and lots are speaking out in Russia against the war and are fine...
Yes he is a very talented hockey player, but he is just a coward and disgusting human being
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this
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12-31-2022, 04:40 PM
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#423
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Franchise Player
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Another 2 tonight! Marching along!
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12-31-2022, 04:40 PM
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#424
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Saskatoon
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Originally Posted by memphusk
I hope Ovechkin scores 1000 goals.
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Me too!
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12-31-2022, 04:42 PM
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#425
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Spoke too soon. Hat trick!
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12-31-2022, 04:46 PM
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#426
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Cleveland, OH (Grew up in Calgary)
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This man is a tank
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12-31-2022, 04:55 PM
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#427
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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26 goals in 39 games. On pace for his 10th 50+ goal season, which would break the NHL record he currently shares with Bossy and Gretzky.
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12-31-2022, 05:02 PM
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#428
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by browntrout
Beyond belief to me why so many posters still endorse this man... thousands of Ukrainians die each day...but we let him off the hook...the guy at the very least could remove his social media accounts that show Putin support and people would of been happy with that...the angle he spins about danger to this family is just crap...it has more to do with protecting his business ventures in Russia. Lot and lots are speaking out in Russia against the war and are fine...
Yes he is a very talented hockey player, but he is just a coward and disgusting human being
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I actually find it strange that people find this hard to believe.
Ovechkin is actually doing exactly what he should be doing. His job.
He cant influence this conflict one way or another so he's doing what any sane, rational and normal person would do...he's keeping his head down and going about his business and doing his job.
Frankly, I'm shocked that anyone would give half a crap about what any celebrity or sports star or movie star thinks...about anything.
Anyhoodles....I'd love to see him break that record. That would be one helluva feat.
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12-31-2022, 05:06 PM
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#430
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by browntrout
Beyond belief to me why so many posters still endorse this man... thousands of Ukrainians die each day...but we let him off the hook...the guy at the very least could remove his social media accounts that show Putin support and people would of been happy with that...the angle he spins about danger to this family is just crap...it has more to do with protecting his business ventures in Russia. Lot and lots are speaking out in Russia against the war and are fine...
Yes he is a very talented hockey player, but he is just a coward and disgusting human being
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Everyone was ok with American, Czech, Polish etc players during the Iraq war, where hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died for a lie.
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12-31-2022, 05:10 PM
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#431
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Originally Posted by jeffman
Everyone was ok with American, Czech, Polish etc players during the Iraq war, where hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died for a lie.
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Very different situation for a number of reasons.
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12-31-2022, 05:16 PM
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#432
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The difference between OV and everyone on this forum is that only OV’s family in Russia is actually at risk of “falling out of a window” or coming down with a case of polonium poisoning if they say something negative or contrary about Vladimir Putin and the war.
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12-31-2022, 05:19 PM
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#434
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Mathgod
He could change his instagram photo. Is that so much to ask?
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If he did that he might fall out of a 4 story window.
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12-31-2022, 05:27 PM
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#435
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Franchise Player
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Mvp.
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12-31-2022, 05:29 PM
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#436
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Mathgod
He could change his instagram photo. Is that so much to ask?
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Yes! Seriously.
I am serious that Ovechkin is doing exactly what he should be doing.
Head down. STFU. Do your work.
Even just changing his Facebook or Instagram photo would be an implied statement.
Just do nothing and play hockey. It is literally the only safe play.
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12-31-2022, 05:35 PM
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#437
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Originally Posted by Mathgod
Very different situation for a number of reasons.
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The differences might be numerous, but they don’t make it a poor comparable. Taking a completely objective view of both conflicts they’re also incredibly similar.
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Originally Posted by Mathgod
He could change his instagram photo. Is that so much to ask?
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That isn’t going to save anyone, though. At what point does are we asking him to do what we think is right because it makes us happy instead of doing what is right because it makes a difference?
Are we now pretending changing your profile photo is activism now?
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12-31-2022, 06:38 PM
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#438
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First Line Centre
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Maybe my all time favorite hockey player at this point. Guy is ridiculous
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12-31-2022, 07:36 PM
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#439
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
The differences might be numerous, but they don’t make it a poor comparable. Taking a completely objective view of both conflicts they’re also incredibly similar.
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The differences are more significant than you seem to think they are.
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That isn’t going to save anyone, though. At what point does are we asking him to do what we think is right because it makes us happy instead of doing what is right because it makes a difference?
Are we now pretending changing your profile photo is activism now?
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When did I ever say anything about activism? I just think it's not ok for a celebrity and role model (which he undeniably is) to have a smiling, friendly picture of himself standing next to a murderous psychopath and one of the most conniving conmen to ever walk the earth. It's not so much question of activism as it is a question of basic decency.
And as much as you insist it doesn't matter, I would contest that it absolutely does matter. In a world of confusion, disinformation, competing narratives, and widespread distrust in things like science and government institutions... what people in positions of public influence (ie: celebrities, etc) decide to say and do in regards to various political matters, such as the current war, does have an impact on public perception on said matters. Putin's ability to continue massacring Ukranians in his efforts to illegally annex territory from a sovereign country hinges on his ability to continue bamboozling his people/military into thinking he's "de-nazifying" Ukraine, or that what he's doing is justified for some other reason. When one of the most high-profile, successful Russians of all time keeps his instagram profile picture as something that clearly comes across as pro-Putin, it would seem that it does have an impact on the Russian population in regards to their loyalty to Putin.
And the other thing is, I have yet to see any evidence that he's no longer pro-Putin. Removing that instagram photo and replacing it with something more recent would be that evidence that I'm looking for. Not some kind of big activism thing, just a simple basic gesture that shows he's no longer supporting that madman.
And maybe you'd argue he can't do that either because it's too risky. Well in that case I hope Ovie doesn't pass Gretzky because doing so would only raise his profile even more so than it currently is, raise his level of fame, and expose even more people (especially kids!) to the idea that it's totally cool to be either pro-Putin, or neutral in regards to Putin.
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12-31-2022, 07:56 PM
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#440
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Locke
Yes! Seriously.
I am serious that Ovechkin is doing exactly what he should be doing.
Head down. STFU. Do your work.
Even just changing his Facebook or Instagram photo would be an implied statement.
Just do nothing and play hockey. It is literally the only safe play.
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I'm inclined to agree with this strictly for the lack of any knowledge about anything in regards to Ovies personal life challenges.
Maybe he is pro slaughtering Ukrainians, maybe he's not and just cannot risk voicing anything out of fear. We. Do. Not. Know.
Anyone saying they do is full of crap.
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