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Slow-vi Thank you, thank you I'll show myself out.
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You know, it just struck me today that if h-ref's search box can be believed, Ovechkin is the only player in NHL history whose name (first or last) begins with "Ov"
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Oct 17, 2023 16:17
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Also by far the best, at least until Dmitry Ovchinnikov breaks out.
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Oct 17, 2023 16:24
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Ya’ll say this poo poo about Ovi every year and then he goes and racks up 40 goals.
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Oct 17, 2023 16:25
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That Corey Perry is still in this league (and likely gonna get into the hall of fame on the first ballot) while my sweet, gentle boy Phil Kessel is not it's a damned travesty
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Oct 17, 2023 16:26
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Cartoon Man posted:Ya’ll say this poo poo about Ovi every year and then he goes and racks up 40 goals. Ya but this time
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Oct 17, 2023 16:31
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:That Corey Perry is still in this league (and likely gonna get into the hall of fame on the first ballot) while my sweet, gentle boy Phil Kessel is not Apparently he still wants to play but i like to think Kessel is one of the guys who is more than happy to go play golf/gamble and ride off into the sunset. I mean he is the reigning ironman, won his cups, made Steve Simmonds look like an rear end in a top hat (more than usual), what else is there to do?
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Oct 17, 2023 16:33
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The Caps trying to force stuff to Ovechkin is not a small factor in why they suck and I hope they keep doing it.
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Oct 17, 2023 16:37
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I don't think Ovi will play past this contract so if he doesn't hit 30 this year, he isn't gonna break the record.
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Oct 17, 2023 16:42
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WeaponX posted:Apparently he still wants to play but i like to think Kessel is one of the guys who is more than happy to go play golf/gamble and ride off into the sunset. I mean he is the reigning ironman, won his cups, made Steve Simmonds look like an rear end in a top hat (more than usual), what else is there to do? it'd be cool to see him hit the 1000 but I guess it's not gonna be the thing that makes or breaks his legacy I could see him getting in on as a family with his sister like the lesser Staals surely will with Eric
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Acting as a booster for a murderous dictator didn't break his legacy so I think he'll be fine.
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Aphrodite posted:Acting as a booster for a murderous dictator didn't break his legacy so I think he'll be fine. wait Kessel did what?
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:wait Kessel did what? All the Penguins did when they went to the white house. But also yes I conflated your post with the one above it.
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:I don't think Ovi will play past this contract so if he doesn't hit 30 this year, he isn't gonna break the record. Short of him being physically incapable of continuing to play, I don't see any universe where he retires prior to breaking the record. He's 73 back, assuming he's good for 20ish per year from here on out he'll likely just keep plugging away until he gets then there immediately retire.
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:wait Kessel did what? Don't google Kessel Pol Pot
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Oct 17, 2023 16:52
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Aphrodite posted:The Caps trying to force stuff to Ovechkin is not a small factor in why they suck and I hope they keep doing it. It is a pretty small factor. The big factor is that they are a very old and very slow team. The one game this year I saw of the Caps (against the Pens of course) Ovi had a couple plausible looks and passed, as he always has. They might be trying to force stuff to him but he still isn't going Full Bourque and forcing every possible shot. ThinkTank posted:Short of him being physically incapable of continuing to play, I don't see any universe where he retires prior to breaking the record. He's 73 back, assuming he's good for 20ish per year from here on out he'll likely just keep plugging away until he gets then there immediately retire. Would be awesome if when they stop the game and have a ceremony after he pots #895 he just says "yep my job here is done", drops the mic and leaves the ice, never to return. Pretty sure he'll at least stick around long enough to hit 900 though.
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Oct 17, 2023 16:59
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wanna see old man ovi do the "hot stick" with his cane as he walks out of the caps arena for the last time just short of waynes record
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Ovechkin's volume stopped improving the Capitals a good 10 years ago and instead just siphoned shots other people should have taken. A shot not taken has a 141 and 2/3 chance of not going in.The numbers don't lie.
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I dunno if Ovechkin is the problem with the Caps. Backstrom and Kuznetsov no longer being elite players seems like a much bigger issue. Caps kinda need them to rebound and be effective if they're going to threaten to make the playoffs.
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they should just park Ovi in front of the net and let Carlson and Sandin try to blast deflections off him
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Jamwad Hilder posted:they should just park Ovi in front of the net and let Carlson and Sandin try to blast deflections off him Ovi’s been doing that a lot the past year or two, occasionally on the power play.
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Oct 17, 2023 17:17
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Well I know what I'm excited for.... Vancouver and Philly tonight.
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ThinkTank posted:Short of him being physically incapable of continuing to play, I don't see any universe where he retires prior to breaking the record. He's 73 back, assuming he's good for 20ish per year from here on out he'll likely just keep plugging away until he gets then there immediately retire. If he scores in the 20s this year I'm not sure he's scoring 20 in 4 years.
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https://twitter.com/russohockey/status/1714301304150073470?s=46&t=2hVb1vPytx9OUpdE0UPz6Q Seems like half the league is playing short a man due to cap issues, not ideal for the NHLPA
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:If he scores in the 20s this year I'm not sure he's scoring 20 in 4 years. Sure but if he scores an average of 15 a year he only has to stick around until he's 41. Plus it's likely he'll get at least 25 this year. A guy who takes that volume of shots and is force fed as many pp minutes and attacking zone faceoffs as Ovi is will inevitably score that many. It's arguable if he's providing a positive contribution and at this point more talented players could do more with that opportunity. Still, it's the bad team phenomenon. A hockey team isn't going to get shut out 82 times a year no matter how bad they are. Someone is going to score even if they're no good and they'll likely have what appears to be a decent statistical season as a result. Florida cashed in on that for a decade by trading guys like Jokinen, Bouwmeester and Booth. Washington will likely experience something similar with Ovi.
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Gotta be a middle ground between the league marketing their star players and this https://twitter.com/nhldotcom/status/1713983134314717324?s=46&t=2hVb1vPytx9OUpdE0UPz6Q
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rex rabidorum vires posted:Well I know what I'm excited for.... Vancouver and Philly tonight. I'm most excited for Dallas clowning Vegas in their own building, followed closely by Juuse Saros's 50+ save shutout of the Oilers
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The Dirty Burger posted:Gotta be a middle ground between the league marketing their star players and this Jfc
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The Dirty Burger posted:Gotta be a middle ground between the league marketing their star players and this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIxqoxogBOY
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The Dirty Burger posted:https://twitter.com/russohockey/status/1714301304150073470?s=46&t=2hVb1vPytx9OUpdE0UPz6Q If the cap were $170M half the league would still be playing a man short. That has nothing to do with the NHLPA, front offices are some combination of incompetent and willing to push the LTIR fuckery envelope alllll the way to the edge. That the cap is as low as it is, now, that's not ideal for the NHLPA!
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Starsfan posted:I'm most excited for Dallas clowning Vegas in their own building, followed closely by Juuse Saros's 50+ save shutout of the Oilers These are also excellent choices of fun. Dallas/VGK way to late for my EST school night bedtime though. Maybe also under the radar is the ESPN televised 40% xGF Buffalo Sabres taking on the 35% xGF Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Oct 17, 2023 18:30
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https://twitter.com/TimCPeel20/status/1714262597741002890 Number 1 this move rocks Number 2: Roenick and Tim Peel together is super cursed goddamn
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Oct 17, 2023 18:37
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Normally I think players coming in real slow on a shootout attempt is a mistake and they'd be better off skating down hard, making one move and taking the shot. But against a goalie who clearly is messed up mentally right now such as Markstrom, slow as possible is a good strategy. Give him all the time in the world to think.
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Oct 17, 2023 18:38
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Tim Peel is an expert on being a disgrace to the game, I'd listen to what he has to say.
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:https://twitter.com/TimCPeel20/status/1714262597741002890 This move was really awesome, but it's not going to work that well on any goalie that's awake. Goes to show that if you know the person you're shooting against you can really get in their head.
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:https://twitter.com/TimCPeel20/status/1714262597741002890  Whiny loser poo poo from Tim Peel, what else is new
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Jhet posted:This move was really awesome, but it's not going to work that well on any goalie that's awake. Goes to show that if you know the person you're shooting against you can really get in their head. Kuzy is like 45% on the shootout and he does this all the time against good goalies. It's hard for goalies to match that slow tempo so they wind up deeper in their net than they mean to and all the stick handles means they can't set their feet.
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Oct 17, 2023 18:49
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Lmao I wondered how long it was gonna be for the hot take to drop after watching Kuzy’s shootout last night.
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Has anybody else tried to copy it yet? He’s been doing this successfully for like more than two years now. Is it hard as gently caress to do?
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