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mcmagic posted:Johnny Hockey thanking god tonight he didn't have to go to the Devils. At least he's doing his part. 25GP 9-19-28. For that matter, so is (taps avatar), who is quietly approaching PPG pace (12GP 6-3-9).
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Does Ovi get the circle jerk league-wide number retirement if he passes him or is that a dumb honor reserved only for Wayne? Because, unlike 99, there are 20 other players who currently may take issue.
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CBJSprague24 posted:Does Ovi get the circle jerk league-wide number retirement if he passes him or is that a dumb honor reserved only for Wayne?
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If he gets another 1300 assists I don't see why not.
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On a number-related tangent, only one player has ever worn #6 for the Detroit Red Wings and, for the name alone, it should hang from the rafters. https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/b/burtocu01.html
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CBJSprague24 posted:Does Ovi get the circle jerk league-wide number retirement if he passes him or is that a dumb honor reserved only for Wayne? No way. If he was Canadian? Probably
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They have been very explicit they will never do that again.
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Tage Thompson. That’s my whole post. Just Tage Thompson.
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I hope Ovie ENGs his way all the way to 1000 goals.
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I got Ethnic and Genocide, but what does the N stand for?
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Connor on pace for 158 points.
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Aphrodite posted:They have been very explicit they will never do that again. Remember when all of the pissbabies got mad that Ho-Sang wore 66? And then of course Lou Lam is an old turd who won't allow high numbers and made him change it. Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:Connor on pace for 158 points. And he could still miss the playoffs! They'll sneak it but it's still funny
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we're finding out a couple of vgk defensemen don't work with the new defensive system. shape up or ship out, i guess 
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Aphrodite posted:They have been very explicit they will never do that again.
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CBJSprague24 posted:Does Ovi get the circle jerk league-wide number retirement if he passes him or is that a dumb honor reserved only for Wayne? he’s only like the 5th most accomplished star of his generation, so no, not even close. the bigger knock on him IMO is that he’s never been “the guy you’d pick first for one game if your life depended on it.” he’s almost never been in the top 3 in that. Wayne was the clear answer to that for basically ten years straight, then Mario for like six years, then Lindros/Hasek/Jagr, then like Lidstrom/Pronger, then Sid for a ton of years and now Connor. even at his peak years, for a game/playoff series I take Malkin over him, Sid, Toews, Kane, Datsyuk, Bergeron, Stammer arguably just for forwards. he’s been blessed to stay good and healthy for a long time, and I think he’ll get the record, but he’s not anywhere near Gretzky. DO YALL WANT A BOXC fucked around with this message at 09:48 on Dec 8, 2022 |
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I get what you're driving at but that's a big oversell. Ovechkin was so dangerous that he warped the game hard in his team's favor just by being on the ice. He is a bit overrated in a historical context because his value is 95% on offense, but purely on offense he is right there with Gretzky and Lemieux as the most offensively valuable players ever, despite not being on their level as a passer/distributor (though he is underrated in that area). Crosby was the better player because Crosby was also an elite defensive forward, but Toews, Kane, Stamkos? lol come on. As for "most accomplished", well, the Capitals have won more games than any team in the NHL during Ovechkin's career, despite having zero (0) long term players besides Ovechkin who are likely to ever be in the Hall of Fame.
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Eric the Mauve posted:I get what you're driving at but that's a big oversell. Ovechkin was so dangerous that he warped the game hard in his team's favor just by being on the ice. He is a bit overrated in a historical context because his value is 95% on offense, but purely on offense he is right there with Gretzky and Lemieux as the most offensively valuable players ever, despite not being on their level as a passer/distributor (though he is underrated in that area). Crosby was the better player because Crosby was also an elite defensive forward, but Toews, Kane, Stamkos? lol come on. Tbf Toews is one of the top NHL players of all time according to the NHL. He’s obviously right there. Also, you think Backstrom makes the all ? You gotta think he makes it, and they put his exhibit in the hallway on the way Ovie so people can pass Backstrom on the way to Ovie.
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eXXon posted:And yet he's not even the dumbest Oilers #1 pick ever (please destroy me if the Bruins make the Finals this season). The dumbest Oiler is the Nuge who took a huge discount to keep the team together and the smartest is Nurse who made sure those savings were spent on him. Aphrodite posted:They have been very explicit they will never do that again. Yeah, Gretzky was the stars aligning for that sorta thing. He was the best player that will ever play the game and also coincidentally had the final available number so it isn't jarring to take it out of circulation like say 8 or 9 would. Only two other guys wore 99 ever other than Gretzky. He wanted 9 like his idol Howe, but his it wasn't available on the Greyhounds thanks to the immortal Brian Gualazzi so he went with 99. ThinkTank fucked around with this message at 13:18 on Dec 8, 2022 |
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DO YALL WANT A BOXC posted:he’s only like the 5th most accomplished star of his generation, so no, not even close. lol ok No way they retire No. 8 leaguewide. But the league seems to have locked pretty hard on his scoring quest as a marketing gimmick for getting the NHL to break through on Sportscenter and national sports pages. It's all they really talk about on the regional broadcasts. And when the Caps are broadcast nationally the announcers generally don't seem to know a single other player or what narratives are actually going on with the team, but they'll talk about Ovi for a couple hours! I expect the marketing will only get goofier, especially as the Caps get worse and Ovechkin gets closer to the mark.
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:Tage Thompson.
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Huh, so when you play your young talent with your top center they score goals and stuff? Are you sure that’s how it’s supposed to work?
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There's no way Ovechkin gets his number retired league-wide, but pretending he's the fifth best player in his generation is stupid. Sorry. The dude has NINE Rockets. I know it's a relatively new trophy but that's insane. We may never see a goal scorer like him again.
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Washington would be like 88% as good without Ovechkin, other people would just be allowed to shoot instead. I've done the math. No, I won't show you.
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Aphrodite posted:Washington would be like 88% as good without Ovechkin, other people would just be allowed to shoot instead. I'd say about 14% worse. Maybe average that out to 87% as good.
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Wow edgy jokes.
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I picked it because his number is 8, but I agree Crosby is definitely a nazi.
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Aphrodite posted:I picked it because his number is 8, but I agree Crosby is definitely a nazi. The ubermumps
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ThinkTank posted:Yeah, Gretzky was the stars aligning for that sorta thing. He was the best player that will ever play the game and also coincidentally had the final available number so it isn't jarring to take it out of circulation like say 8 or 9 would. Only two other guys wore 99 ever other than Gretzky. He wanted 9 like his idol Howe, but his it wasn't available on the Greyhounds thanks to the immortal Brian Gualazzi so he went with 99. It's not just the NHL too, 99 is de facto retired in all of organized hockey because who the hell is giving a kid a 99 jersey so no one should have any sort of attachment to the number so really retiring it is a PR move that affects 0 people. On the other hand, pretty much every youth team probably has an 8 on it.
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Arivia posted:The ubermumps Herrmumps Crosbing
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pseudodragon posted:It's not just the NHL too, 99 is de facto retired in all of organized hockey because who the hell is giving a kid a 99 jersey so no one should have any sort of attachment to the number so really retiring it is a PR move that affects 0 people. On the other hand, pretty much every youth team probably has an 8 on it. That's because most youth orgs start at 1 and count up so they aren't duplicating numbers in the lower age groups. There are a ton of 87 and 97 out there too once they're picking their own numbers.
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10 days post stroke Letang skated with a full contact jersey today, but was rotating on the 3rd pairing with Rudwedel. Archibald was missing and Poehling was in a non contact so decent chance Pens run 11 forwards tomorrow night and very outside chance Letang returns during the home and home with Buffalo though I'd think Monday against Dallas in Pittsburgh more likely.
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do they retire letangs jersey league-wide when he dies on the ice?
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https://twitter.com/Real_RobRossi/status/1600884479274651649?s=20&t=hjB2dLxafQkh2xa5ly92nA Guys rule
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Jamwad Hilder posted:There's no way Ovechkin gets his number retired league-wide, but pretending he's the fifth best player in his generation is stupid. Sorry. The dude has NINE Rockets. I know it's a relatively new trophy but that's insane. We may never see a goal scorer like him again. He's also only one of just eight guys to win the Hart 3 or more times. He's a "skip the waiting period" level HHOF candidate and if he breaks Gretzky's goal record likely the defining player of the post lockout era.
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