D.B Cooper Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 So he did it. 500 goals. 5th fastest to 500. Where do you guys think he finishes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 he'll pass gretz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Posted this in Around the NHL thread, better suited here: Ovechkin gets his 500th. Best goal scorer in history of NHL. Fastest guy to 500 who didn't play in the 1980's. Only Gretzky, Lemieux, Bossy and Hull did it faster and they all played in the 80's, no defense and sucky goalie era. Same thing goes for 300 goals and 300 assists, he's also 5th fastest and only one to do it not playing in the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Basically this generation's Bure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuktravella Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 7 minutes ago, hatedkid666 said: he'll pass gretz that depends on a ton of factors like will he stay healthy, will he score a ton in next 5-6 yrs then play and last as long as jagr so many factors but i believe he might be first nhler to hit 1000 regular season goals hopefully if anyone can do it this guy can hes a first ballot hhof player even without a cup which he will maybe win this yr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I think in the discussion of the best pure goal scorer, Ovie comes first, with only Bossy being a legitimate contender for the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 14 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: Posted this in Around the NHL thread, better suited here: Ovechkin gets his 500th. Best goal scorer in history of NHL. Fastest guy to 500 who didn't play in the 1980's. Only Gretzky, Lemieux, Bossy and Hull did it faster and they all played in the 80's, no defense and sucky goalie era. Same thing goes for 300 goals and 300 assists, he's also 5th fastest and only one to do it not playing in the 80's. Yeah I think he's the best goal scorer ever as well. He was unstoppable his first few seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Damn, wikipedia is quick: Quote The 43 players to score 500 goals consist of 32 Canadians, five Americans (Brett Hull, Joe Mullen, Mike Modano, Jeremy Roenick, and Keith Tkachuk), two Finns (Jari Kurri andTeemu Selanne), one Czech (Jaromir Jagr), one Swede (Mats Sundin), one Slovak (Peter Bondra), and one Russian (Alexander Ovechkin). Jari Kurri has the honour of being the first non-Canadian to score 500 goals. Of note, of the goalies/teams to allow the 500th goal, a Canuck team or former goaltender was involved in seven of them (Gretzky on a Canucks empty net, Joe Sakic on Dan Cloutier, Joe Nieuwendyk on Kevin Weekes, Dale Hawerchuk on Felix Potvin, Jeremy Roenick on Alex Auld, Frank Mahovolich on Dunc Wilson, and Stan Mikita on Cesare Maniago) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 And Ovie didn't have Gretzky setting him up (Like Kurri did). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV's Coin Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 #501 is a gem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 He could feasibly finish his career with the most goals ever depending on how long he wants to play. It's between him and Bossy for best pure goalscorer ever right now, but it'll be him by the time he's through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 29 minutes ago, Erik Karlsson said: Yeah I think he's the best goal scorer ever as well. He was unstoppable his first few seasons. Still unstoppable. Look what he just did to you for his 501. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldstevebernier Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 If it weren't for the 04-05 lockout and the 2012 partial lockout, he might have a good 75 more... that might be the only preventing him from catching Gretzky, which is astounding to even think about. (the same could be said for Jagr with the lockouts and the years he spent in Russia) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks Prophet Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 No doubt he's one of the best goal scorers in all of hockey, and one of the most entertaining players that we've had the pleasure of watching in this age. He scores, he hits, he skates, he's one of a kind. The perfect villain to the Canadian "hero" Crosby during their early years. It will be a real shame if is name doesn't get engraved on the Stanley Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSam Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Pure power forward. Wonder how many years his body has left? ... The league should clone him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Very cool celly by him and the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucksfollower1983 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 49 minutes ago, canuktravella said: that depends on a ton of factors like will he stay healthy, will he score a ton in next 5-6 yrs then play and last as long as jagr so many factors but i believe he might be first nhler to hit 1000 regular season goals hopefully if anyone can do it this guy can hes a first ballot hhof player even without a cup which he will maybe win this yr respect for Ovechkin, awesome player but he is 30 this year that leaves him with 3 years left at most in his prime before he starts to fall off. even if he plays into his 40's cant see him scoring another 394 to pass gretzky. sorry but just don't see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 My fav player, WSH is the team I'd like to see win the Cup other than Canucks but yeah, he's not going to catch Gretzky. Not unless the game changes in a big way and goes back to 1980's hockey no way, which is not happening. To make things harder he missed 1.5 seasons to lockout, that's another 70 to 80 goals right there. He's not getting another 400 goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Heretic said: And Ovie didn't have Gretzky setting him up (Like Kurri did). Nice to see Backstrom is still underrated to hell. The man is not that far behind Henrik in terms of vision and passing abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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