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Re: News and Games around the NHL

7755 by Ozzies09tc
Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 9:00 am Ovi is now 3 away with 7 to go. I think he gets there this year.
The last time he played the blackhawks and was nearing a milestone, he scored a hat trick in a 7-3 blowout, scoring his 798th, 799th, and 800th goals of his career.

He also would hold the sole spot for 2nd oldest to score 40 in a season behind howe (at age 44) and then a tie at 3rd with ov (at 37) and brendan shanahan (at 37)

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Re: News and Games around the NHL

7756 by BillP.
Just for the record, years ago I brought up the Ovechkin/Gretzky chase and had said I think he's going to do it. I think maybe 1 other guy here thought the same. And I'm talking like 6 to 8 years ago. It wasn't even a topic then. I just thought the guy would pull it off. The man is a machine!!

Re: News and Games around the NHL

7757 by Dread_Pirate_Westley
BillP. wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 12:32 pm Just for the record, years ago I brought up the Ovechkin/Gretzky chase and had said I think he's going to do it. I think maybe 1 other guy here thought the same. And I'm talking like 6 to 8 years ago. It wasn't even a topic then. I just thought the guy would pull it off. The man is a machine!!
I went back and looked because it's a fun topic but didn't really see anyone disagree with you, unless you're referencing a different time. Everyone just replied how much they like Ovi.

https://bluesnewsforum.com/forum/viewto ... ky#p118079
BillP. wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2020 1:40 am
Ozzies09tc wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:13 pm with the hat trick tonight, Ovechkin ties Mike Gartner and Jaromir Jagr for most consecutive 30-goal seasons (15)

love him or hate him, he is damn good
The guy is indestructible. Hopefully there is no strike, cause I think he will catch Gretzky and that is unthinkable, especially in today’s game, but I think he’s going to do it provided he stays an iron man.
Also made me notice some old forum members we haven't seen in awhile. Including missourimook who seems to still lurk but not post.
Just a Russian propaganda account

Re: News and Games around the NHL

7758 by BillP.
Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote:
BillP. wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 12:32 pm Just for the record, years ago I brought up the Ovechkin/Gretzky chase and had said I think he's going to do it. I think maybe 1 other guy here thought the same. And I'm talking like 6 to 8 years ago. It wasn't even a topic then. I just thought the guy would pull it off. The man is a machine!!
I went back and looked because it's a fun topic but didn't really see anyone disagree with you, unless you're referencing a different time. Everyone just replied how much they like Ovi.

https://bluesnewsforum.com/forum/viewto ... ky#p118079
BillP. wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2020 1:40 am
Ozzies09tc wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:13 pm with the hat trick tonight, Ovechkin ties Mike Gartner and Jaromir Jagr for most consecutive 30-goal seasons (15)

love him or hate him, he is damn good
The guy is indestructible. Hopefully there is no strike, cause I think he will catch Gretzky and that is unthinkable, especially in today’s game, but I think he’s going to do it provided he stays an iron man.
Also made me notice some old forum members we haven't seen in awhile. Including missourimook who seems to still lurk but not post.
The search a post is hard. I tried once just now but I'm at work and can't play with it. Maybe later. But my original post went further back because I know had crunched the numbers on it. Thanks for looking. And you're right about the posters. Where did Barnburner go? He hasn't been around for a few years now. Miss him and the others too.

Re: News and Games around the NHL

7763 by BillP.
RAFritchey wrote:
Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Thu Apr 03, 2025 8:54 pm The Bruins have lost their edge. How are you letting the Canadians just laugh in the face of your goalie

Montreal is soon going to have a powerhouse team, too. I don't think it'll be long before we see a Blues-Candiens Stanley Cup Final.
That would be kind of cool. And you could be right. Blues came back and played Boston a 2nd time in the Cup. How bout coming back and playing Montreal a 3rd time. So far, they're the only 2 Cup opponents in Blues history.

Re: News and Games around the NHL

7768 by BillP
Ozzies09tc wrote: Fri Apr 04, 2025 8:50 pm OV tied the lead.

My gf and I both shed a tear.

This won't happen again in our lifetimes.

AND it took OV 1 game less... Truly the gr8est goal scorer ever. EVER.
Nothing fancy about it either.

Just pure power.

To the think he accomplished this as a power forward with a ton of punishing hits year after year his whole career makes it even more incredible.

Re: News and Games around the NHL

7770 by T.C.
BillP wrote: Fri Apr 04, 2025 11:02 pm
Ozzies09tc wrote: Fri Apr 04, 2025 8:50 pm OV tied the lead.

My gf and I both shed a tear.

This won't happen again in our lifetimes.

AND it took OV 1 game less... Truly the gr8est goal scorer ever. EVER.
Nothing fancy about it either.

Just pure power.

To the think he accomplished this as a power forward with a ton of punishing hits year after year his whole career makes it even more incredible.
If you want to get fancy about it, “era adjusted” goals put him at over 1,000.

All with the lockout and covid seasons.

If he didn’t hit the scene around the same time as Crosby, he’d be far more popular. Also, this is the era of the NHL finding a marketable star on every team (even where there isn’t one) and pushing them regionally. Otherwise, this guy would have been the face of the NHL for the last two decades. Really kind of shitty how under the radar this guy is in terms of public knowledge. He’s creating history that (I know, are we going to say this again?) will “very likely” never been broken again. Isn’t this also the guy that was passionate enough about his country to tell the NHL to fuck off and went too play for them in the Olympics anyway? Memory is a little fuzzy on that last one but something about the Olympics.

Going to be a real shame when he’s done. Fuck Sid, fuck Geno, this is my NHL guy. Played hard as fuck, year after year, and still skated circles around everyone else. Who is the young equivalent? I mean, if Brady scored 40g on the reg, or if McJesus was significantly bigger and leveled people, maybe, but you know, they don’t. I feel very fortunate to have seen him play a couple times.

Re: News and Games around the NHL

7771 by Dread_Pirate_Westley
T.C. wrote: Sat Apr 05, 2025 6:23 am
BillP wrote: Fri Apr 04, 2025 11:02 pm
Ozzies09tc wrote: Fri Apr 04, 2025 8:50 pm OV tied the lead.

My gf and I both shed a tear.

This won't happen again in our lifetimes.

AND it took OV 1 game less... Truly the gr8est goal scorer ever. EVER.
Nothing fancy about it either.

Just pure power.

To the think he accomplished this as a power forward with a ton of punishing hits year after year his whole career makes it even more incredible.
If you want to get fancy about it, “era adjusted” goals put him at over 1,000.

All with the lockout and covid seasons.

If he didn’t hit the scene around the same time as Crosby, he’d be far more popular. Also, this is the era of the NHL finding a marketable star on every team (even where there isn’t one) and pushing them regionally. Otherwise, this guy would have been the face of the NHL for the last two decades. Really kind of shitty how under the radar this guy is in terms of public knowledge. He’s creating history that (I know, are we going to say this again?) will “very likely” never been broken again. Isn’t this also the guy that was passionate enough about his country to tell the NHL to fuck off and went too play for them in the Olympics anyway? Memory is a little fuzzy on that last one but something about the Olympics.

Going to be a real shame when he’s done. Fuck Sid, fuck Geno, this is my NHL guy. Played hard as fuck, year after year, and still skated circles around everyone else. Who is the young equivalent? I mean, if Brady scored 40g on the reg, or if McJesus was significantly bigger and leveled people, maybe, but you know, they don’t. I feel very fortunate to have seen him play a couple times.
Such a funny draft class too cause it went Ovi, then Malkin, then the Hawks took Cam Barker. How different it’d be if the lottery worked out different.
Just a Russian propaganda account

Re: News and Games around the NHL

7772 by Ozzies09tc
BillP wrote: Fri Apr 04, 2025 11:02 pm
Ozzies09tc wrote: Fri Apr 04, 2025 8:50 pm OV tied the lead.

My gf and I both shed a tear.

This won't happen again in our lifetimes.

AND it took OV 1 game less... Truly the gr8est goal scorer ever. EVER.
Nothing fancy about it either.

Just pure power.

To the think he accomplished this as a power forward with a ton of punishing hits year after year his whole career makes it even more incredible.
He's 3rd overall in hits in the NHL as well, since they started tracking them

https://records.nhl.com/records/skater- ... its-career
Now now, the Canadian Government has apologized for Bryan Adams on SEVERAL occasions!
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