j.hoop 64 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 hats off to a great player, showboat all you want, i dont mind is alex. cherrys gonna trip!! http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=414555 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 50th goal of the season Thursday night to become the Washington Capitals' first three-time 50-goal scorer. Ovechkin opened the scoring for the Capitals against Tampa Bay, beating goalie Mike McKenna with a wrist shot at 7:43 of the first period. The Russian star has 213 goals in 315 career regular-season games. He had 52 goals as a rookie in 2005-06, 46 in 2006-07 and 65 last season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Congrats to him. Wonder what he'll finish at this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spyder 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Ovetchkin is lame. I'd take datsyuk, zetterberg, or almost any wing over him any day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electrophile 3,554 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Ovetchkin is lame. I'd take datsyuk, zetterberg, or almost any wing over him any day. Cue a failboat picture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroTwin 240 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Rock on, AO. Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j.hoop 64 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Ovetchkin is lame. I'd take datsyuk, zetterberg, or almost any wing over him any day. that wasnt what this was about, just a celebration of a great player Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maltbymaniac 13 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) Ovetchkin is lame. I'd take datsyuk, zetterberg, or almost any wing over him any day. i was gonna say YIPPIE,so YIPPIE i dont care for the ovechkin's or crosby's all that much Edited March 20, 2009 by maltbymaniac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Was gonna watch this in hopes to see it, but I completely lost track of time. Hopefully he'll get another few in the 3rd to make me happy. Congrats to AO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzerman191 37 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Great accomplishment by a great player. Any bets as to what he'll finish his career at? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyerberger 279 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Great accomplishment by a great player. Any bets as to what he'll finish his career at? Well, let's say he scores at a rate of 55 per season until he's 35, and then drops off 10 goals a year every year after that and plays until he's 40 (even though that may not be accurate). That would come out around 1000 goals. There's no way to really know, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzerman191 37 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 I don't think it's a stretch at all to expect at least 50 a year until he's 32 or 33. He could very well end his career in the top ten goal scorers of all time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HanKarin40 7 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 That's awesome! Way to go Ovie! Love him or hate him, that is quite an accomplishment! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicholonio 9 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) Ovetchkin is lame. I'd take datsyuk, zetterberg, or almost any wing over him any day.I like the Wings just as much as the next guy, but c'mon... talk about being self centered and only caring for your only team. Congrats to Ovechkin though. Such an amazing and talented player to watch. I too can't wait to see where he finishes this season. Edited March 20, 2009 by Christ0pherXx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hckypete96 3 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 i love ovechkin but that celebration was a disgrace. is he tryin to be t.o.? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
finalfilppula 2 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 he loves to score. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzerfan1999 81 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) That was the worst goal celebration I have seen since Avery's pushup act. He scored a s***ty goal on a 1 on 3 that McKenna should have stopped, and he acts like that?? He looked like an idiot - even his teammates, who apparently helped him think of the celebration, didn't want to join in. Not to mention doing it all right beside the net of a rookie goaltender on one of the worst teams in the NHL. Well done. Edited March 20, 2009 by Yzerfan1999 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Four Report post Posted March 20, 2009 I dont even understand the celebration.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicholonio 9 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 A goal is a goal whether it's s***ty or not. With the coverage we got here in Michigan, I missed the celebration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wingsallwin 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 I saw one statement in yahoo blog that criticizes or doubts the possibility or responsibility that Ovie should be the mvp by his inconsistency. I never watched full Caps games so I don't know but Malkin has more points. Do you guys think Ovie deserves the mvp with the inconsistency according to the writer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOwl 77 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Imagine next year at the Olympics, a Datysuk-Malkin-Ovechkin line. No country can come close to that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Imagine next year at the Olympics, a Datysuk-Malkin-Ovechkin line. No country can come close to that. Iginla - Crosby - Thornton That comes close. Maybe not quite as good, but close. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzerfan1999 81 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Iginla - Crosby - Thornton That comes close. Maybe not quite as good, but close. Close, plus the other three lines that Canada can come up with puts them over the top. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicholonio 9 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 Iginla - Crosby - Thornton That comes close. Maybe not quite as good, but close. lol, Thornton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOwl 77 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 I would take Swedens top line over Canada's, Zetterberg-Alfredsson-Backstrom. Crosby sucks, you guys think way too highly of him. I'm Canadian, and I don't see why anyone thinks team Canada is the favorite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) I would take Swedens top line over Canada's, Zetterberg-Alfredsson-Backstrom. Crosby sucks, you guys think way too highly of him. I'm Canadian, and I don't see why anyone thinks team Canada is the favorite. You're using a personal bias to try and argue that a player is or isn't good. That isn't credible at all. I really hate to get into this again, but Crosby is the most complete hockey player in the world. Anyways, Alfredsson is on that slippery slope downward in his career. Not nearly as effective as he once was. Canada will be able to ice a roster that's has depth beyond imagination. Guys like Vinny Lecavalier, Getzlaf, Heatley, Spezza, St. Louis, Savard, Morrow, Nash, Carter, Staal, Richards (Mike), Doan, Marleau, Little are all better than most teams can muster up on the top lines, and a handful of those I just listed will have to be left off the team. That's not even getting into the old guard of guys like Ryan Smyth, Sakic, Gagne. Edited March 20, 2009 by MacK_Attack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
