Rags vs Canes Twitter next round is gonna be the most toxic cesspool of nonstop lying and whining that hockey Twitter has ever seen, it's gonna be unreal.
Gretzky scored a whopping 26% more goals than the 2nd highest scoring player during the years that he played (Mike Gartner). Being that much better than his best peers is clear proof that he's the greatest scorer ever!
(Ovechkin has scored 53% more goals than his eras 2nd place)
"Kuznetsov gets loose. Evgeny coming down the middle. A shotโฆ and it comes over! HE SCORES! HE SCORES! EVGENY KUZNETSOV WINS IT FOR WASHINGTON! ITโS OFF TO THE 3rd ROUND! THE DEMONS HAVE BEEN EXORCISED! GOOD MORNING! GOOD AFTERNOON! AND GOOD NIGHT PITTSBURGH!"
@JohnWaltonPxP
Alex Ovechkin: "The country I'm from and love and am proud of is doing something I'm not very proud of, and I hope things end peacefully."
Peter Hasset: "He clearly supports invading a sovereign country"
Putting in my two cents.
League average SV%:
Gretzky Era: 88.6%
Ovechkin Era: 91.1%
Modern goalies get benched for save percentages that were league average when Gretzky played.
Ovi tracker update: a 36 year old father of 2 is currently projected to get 46 goals, and has a >90% chance to get 40+ goals
He has a coinflip chance to become the first 36+yr old player to get 50. This is absolutely bonkers. History in the making here yall
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@ChirpinDMV
@GIME_UrChips
@itsmeitsmeitsjd
@RGIII
I've never done a brain surgery but if someone dies on the operating table I can still say the surgeon fucked up.
That being said, I don't think RG3 deserves that much of the blame for his lack of success
Ovi tracker currently has a 96% chance of a 40 goal season.
If that were to happen, it would be his 5th since turning 30. That would be an NHL record, per
@Stathead
.
It's truly something special yall.
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Lost in the euphoria of the Caps winning on an Ovi goal is the fact that for once a goalie didn't just magically get away with doing whatever he wanted, which is also a good thing
I hope that when they inevitably put an Ovi-Backstrom tandem statue outside Capital One Arena, that it isnt them holding the cup together & hear me out:
Winning the Cup isnt what made them special. As individuals or as a duo. Plenty of guys have a cup. Brad May has a Stanley Cup
@DotsByFitz
@JPFinlayNBCS
"Hi Terry, we'd like you to evaluate how much money you want. Get back to us, and we'll evaluate if we have enough ink to print all the zeros"
@Capitals
I think dry ice would be cool. Have to finish the game as fast as possible while the playing surface literally evaporates in a fog around the players? Sign me up.
Ovi has 164 goals left to get to Gretzky. Let's generously assume he plays 75 games/yr for the rest of this contract.
3 years would require .73 G/GP
4 years would require .55 G/GP
Just some food for thought
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Marek and Friedman talk about
#NYR
's "Tom Wilson Problem" and if it gets addressed. Friedman adds it's not just Tom Wilson, but in games vs. the Islanders they didn't match what the Isles did. Believes that gets "addressed".
I guess they're talking about adding "toughness".
On this day in 2015, the Capitals acquired
@TJOshie77
from the Blues in exchange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley, and a third-round pick
#Hockey365
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You breathe on a guy wrong all first period and they take you out back and shoot you.
In the second period, you can launch a guy head first into the boards.
Hey I know we're supposed to be upset about the score and the bad goals and etc, but I still cannot get over the fact that Crosby has been able to treat Fehervary the way he has for now two years without getting fought about it.
@Phiask0
@dougherty_jesse
Jon, you need to spend some more time thinkimg about the example Mr. Robles is setting for the vulnerable children of this city, and this country.
Imagine the world we would live in if people enjoyed things. It's horrifying to think about
Ilya Samsonov gives the Caps the best game we've had in goal since Game 7 of the 2018 Eastern Conference finals, but somehow because of 1 fuck up his whole redemption arc is dead.
Ok RMNB. Ok.
This line of questioning went on far too long as it is, especially when the first thing he said was "please no more war".
But holy shit asking about what his family plans to do is MASSIVELY over the line.
That's a security risk.
Lost in how awful the season has gone for the team, Ovi has scored enough that he now only needs to average 25 goals per season for the remainder of his contract, a number which could very reasonably drop to 23, if Ovi hits 45, which I think will happen.
In the weeks immediately following 2018 I thought losing would never bother me again.
After losing 3 times in a row since then Ill say this:
Losing definitely still sucks horribly, but it no longer comes with the added dimension of worrying that Ovi will never win a Cup.
"Lavi is a good coach who did the best he could with what he had, given 3 injury riddled seasons"
And
"it is clearly not working out anymore and it's time to move on"
Are compatible statements.
Over the
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last 25 Games, McMichael has a 57% xGF%, which is best among active, everyday players
Unfortunately, his puck luck/finishing has been astronomically bad, with a SH% of 5.88.
If the kid can get finally a shot to go, he'll be unreal in the playoffs
@ChirpinDMV
Man nowadays you can just buy your way into a fake tweet smh these kids don't do it for the love of the game anymore.
I'm old enough to remember Noah getting fake Vanecek surgery news on the NHL network without even a fake blue check
BTW. Everyone wanted to know: What did
#pens
Tristan Jarry say to make Brad Marchand punch him in the face?
Marchand testified, according to Bettman ruling, that Jarry said: โHow about that fโ-ing save?โ
Rags vs Canes Twitter next round is gonna be the most toxic cesspool of nonstop lying and whining that hockey Twitter has ever seen, it's gonna be unreal.
Ovi tracker heading into tonight. I tweaked a few things so last season factors in more heavily (meaning no more sample size disclaimer), and also corrected a minor error.
This man is 36 years old and has a coin flip chance of hitting 50 goals.
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@ChirpinDMV
"There's only one Tom Wilson ... thankfully, for other players in the National Hockey League."
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@TBLightning
draft guru Al Murray on the Capitals forward as a draft prototype
I don't think it'll happen, but the funniest scenario possible at this juncture is selling at the deadline, getting a bunch of assets for next year and still making this year's playoffs
Itโs not this Washington team is a Cup contender - theyโre not - but a playoff spot certainly isnโt out of the question. And that brings in money and also makes it easier to get UFAs this summer.
@JapersRink
The fact that we don't have to spend the rest of forever putting "to never win a cup" after "one of the greatest" is not something to take for granted
Everyone repeat after me:
Its an 82 game season, slumps happen
Its an 82 game season, slumps happen
Its an 82 game season, slumps happen
Its an 82 game season, slumps happen
Its an 82 game season, slumps happen
Some of y'all need to take a deep breath
@CoreyTrimpey
@_KiwiScott
@GIME_UrChips
@itsmeitsmeitsjd
@RGIII
Are you though? Are you allowed? Cuz if he had asked to be taken out, we'd all be roasting him for being weak (unfairly, but you see my point). It's on the coach to take him out. Plus he was like 24, don't tell me you made the best decisions at 24.
"Oshie is a dirty player for a shoulder to shoulder hit!"
"Trouba is a good captain and the Rangers turned their season around because of a fight resulting from a hit to the head of a Chicago player"
~ESPN
What an unbelievable moment. There's so much you could say about it, that weve all said a thousand times over.
But boy does it bring joy to my heart hearing that stadium so quiet you can hear our guys yelling.
Chills man. Chills.
@lowerbodyinjury
I can't decide what's funnier, a Wings fan desperately "defending" a Habs player, or the use of the word "analyze" regarding a tweet that used the words "scooby doo"
Joe B and Locker say worse stuff about the Caps 10-15 times a season, let alone, and that's tame compared to Alan May, how on earth are you gonna suspend a guy for stating FACTS๐๐๐
Here's the clip of Kevin Brown's pregame comments on the Orioles' recent record against the Rays ahead of a series finale on July 23. Sources tell AA these comments led to Brown's current indefinite suspension from Orioles' broadcasts.
What makes Ovi special is his ability to score and what made Backy Special was his ability to pass.
I want two statues outside of the F Street entrance, one Backstrom Passing, and one Ovi wide open in the office taking a one timer.
@cmpunkyaoi
@lowerbodyinjury
Interviewer: Thanks for the insight Mark, good luck in the second period. Dan, back to you.
NHLer: Yeah no probl-*mic cuts out*
Dan: Always great to hear a players perspective.