Is Ovechkin the next Great One?
Posted by TheHockeyGuy on September 30th, 2009
Wayne Gretzky’s career total of 894 goals is supposed to be unreachable, but if Alex Ovechkin were to duplicate what he has accomplished in his first four seasons three more times, he would begin the first year of his new contract within reach of the Great One’s hallowed achievement.
History says not so fast, but is the Great No. 8 the guy who can defy it?
“I don’t think there is anything out of reach for him,” Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee said. “He’s got everything. He’s got ability, he’s got the drive and he’s got the strength. He’s got all the physical attributes, but he’s got all the intangibles as well.”
Ovechkin has scored 219 goals in his first four NHL seasons – nearly 55 a year. If he replicates those numbers for the next 12 seasons, it would leave him 18 shy of Gretzky when his 13-year, $124 million deal expires after the 2020-21 season.
Click here to read the full article – By Corey Masisak of Washington Times
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