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NFL-Solomon
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Wow 700 goals! Only 7 other players have scored that many, so that's a big deal, no?
The answer in this case, IS "no".
Ovary scored 700 goals on 5,520 shots a 12.7% shooting %
Let's look at the other 7, shall we?
Name Total Goals - Total Shots - Shooting% ~ Approximate number of shots for 700th goal*
W. Gretzky 894 - 5088 - 17.6 ~ 3977
G. Howe 801 - ? - ? ~ **
J. Jagr 766 - 5637 - 13.6 ~ 5151
Brett Hull 747 - 4876 - 15.2 ~ 4569
M. Dionne 731 - 5363 - 13.6 ~ 5135
P. Espisito 717 - 5166 - 13.9 ~ 5043
M. Gartner 708 - 5090 - 13.9 ~ 5032
*- Since there is no database showing on what shot number the 700th goal was scored, this is derived from shot totals and shooting %, tho in all likelyhood, it would be lower due to the fact that shooting % usually noticibly dips near retirement
** - No reliable totals exist for Howe's Shooting % or Shot total that can be cross referenced with other databases.
SO, ... as we can see, and as I have been telling the Hockey world since 2009, Ovechkin's seeming skill in scoring goals is nothing more than a byproduct of him shoveling a dumptruck's worth of pucks at the net.
He is already 3rd in shots taken but only 8th in goals.
He is the owner of 7 of the top 30 seasons with the most shots yet only 1 of the top 30 seasons with most goals scored, and that one from shoveling a mind boggling 446 pucks at the net.
He leads all active players in shots, besting the number 2 Patrick Marleau (who just became a Penguin) by 1,257 shots, DESPITE Marleau being in the league EIGHT MORE YEARS.
Ovechgoon is simply not a sniper, but a machine gunner.
The answer in this case, IS "no".
Ovary scored 700 goals on 5,520 shots a 12.7% shooting %
Let's look at the other 7, shall we?
Name Total Goals - Total Shots - Shooting% ~ Approximate number of shots for 700th goal*
W. Gretzky 894 - 5088 - 17.6 ~ 3977
G. Howe 801 - ? - ? ~ **
J. Jagr 766 - 5637 - 13.6 ~ 5151
Brett Hull 747 - 4876 - 15.2 ~ 4569
M. Dionne 731 - 5363 - 13.6 ~ 5135
P. Espisito 717 - 5166 - 13.9 ~ 5043
M. Gartner 708 - 5090 - 13.9 ~ 5032
*- Since there is no database showing on what shot number the 700th goal was scored, this is derived from shot totals and shooting %, tho in all likelyhood, it would be lower due to the fact that shooting % usually noticibly dips near retirement
** - No reliable totals exist for Howe's Shooting % or Shot total that can be cross referenced with other databases.
SO, ... as we can see, and as I have been telling the Hockey world since 2009, Ovechkin's seeming skill in scoring goals is nothing more than a byproduct of him shoveling a dumptruck's worth of pucks at the net.
He is already 3rd in shots taken but only 8th in goals.
He is the owner of 7 of the top 30 seasons with the most shots yet only 1 of the top 30 seasons with most goals scored, and that one from shoveling a mind boggling 446 pucks at the net.
He leads all active players in shots, besting the number 2 Patrick Marleau (who just became a Penguin) by 1,257 shots, DESPITE Marleau being in the league EIGHT MORE YEARS.
Ovechgoon is simply not a sniper, but a machine gunner.