Ovechkin's Joke of 700 Goals

[NFL-Solomon]

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.

 

[puckhead]

you put a lot of work into a post this dumb

 

[mattola]

cmon BJS..... CMON

 

[Mebert]

Outside of Gretzky and Hull none of those players are top 250 all time in shot percentage, so they are all jokes it seems.

 

[dash]

Ovechgoon is simply not a sniper, but a machine gunner.

Man, I'll take him on my team any day of the week and twice on Sunday. I understand the Pittsburgh - Washington rivalry, but scoring 700 goals is nothing to sneeze at regardless of how many shots he's taken.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Did we advertise in the Sportsnet comment sections or something? Dash wtf are you spending our gift basket money on?

 

[thedddd]

AO is a Superstar that every team would want. Greatest goal scorer of this generation and one of the best all-time.

Anyway if you don't shoot you don't score.....

 

[KennyBanyeah]

This is among the worse talking I've read. The crap of NHL goalies being dressed like man of marshmallow in huge apparels is bringing down shootings for OV. Combination this with total garbage of NHL coaching for years down even to children and you have puck dying in crappiest NHL to date. Yet still OV is of more goals than ever he has scored!! Maybe if Gretzky is in this hell of terrible NHL he is scoring 8 goals a year most years. Except year of 200 goals of course.

 

[NFL-Solomon]

Man, I'll take him on my team any day of the week and twice on Sunday. I understand the Pittsburgh - Washington rivalry, but scoring 700 goals is nothing to sneeze at regardless of how many shots he's taken.

Maybe you don't understand numbers.

 

[puckhead]

Can you imagine how many goals Ovenchicken would have if he faced the same goalies as Gretzky?

 

[NFL-Solomon]

you put a lot of work into a post this dumb

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My Vagina is packed with sand because I can't refute NFL-Solomon's post.

 

[puckhead]

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My Vagina is packed with sand because I can't refute NFL-Solomon's post.

close.

 

[NFL-Solomon]

Outside of Gretzky and Hull none of those players are top 250 all time in shot percentage, so they are all jokes it seems.

No, they're just not amazing, and every one is way better than Ovary.

 

[Mebert]

No, they're just not amazing, and every one is way better than Ovary.

I guess I just never realized how great Craig Simpson is. Makes Mike Bossy his bitch

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

He is already 3rd in shots taken but only 8th in goals.

What a fucking bum that guy is!

 

[Win TWINS!!!]

Can you imagine how many goals Ovenchicken would have if he faced the same goalies as Gretzky?

Was just gonna chime in, that the average size of goalies has increased by almost 4 inches in height, and 30 lbs...... and the pads are several inches bigger as well.

 

[NFL-Solomon]

close.

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Wow, totally funny that none of these guy's shooting percentage seems to be affected by that:
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[dash]

Maybe you don't understand numbers.

I think I understand numbers quite well, but I think we also have to take into account how much better defensive systems and goalies have become in the last 20 years as compared to when Gretzky and Lemieux played. This by no means is to knock either #99 or #66, it's more a compliment to the goal scoring prowess of Ovechkin.

 

[NFL-Solomon]

Just think, at Stamkos's rate, if he had thrown 5520 pucks at the net, He'd have more goals than Gretsky at 933!!!
@dash, so, you must mean LACK of scoring prowress by Ovary, because Stamkos is a contemporary.

 

[KennyBanyeah]

Does anyone else feel the need to point out that shots on goal are a good thing, even when they don't go in?

Rebounds.

Offensive zone faceoffs.

Wearing down goalies.

Not a turn over.

Or maybe the NHL should just give the team with the higher shooting % the win (in the bank maybe?) instead of total goals.

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