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[jersey cubs fan]

9 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

, I'm literally the oldest guy out there.

which frustrates the hell out of me because, I usually have a good stick.

It happens to every guy your age.

[gflore34]

1 minute ago, jersey cubs fan said:

It happens to every guy your age.

Very good, guess I should have worded it differently, oh well.

[17 Seconds]

i used to play in a roller hockey league and the old guy on the team was the only one who hung dong in the locker room

[gflore34]

7 minutes ago, 17 Seconds said:

i used to play in a roller hockey league and the old guy on the team was the only one who hung dong in the locker room

Can't un-see that

[Brian707]

55 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

I usually have a good stick.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Even though I don't follow hockey I still keep sports milestones on my periphery. Ovechkin is going to pass Gretzky pretty soon. It's pretty crazy how close their goals/games is. 

 

Gretzky 894 goals in 1487 GP

Ovechkin 879 goals om 1464 GP

 

Pretty sure he's not gonna get 16 goals in his next 22 games but still that's wild.

Edited February 7, 2025 by We Got The Whole 9

[soccer10k]

At his pace this year (26 goals in 38 games) he’s would score 16 goals in 23 games which would be one goal better than Gretzky.

Pretty wild that at age 39 he’s scoring at a 56 goal pace. Gretzky scored 25 in 82 at 36, 23 in 82 at 37 and 9 in 70 at 38.

Edited February 7, 2025 by soccer10k

[Derwood]

Gretzky - 1963 assists

Ovechkin - 711 assists

Gretzky - +520

Ovechkin - +63

Ovechkin is a goal scoring machine for sure, but he's as one-dimensional as it comes. The best one-dimensional player in NHL history, but still one-dimensional

[17 Seconds]

he's averaged around 40 assists per 82 games, I don't know if I'd call him one dimensional. comparing his stats with Gretzky's isn't really fair

[jersey cubs fan]

18 minutes ago, 17 Seconds said:

he's averaged around 40 assists per 82 games, I don't know if I'd call him one dimensional. comparing his stats with Gretzky's isn't really fair

It’s fair when everybody is talking about him breaking Gretzky goal record 

[17 Seconds]

9 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

It’s fair when everybody is talking about him breaking Gretzky goal record 

I'm saying it's not fair to point out the huge assist differences and not mention era. his goal totals are more impressive than Gretzky's, and the discrepancy in assists is less than it looks

Edited February 7, 2025 by 17 Seconds

[jersey cubs fan]

4 hours ago, 17 Seconds said:

I'm saying it's not fair to point out the huge assist differences and not mention era. his goal totals are more impressive than Gretzky's, and the discrepancy in assists is less than it looks

You cannot compare them on one hand and say it’s not fair to compare them on the other 

[17 Seconds]

11 hours ago, jersey cubs fan said:

You cannot compare them on one hand and say it’s not fair to compare them on the other 

if they played in the same era, ovechkin would have more goals, but the assist difference would be smaller

 

Edited February 8, 2025 by 17 Seconds

[jersey cubs fan]

4 nations is starting up and now this:

 

 

MONTREAL — The NHL and NHL Players’ Association have achieved their goal of establishing a calendar of international best-on-best events, announcing Wednesday that they’ve committed to reviving the World Cup of Hockey in February 2028.

That guarantees a regular cadence of best-on-best tournaments following this month’s 4 Nations Face-Off and the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan next February.

 

 

[I owned a Suzuki]

On 2/7/2025 at 1:11 PM, Derwood said:

Gretzky - 1963 assists

Ovechkin - 711 assists

Gretzky - +520

Ovechkin - +63

Ovechkin is a goal scoring machine for sure, but he's as one-dimensional as it comes. The best one-dimensional player in NHL history, but still one-dimensional

NHL was quite a bit different in the 80s. Gretzky played on an all time great team, not a good comparison.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'm signed up for some pay to play with NHL alumni pickup and Guy Hebert will be there. I wanna get him to recreate this Simpsons bit with me in my goalie gear:
 

 

[jersey cubs fan]

Very exciting 3rd period and overtime for Canada/Sweden

[gflore34]

On 2/7/2025 at 2:11 PM, Derwood said:

Gretzky - 1963 assists

Ovechkin - 711 assists

Gretzky - +520

Ovechkin - +63

Ovechkin is a goal scoring machine for sure, but he's as one-dimensional as it comes. The best one-dimensional player in NHL history, but still one-dimensional

I'd take Gretzky and Mario Lemieux before Ovechkin any day of the week and twice on Sunday.  In fact, back in the day, I often thought Lemieux was the better of Gretzky.

[CubinNY]

If Gretzky played today he's probably only score 50 points a season, but he is 64.

If you compare the players by era and how much better they were than the field there is no comparison. 

Same with Jordan. 

Same with Brown.

Same with Ruth.

[Hot Sauce]

Shea Theodore becomes the first casualty of the 4 Nations Face-Off. No timetable on how long he'll be out of action but I would be furious if I was a Golden Knights fan. They are dead even with Edmonton for the Pacific and he was having a career best season. 

[jersey cubs fan]

If I was a Golden Knights fan I’d sit there and be quiet so as not to anger the hockey gods for their incredibly fortuitous existence 

 

he’s week to week and regular season standings don’t matter 

[Hot Sauce]

23 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

If I was a Golden Knights fan I’d sit there and be quiet so as not to anger the hockey gods for their incredibly fortuitous existence 

 

he’s week to week and regular season standings don’t matter 

The 4 Nations Face-Off doesn't matter. It’s an exhibition tournament. They are fortunate that the injury is only a minor inconvenience and he isn’t lost for any significant amount of time. Also a bad look for the league if any of these players do suffer a season ending injury. This isn’t the Olympics. They aren’t playing for anything meaningful.

[jersey cubs fan]

9 minutes ago, Hot Sauce said:

The 4 Nations Face-Off doesn't matter. It’s an exhibition tournament. They are fortunate that the injury is only a minor inconvenience and he isn’t lost for any significant amount of time. Also a bad look for the league if any of these players do suffer a season ending injury. This isn’t the Olympics. They aren’t playing for anything meaningful.

The players are fully invested and by all accounts the fans are into it. I’m looking forward to the Canada USA game on Saturday and this is a great lead up to the inevitable return of World Cup play for nhl stars. 

[17 Seconds]

i love tournaments like this. the WBC is great too

[Hot Sauce]

4 hours ago, jersey cubs fan said:

The players are fully invested and by all accounts the fans are into it. I’m looking forward to the Canada USA game on Saturday and this is a great lead up to the inevitable return of World Cup play for nhl stars. 

Of course they are. There is pride on the line. 

It also appears that Theodore is going to be out longer than originally thought now.