Ovechkin is under contract through 2025\u002D26 and, judging by how he continues to produce, imagine what could occur when Caps find their game?
So much for slowing down. That effort helped keep the prospect of eclipsing Wayne Gretzky’s long-standing career mark of 894 goals more plausible than somewhat laughable many years ago.
When this reporter broached the record topic with Ovechkin on Jan. 12, 2016, following a team practice at Arlington, Va., the winger didn’t think much of the math. Back then, the calculation was 10 seasons at a 40-goal pace to set the record.Article contentTen years? I don’t think I’m going to play 10 years,” he responded. “I’m not a Jagr. As long as I’m healthy and can produce, and the physicality is the most important thing.
He has hit the 50-goal plateau on nine occasions, including last season when he netted 50 in 77 games. “He can be stopped on an individual night, but he’s as good as anybody I’ve been around. And that’s what tells me he’s going to break records.”Article content“Asking him to not come on the ice would be the first thing,” joked Boudreau. “You have got to get in his face. It’s not a question of hitting him, because the more you do, he’s like The Hulk and gets stronger the angrier he gets.
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