To have a chance to catch the ‘Great One,’ why not?”Īge and health are his biggest obstacles.
That’s why I want to play five more years. “You never know,” Ovechkin said after signing the $47.5 million deal. The Russian superstar is 36 and would need to score at a pace never before seen from an older player to approach that mark by the time his contract is up. Ovechkin starts a new five-year contract with the Washington Capitals with 730 goals, 165 away from passing Gretzky. (AP) - Wayne Gretzky’s 894 career goals has for a long time been one of hockey’s hallowed numbers, record that would never be broken with scoring in the NHL so different now.īut great players will keep coming after the “Great One.” Alex Ovechkin is ready to take his shot.
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