from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
Since joining the NHL at the start of the 2005-06 season, Ovechkin has scored an astonishing 138 more goals than the next-highest player, the Colorado Avalanche’s Jarome Iginla.
Only four players scored more goals (475) in their first 10 seasons than Ovechkin – Wayne Gretzky, Mike Bossy, Mario Lemieux and Brett Hull – and all played in a high-scoring era.
“I’ve been on his bandwagon since I got here,” Capitals coach Barry Trotz says, “and the perception about him is all false. He is a dynamic player … and he’s a beast, 6 foot 3 and 235 pounds.
“He has a rare combination that some of those great physical players of the past, the Gordie Howes and the Mark Messiers, had. Not only can they score that unbelievably skilled goal, they have that physicality factor that puts a little fear into you.”
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