n_huffhines
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It's crazy to think that DC sports are historically so bad that Ovechkin is their greatest pro athlete all-time by a mile (even before the title).
Bryce Harper would probably surpass him, but I don't think he's sticking around.
Once you normalize scoring across eras Ovechkin is pretty clearly the greatest goal scorer in the history of the sport. He is a significantly better hockey player than Harper is a baseball player.
It's crazy to think that DC sports are historically so bad that Ovechkin is their greatest pro athlete all-time by a mile (even before the title).
Bryce Harper would probably surpass him, but I don't think he's sticking around.
Unsurprising. The relationship between Trotz and the front office has been pretty broken ever since they refused to let other teams talk to Todd Reirden last summer. The Islanders are about to pay way more for him than the Caps would have been when they already think they have their next coach on the bench ready to go.
I'm sorry to see him go but this is probably not entirely a bad thing, given his strong preference for playing veterans over young guys when salary cap issues are going to keep the Caps cycling out veteran salaries. They left the guy who is now VGK's best defenseman exposed in the draft mostly because Trotz didn't trust him and wouldn't put him on the ice in the 2017 playoffs.