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Originally Posted by Steve Yzerman fan
You just described why he's a great peak draft pick format and not necessarily a great dynasty pick.
However at 11 I think he's good value
I think he's a good dynasty pick as well. Ovechkin so far has proven himself to be a durable player despite his hard hitting/aggressive style. Yes he may not always be the first person on the back check but there are also other players on the ice for that. The defense you get out of him is, as described before, out possessing the other team. The goal scoring and play making you get from him is the best in the league. His point production and durability are on par or better than many players who have played at/around/or later than age 38.
Some examples:
Brett Hull played until he was 40
Joe Sakic had a good year at age 38 but played until 40
Steve Yzerman retired after a season at 41
Ray Bourque retired after a great season and Cup victory at age 41
Mike Madono had a good year at age 40, retired at 41
Brendan Shanahan had a good year at 39 played a season at 40
Mats Sundin had a good year at 37 played until he was 38
Mark Messier retired at age 43 after a 43 pt season over 76 games, had 40 pts over 78 games the year previous to that.
I'm leaving out the W. Gretzky for obv reasons and because I'm still not sure if he was human or not(but thank the good lord for his daughter Paulina). I understand most of these players are some of the greats of all time but so far Ovechkin's production and durability matches or exceeds most of these players.
Last edited by Khal_Drogo; 07-08-2013 at 05:15 PM.