50 goal watch

 Just want to remind you that in November of 2008 Ovechkin had only two goals, TSN.CA had him on pace for 20 goals, and there were a lot of jokes from the forwards who hadn't score yet, like "I am only two goals behind Ovechkin". We now know it was for the family reasons, otherwise the 50 goals mark could be passed last month.

And I remember Kevin's DuPont comment on Nov. 11, 2008:

Caps superstar Alex Ovechkin, only 23, needed a few days to return to Russia to see his ailing grandfather, and his production (3-7-10 through his first dozen games) was in a funk as the end of the first quarter approached. He'll get it going, once his game-to-game shot totals begin to increase.

He fired only 56 shots on net in those first 12 games. Last season, en route to connecting for a league-leading 65 goals, he unloaded 446 times in 82 games. When AO is shooting, and shooting a lot, he is more confident (along with his skating), and with confidence comes goals.

Even with this slow start, ink him in right now for 50 goals, or I turn in my kangaroo leather Tacks to Goodwill.

Good job, Kevin, and you can keep your kangaroo tacks... :-)

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