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Blackhawks 'haven't made any strides,' Jones says

Seth Jones, 30, a popular name in this season's trade market who is in his fourth year with Chicago, voiced his frustration after the Blackhawks lost their fourth straight Tuesday, telling reporters "we're the exact same team right now as we were Game 1."
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Seth Jones tired of Blackhawks being 'bottom of the league'​

Veteran defenseman Seth Jones, a popular name in this season's trade market and who is in his fourth season with Chicago, voiced his frustration after the Blackhawks lost their fourth straight (0-3-1) and extended a run in which they've now lost seven of eight (1-5-2).

"We're the exact same team right now as we were Game 1," Jones said at his locker. "It's pretty evident out there. We haven't made any strides to be a better, more simple hockey team, and it shows. We don't get a lot of wins because of that."

"This has been almost four years of bottom of the league," said Jones, who scored for Chicago in the loss. "So, it's not just this year, for me, at least."
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Jones, 30, figures to attract quite a few suitors leading up to next week's trade deadline. But any move for Jones is going to be complicated considering the lofty contract he'd bring from Chicago. He's only in Year 3 of an eight-year pact that carries a whopping $9.5 million salary cap hit.

Just sayin': Seth Jones wasn't happy with the Blue Jackets and now he isn't happy with the Blackhawks either.

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Ovechkin ties Gretzky's once-unthinkable NHL career goals record with No. 894

Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record by scoring the 894th of his career, setting off a wild celebration on the ice with his teammates and chants of "Ovi! Ovi!" in the crowd that included the "Great One" himself.Ovechkin scored on the power play with 13:46 left Friday night...
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Ovechkin ties Gretzky's once-unthinkable NHL career goals record with No. 894​

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Alex Ovechkin confirms he refused to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record with an empty net

Alex Ovechkin wants to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record the right way.
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Alex Ovechkin confirms he refused to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record with an empty net​

 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
That's an amazing feat, but it's still hilarious that he's tied for first with goals, but he's 11th in points. And that 99 is 1200 more points ahead of #2.
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yeah. Gretzky was a beast at Center, where he'll get more assists than a winger will, as their (a winger, like Ovi) is supposed to be taking the shots and getting in on net for the rebound chances.

But people bringing this up like it diminishes Ovi's achievement. Two completely different eras. Gretzky played when goalies wore newspapers as pads and stood up covering 1/3 of the net. Goalies today are way more athletic and cover 50% or more of the net with their gear. Ovi also did it while playing a more physical game, meaning he was more at risk of injury than #99.

Gretzky was the greatest all around offensive player, by far, but I'd say Ovechkin is the better goal scorer
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
That's an amazing feat, but it's still hilarious that he's tied for first with goals, but he's 11th in points. And that 99 is 1200 more points ahead of #2.
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Granted Ovechkin hasn't ever played with anyone near the caliber of a Messier or Kurri or even a Paul Coffey either, but they are totally two different types of players. Gretzky was always more of a set up guy in mindset, whereas Ovechkin has been a goal scorer from day one.
 
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