When The Great One retired in 1999, he did so as the widely accepted greatest ever in other sports. It’s hard to argue that point, too. After all, Wayne Gretzky held a whopping 61 NHL records. For nearly everyone other than goaltenders, he was the man to beat. However, in these two and a half decades since his retirement, a handful of icons, such as Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby, have chipped away at those records.
With Crosby registering his 20th season, averaging a point per game, he finally surpassed Gretzky’s 19-season record. Meanwhile, Alex Ovechkin is in touching distance of toppling the Canadian’s all-time NHL goal-scoring record. So Spittin’ Chiclets’ Matt Murley put forward his argument of granting the two contemporary NHL stars a similar honor when they retire.
“Sid is just breaking records all the time… I want to see the whole NHL when he (Sidney Crosby) retires, an 87 there on the left post in all the rinks for at least one night,” suggested Murley. Yet he didn’t stop there. “We’re going to do the same for Ovechkin on his spot when he retires… They’ll have the big eight on the other circle,” added the Game Notes host. However, the fans weren’t feeling it.
Most simply rejected the idea outright. Meanwhile, others were a little more receptive but still not ready to get on board. “If it’s one night per year, then I’m not going to die on this hill, but would prefer this didn’t happen,” one ice hockey fan commented without mincing his words.
87 & 8 should be immortalized. Retire the numbers. Put them on the ice. The two legends deserve nothing less.
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— Game Notes (@GameNotesBud) March 30, 2025
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