After leaving last season on a high - playoffs be damned - no one thought we would be knocking on the doorstep of November still chasing 900 goals with our team captain.
Ovechkin has started the season strong, with Strome his go-to partner for setting up golden opportunities from his office. With 2 goals and 5 assists since the season opener he's the best performing 40 year old in the league and an asset to the Capitals by any standard. But many of us thought we would be celebrating 900 by now.
We did, however, get to celebrate the Gr8 one's 1,500th game in high style.