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No guarantees can be made here that someone will not be ticked at our numbers. At any rate….time to list these guys.

Same thing as usual…first 5 guys get special photo treatment and everyone in the top 10 gets a little explanation and skinny. Then 11-25 get a normal quickie one liner and that is how it goes. And now our list…..and now our look back if they met expectations or not.

Why?:He led LW’s in points the last two years. If we even have to explain the 528 shots on goal…we may be forced to use violence. When you average 1.37 points per game….you are on another level. Combine that with the charisma that Alexander possesses and really this is the easiest no brainer position wise. Also for those who care about penalty minutes…Ovechkin was a little more feisty last year with 72 of them. To think Mr. Ovechkin had only 3 goals early in the season and was slumping god awful. Makes you wonder what his ailing grandfather said to him while in Russia. Because he still ended up with 110 points last year.

Skinny: Why not expect more of the same. By the way AO averaged 23:00 ATOI (Average Time On Ice) last year. He will wind up with about the same numbers. Could he get a 60 goal season this year? I think its a definite possibility. His shot was awful the first 2 months of last year but if he can start scoring goals from the get go….65 is not out of the question. Combine that with the assists and I would not be shocked to see a 120 or 125 point season out of AO during the 2009-10 campaign.

ACTUAL: This is funny in a way that a 109 point season can be viewed as a bit of a disappointment but many were expecting a mega 120-130 point season out of Ovechkin.* That did not happen and he did not lead the league in scoring either.* In the fantasy world, we are paid to be a bit cold and heartless.* Now a 50 G and 59 A season is great for almost anyone else but again…not for Ovechkin fantasy owners who were wanting just a little more.* If we had seen say 62 G and the same amount of assists, there would be happiness in the valley so to speak.* Sad to say that did not happen and we are left with the reality that Ovechkin did not meet expectations.