Anyone watching the Capitals/Rangers game on Wednesday heard colorman Darren Pang make a few outrageous statements about Alex Ovechkin, as Ovi is on the verge of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record.
First, he called Ovi a ‘one-trick pony,’ which is quite a statement about someone who, even at age 39, is scoring goals like he’s 20 years younger. Even the Capitals poked fun at his statement in after Ovi scored the game-tying goal.
To be fair, let’s quickly look at what Ovi does: He scores goals, which he’s been doing throughout most of his career, and very consistently.