Lot to mention.

So about the, uh "slap-wrist" you're half right. There are a few ways to shoot a puck, two of them are known as a "wristshot" or a "slapshot". A slapshot is when you see him doing on a one-timer, a massive windup and a powerful release. A wristshot is when you drag the puck along the ice, using the weight of your body to shoot it. The slapshot is becoming less common of a shot and the wristshot is more common.

About two way players, there are many player archetypes in hockey. Snipers, playmakers, enforcers, grinders, offensive defensemen, two-way players are you mentioned. Here Ovechkin is the prime example of a modern day "power forward", which are usually big strong goalscorers. They are difficult to take down, they can go around you or through you, and have a pretty good shot. Ovechkin is a unique player because of how he hits and scores. Finding a guy who is 6' 3 and 230lbs who is fast and agile is rare, he also recovers from injuries pretty quickly. People say that there are big players who can match him physically but can't keep up with his skating, and how there are small players who can keep up or even outskate him but they can't match him physically. Ovechkin is also top 5 on the all time hitting list if I remember correctly. He loves to hit and it's a part of his game, while hitting can be used defensively and offensively to stop a play dead in it's tracks Ovechkin isn't known for his defensive skill. He's mainly an offensive powerhouse. There are many two-way players though.

As for who is better, Gretzky or Ovechkin... I think no one will argue Gretzky being the best. Gretzky over his 20 year career rewrote the record books so drastically that trying to picture any of it happening today hurts my mind, he holds so many awards and records. He has the most goals, assists, and hat-tricks than anyone else to such a degree that it's ridiculous. If you take away all of his goals, all of his assists would still make him #1 all time in total points (to help you understand what a point is, a goal and an assist is equally worth one point in hockey. So if a player gets a goal and two assists in one game that's a three point night). Ovechkin still has a few years on him and it's not a debate of if he'll beat the record, it's a debate of when. You can make the argument that Ovechkin is a better goalscorer than Gretzky though.

Man's missed the shot he made which is literally called by many as "The Goal" mainly by caps fans because it's considered the best goal ever in NHL history

He’s the all time goal scorer now.

Fun fact. The very very first hit he actually hit Jaromir Jagr, the same man he passed for 3rd all time on the goals list years later.

8:41 I’m a little disappointed you weren’t really paying attention to probably the greatest goal scored in the history of the NHL

I watch hockey because of Ovi. Not only is he the greatest scorer of his generation, and close to all time.... he's also a fucking savage. Hit you like a Mack truck and then make the rest of your team look foolish with the dangles while he scores. Russian Machine Never Breaks.

Oh, and you did pick up on Ovi hitting a ton of one timers from the same spot in this video.... that spot is what we Caps fans call 'His Office'. Literally everyone in the NHL knows Ovi is gonna camp out there in the blue circle and rip one timers, and they still can't stop him.

Alex Ovechkin was drafted in 2004 1st overall by the Washington Capitals. With the NHL season ending days ago at the age of 36 he sits at 1274 games played with 780 goals (3rd all time) and 630 assists for a total of 1410 points (20th all time). He is signed to the Washington Capitals until the end of the 2025-2026 season (9.5 million/per year) and with Gretzky sitting at 894 goals it looks likely Ovi will pass him in the coming years, especially considering Ovechkin doesn't show any signs of slowing down offensively (he finished this past season with 90 points in 77 games his best offensive production since the 2009-2010 NHL season. With all that being said ranking NHL players is very difficult with players playing in different eras, having different positions, and roles on a team. The argument could be made he is in the top 10 all time if not definitely top 15 or 20. However, compared to Gretzky it's not even close there is a reason he is called The Great One and has his number retired league wide. The only player you can argue that even comes close to Gretzky is Mario Lemieux but he unfortunately had his career cut short due to injuries. To put it into perspective the 2nd all time NHL point leader sits at 1921, Gretzky who is 1st all time in points has 2857.

Ovi has the greatest one-time slap shot of all time and it isn't even slightly close.  Imagine Ray Lewis on skates with the handles of Kyrie and the shot Roberto Carlos.  Not to say Ovi is a great defensive player, more just that he is an elite all time hitter.

Ovi is a 5 way player. The GOAT. He'll be #1 in scoring in the next few years. ALL WITH THE SAME TEAM.

If you’re not a “2-way player“ (as a forward) in the NHL, you’re not going to last.

He’s number two now for all time goals he just passed Gordie Howe known as Mr. hockey the first person to hit 800 which Gordie Howe had 801 goals now he’s aiming for Wayne Gretzky‘s number 894 goals

There is slap shot and wrister ovechkin is a good to way he is one of the leaders on hits in the neutral zone on his team, Alex raised the bar for a lot of future hockey, think of him a kid in big body who loves hockey

I'd build a team around Ovi any day of the week. The guy has it all.

He the no.1 goal scorer nowwwwwww

Gretzky by far the most dominant athlete in probably any major pro sport ever. In terms of just raw visible skill, the game has evolved a lot. Players are just technically better now, in better shape and faster. In terms of dominance Gretzky always probably, but for visually incredible plays and beautiful shots guys like Alex, Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and others will have more impressive highlights imo. Doesn't take anything from Gretzky imo but modern highlights are just more enjoyable all around to me

lol I bet you can guess what Ovi's one timer spot is. it's known as his office. Only a few hold that status. The fight scene was versus a rookie and Ovi was a good sport after the fact.

you’re close lol! “slap shot” and “wrist shot”

5:52 I know this is a 3 year old video, but nah Alex isn’t a two way player, which is also a thing in hockey like it is in basketball. In fact his main line mate through most of his career, Nick Backstrom, was a fantastic two way forward, dazzling passer and a great stick handler on offense, but also had really good defensive play.

Alex lays devastating hits and has had good defensive games/plays, but on the whole he’s definitely much more of a 1 way guy. His defense has been probably his most consistent criticism against him throughout his career.

You probably heard already since it was quite a big deal in the sports world, but he actually broke the goal record last season as well. Pretty awesome sports moment and as a bonus it felt great to get to have my “I told ya so” moment cause I had been calling he’d break the record since the mid 2010’s lmao.

One of the NHL’s major end of season awards is called the Selke Trophy, and it’s given out to the best two-way forward in the league. While Ovi can hit, he’s never been in contention for the award.
Patrice Bergeron could be considered the best two-way player of all time. He’s won 5 Selkes, and likely wins his 6th this summer. Not as exciting of a highlight reel though

When you were talking about Alex's look, I forsure thought you would do the Russian card lol