Yea, maybe. Not sure if you've seen my old thread about Ovechkins stats in the national team covering to include Sochi, if not - have a look
here(I tried to update it after this last World Championship but the admins kept removing my post because the topic obviously is too old or something).
Anyway, a quick summary to that: He has been garbage, taking up too much time from the others stars on the ice and when he scores points - its mostly against rubbish teams.
However, that doesn´t mean he won´t succeed in the upcoming WC, in fact I think he just might... with both Kovalchuk and Radulov out of the way with the help of his old friend Znarok as the headcoach, Russia is building up a Washington Capitals for him where he can more or less be the only star on the team - but seeing Ovechkin doing great doesn´t mean the team will, just like Washington.
I personally think Ovekin has done his time in the national team, I've never really enjoyed his style since after 2007 sometime whkin has done his time in the national team, I've never really enjoyed his style since after 2007 sometime when he changed his russian playstyle for the shooting-freak he became in NHL (which has obviously been great for himself). In 2008 he was really enjoyable with caps teammates of Semin and Fedorov, but other than that, naah.
So well, I believe that he would be a great player to have in a 3rd line and in power plays (but not relying on him in PP's and focusing them entirely on seting him up), but I don´t believe his ego would allow him to accept such a role and that is why I think he is done.
Ovechkin won´t change, he has showed that over the years and with Znarok as his servant he will gain even more space.
I'm not really a fan of using a player for these tournaments that have never played for the national team before, Telegin made a very good impression to be fair in the team just recently so for this particular tournament I would pick the latter. Also Telegins season has already started and he is more "ready", that's a plus we have with players from KHL.
He can´t replace anyone without that player being injured, but maybe now since he is coach of SKA and Kovy is playing godlike under his command, together with Datsyuk (which would be a line that could replace/be formed) he would actually consider it if someone was to start stumbling
en he changed his russian playstyle for the shooting-freak he became in NHL (which has obviously been great for himself). In 2008 he was really enjoyable with caps teammates of Semin and Fedorov, but other than that, naah.
So well, I believe that he would be a great player to have in a 3rd line and in power plays (but not relying on him in PP's and focusing them entirely on seting him up), but I don´t believe his ego would allow him to accept such a role and that is why I think he is done.
Ovechkin won´t change, he has showed that over the years and with Znarok as his servant he will gain even more space.
I'm not really a fan of using a player for these tournaments that have never played for the national team before, Telegin made a very good impression to be fair in the team just recently so for this particular tournament I would pick the latter. Also Telegins season has already started and he is more "ready", that's a plus we have with players from KHL.
He can´t replace anyone without that player being injured, but maybe now since he is coach of SKA and Kovy is playing godlike under his command, together with Datsyuk (which would be a line that could replace/be formed) he would actually consider it if someone was to start stumbling
ckin has done his time in the national team, I've never really enjoyed his style since after 2007 sometime when he changed his russian playstyle for the shooting-freak he became in NHL (which has obviously been great for himself). In 2008 he was really enjoyable with caps teammates of Semin and Fedorov, but other than that, naah.
So well, I believe that he would be a great player to have in a 3rd line and in power plays (but not relying on him in PP's and focusing them entirely on seting him up), but I don´t believe his ego would allow him to accept such a role and that is why I think he is done.
Ovechkin won´t change, he has showed that over the years and with Znarok as his servant he will gain even more space.
. Be kind and respectful to Canadians in our land, and we will party with Russians the entire tournament and new friendships will be made.
