nope, he's almost always been excellent. but congrats on hitting all the commonly debunked ovie cliches -- "leadership" "playoff disappointment" "he's playing better now (because his team is winning )". how about you praise his two-way play next. something he's been doing in every playoffs for years now.
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nope, he's almost always been excellent. but congrats on hitting all the commonly debunked ovie cliches -- "leadership" "playoff disappointment" "he's playing better now (because his team is winning )". how about you praise his two-way play next. something he's been doing in every playoffs for years now.
Jack Be Quick
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I will never understand some people's burning desire to disparage Ovi.
The man missed at least 110 games due to lockouts and still has a legitimate shot at breaking the great one's record.
He's a divisional rival and consistently torches my team, but his career has been nothing short of an absolute pleasure to watch.
Some of you need to quit being so curmudgeonly and just enjoy the show.
The man missed at least 110 games due to lockouts and still has a legitimate shot at breaking the great one's record.
He's a divisional rival and consistently torches my team, but his career has been nothing short of an absolute pleasure to watch.
Some of you need to quit being so curmudgeonly and just enjoy the show.
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Give credit where it’s due... the days of Ovechkins controller disconnecting are long over...
I've bashed Ovie for not understanding playoff hockey in the past, but he's bringing it this year that's for sure.
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As an Oilers fan, I just gained a whole lot of respect for Burke. And Ovi too, though he was already my favourite player after McDavid.
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Sadly a lot of it comes down to him being Russian
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Yeah, Ovechkin has consistently been the most dangerous forward on the ice this series, even with the tap being shut off on the PP. Him and Kuznetsov are the players I've admired the most this series. You can't blame him for this series
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That was my main criticism of Ovi- he didn't put much effort forth on defense previously. Sure yea he lit it up offensively, but it seemed like he cared little about winning 50/50 pucks
I see a different Ovi this time. Maybe no surprise he exorcised his 2nd round demons...
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What Ovie will show up tonight? Last year's Ovie at the game 7 was brutal, causing 2 goals against. The man is 3-7 in the game 7s, that's brutal.
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I'm picking TB to win tonight, partially based on WSH's poor game seven history this decade. I'd like to see Ovechkin score a goal or two tonight. I'm not sure what his stats are in seventh games, but I think he's been underwhelming in game sevens for a player of his stature. Imagine what his legacy would be if he had a Justin Williams-esque track record of performance in game sevens.
Last year was also the year that "Mr.Game 7" was forced to look for a new nickname.
He has been pretty consistent game in and game out, he may not score but I would be surprised if he has an off game. IMO, he has removed the stigma of not being able to play a really solid 2-way game (not just hitting) come playoff time.
The TEAM is 3-7 in Game 7s. I'll never understand why the man gets all the blame.
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If the Ovechkin that showed up in game 6 shows up tonight the caps are taking this one handily.
That was one of his best playoff games of the last 7 years and he didn’t even score!
That was one of his best playoff games of the last 7 years and he didn’t even score!
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Ovechkin has a higher PPG in elimination games than either Crosby or Malkin.
He's been great in elimination games - a PPG or so. It's others on the team that seem to not show up.
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Let's be honest. He gets way more love from the NA media/fans than Crosby or Mcdavid would ever get from the Russian media/fans.
So? You wanna compare Canadian media and fans to Russian counterparts? You really think that makes you look better?
Irony is that whattaboutism like your comment is one of the oldest Russian propaganda tricks ever. Elementary school level argument.
Not true. If Sid left the Pens to go play in the KHL Russian media would love him.
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Richards, Lecavalier, and Heatley got plenty of love from Russian media and fans during the lockout... until they began to suck, that is.
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I am assuming you also critiqued the post Luigi was responding to, that OV's only flaw is that he is Russian.
Why? It's the main reason why the greatest goal scorer in the history gets so much shit dumped on to him.
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