Comments on: Photos: Alex Ovechkin Suits Up for Team Russia at Worlds

By: Dara

Dara — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:44:46 +0000

@Painkiller: I agree, Ovie looked clumsy all year. I would be watching the games wondering why the heck he was off his feet so much. It seemed like he was falling all the time.

By: Finland Beats Russia, 3-2; Ovechkin Speaks

Finland Beats Russia, 3-2; Ovechkin Speaks — Tue, 10 May 2011 07:04:42 +0000

[...] being mostly a non-factor in Team Russia’s loss Sunday, Alex Ovechkin was back in action Monday afternoon against Finland as he looked to regain his form. [...]

By: Mily

Mily — Mon, 09 May 2011 21:01:40 +0000

I don’t know what to think – the fact that Ovechkin seems to be happy, smiling, enjoying himself or the fact that Ovechkin seems to be too happy, too smiley, and enjoying himself too much. On one hand, I don’t want him to be in the dumps forever but on the other…where’s the week long mantra chanting and meditating to achieve the ultimate Buddha state?

By: PainKiller

PainKiller — Mon, 09 May 2011 13:43:37 +0000

I feel like I saw Ovie look clumsy on his skates almost all year. Like he was trying to hard? Just seemed to me like he was falling all the darn time. Anyone agree? Or, is it just me?

By: Joe M.

Joe M. — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:07:05 +0000

I remember him taking spills in Game 2 of the TB series, the second of which was pretty awkward. So either he has skate issues (doubt because he has to have more than one pair) or something is going on with his ankles.

By: JW90

JW90 — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:26:53 +0000

Don’t like how happy he looks…

By: judy

judy — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:01:17 +0000

Hmm… As a hockey mom I’ll tell you that we do that with little kids if we can’t get the skates tight enough. It’s meant to stop the ankles from buckling. I’ve never seen Ovi do that so it makes me wonder, is he recovering from some ankle issue??? For some reason, he’s worried about them buckling…

By: @joonas6

@joonas6 — Mon, 09 May 2011 10:05:23 +0000

You’re right Chris. And during the Hockey Night In Canada, they said that, because of rapid weight loss during the playoffs, sometimes the volume in the skates is increased because the overall mass of the foot is reduced… so as a quick fix, they use the tape to help bind the skates down a bit more.

By: Chris Gordon

Chris Gordon — Mon, 09 May 2011 06:54:56 +0000

Dan, he’s only been doing that for a little while. I want to say it started Game Three of the Tampa series but I’m not sure.

By: dan

dan — Mon, 09 May 2011 06:36:27 +0000

What’s up with Ovie’s tape on the outside of his skates around his ankles? Never seen him do that before…