Comments on: Small Victories: Alex Ovechkin Didn’t Score Against the Penguins, But He Did Check Sidney Crosby into the Net

By: ACN

ACN — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:54:00 +0000

Yeah, what Peter said. I wasn’t saying he needs the official assist, or that the rules should change for him. Just saying that to imply he deserves no credit for participating in those goals (which I thought you were doing with the term “bs”) is silly. He definitely helped make those goals happen.

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:54:00 +0000

I think they’re saying he deserves credit, as in a pat on the back and a recognition that he participated in that goal. Not that he deserves a statistical assist.

In the same way that a screener helps out on a goal without getting credit.

P.S. assists are a pretty silly stat.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:42:00 +0000

….So the rules should be changed for Ovechkin because he had a good shift? That’s a ridiculous argument, you know.

By: Christoffer Salo Salomonsson

Christoffer Salo Salomonsson — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:00:00 +0000

yeah.. but one of them was a pen.. you think he should get the ass?

By: ACN

ACN — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:40:00 +0000

But it was his strong play along the boards– hitting, taking a hit, keeping the puck from three Pens, and then passing it over that made that play for Green’s goal, and his hustle to keep the skittering puck in play on the PP goal that continued the cycle which lead to that goal. Ovi got straight up robbed by Vokoun on a couple shots.

A play can have more than three players involved on making a goal happen, you know. He deserves credit.

By: CDizz

CDizz — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:44:00 +0000

The assist Ovi got was actually BS. He was the 3rd person to touch the puck before Ribeiro put it in the net.