Comments on: Two Dudes, One Shift: Alex Ovechkin Hits Big in Three-Point Night

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:17:00 +0000

Ovi’s found a home in the face-off circle above the play. I think teams pay him no mind because they do not think he can hit from there, but he’s been camping and scoring from there lately. I think this may be the fabled “adjustment” in Ovi’s game we’ve all been dreaming of.

By: Lil' Buff

Lil' Buff — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:04:00 +0000

Love how he keeps his feet down tho on that second hit. Like a wide receiver toe-dragging for a catch. Have fun with that Shanaban!

By: R.O'B.

R.O'B. — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:46:00 +0000

It would have been much funnier if Katie tweeted “Stuart, Little”

By: Rhino40

Rhino40 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:22:00 +0000

See, the main thing is not that he is destroying opposing players, it’s that he is playng hard-nosed, Canadian-style hockey even better than most of Canadian players, and the NHL’s “Old Guard” just can’t stand it…

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:21:00 +0000

It’d be hard to establish a correlation between his play and suspensions, but IIRC Neil Greenberg did a correlation between his hitting and his shooting for WaPo awhile back. Ovi does not generally play better when he’s hitting more.

By: Rhino40

Rhino40 — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:20:00 +0000

FTR, I absolutely love it when Ovie plays this way: full of p1$$ ‘n’ vinegar and a smoldering rage to win. Sad to say, though, I am afraid another Shanaban is on the way–it’s only a matter of time before someone goes down awkwardly from an otherwise completely legal Ovie hit, and then…
Of course, I fervently hope that I am wrong about this.

By: Holy_Cal

Holy_Cal — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:02:00 +0000

I’m going to throw this out there, for the sake of discussion: Ovie seems to play his very best when he’s hitting, and making room for himself. Is there a correlation between Shannabans handed down to Ovie and his production?

It seems like he’s a sad panda when he gets reprimanded for “illegal” hits, and then less likely to crush opposing players.

By: vahockeymom

vahockeymom — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:13:00 +0000

Dear Ovi, please always play like this. That is all.

By: Salvatore Petrone

Salvatore Petrone — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:19:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhMZvo1N_S8

By: Ian Oland

Ian Oland — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:06:00 +0000

Here’s a close-up of the hit on Little http://24.media.tumblr.com/be3843ab8ebf61781a1512343976905b/tumblr_mk1j0hMDki1ql5bibo1_500.gif