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  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,796
    Being a 1980s hockey fan, i absolutely did not want a Russian taking the goal scoring record home.  A putin fan nonetheless.  

    This year it became clear it was inevitable.  Gretzky also exposed himself as a MAGA so there is that too.

    I brought my kid to a capitals game last year so he can say that he saw ovechkin.  I was blown away about how his entire game, including warmups was a slow practice of lazy energy consumption.  His entire game was just getting into scoring areas and skating as little as possible.  If Washington wasn't so good this year, i think I would be much more critical of the pursuit.  
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,810
    MayDay10 said:


    I brought my kid to a capitals game last year so he can say that he saw ovechkin.  I was blown away about how his entire game, including warmups was a slow practice of lazy energy consumption.  His entire game was just getting into scoring areas and skating as little as possible.  If Washington wasn't so good this year, i think I would be much more critical of the pursuit.  
    interesting observation. I guess you do what you gotta do when you’re 39. would you say he’s just cherry picking out there?
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,679
    MayDay10 said:
    Being a 1980s hockey fan, i absolutely did not want a Russian taking the goal scoring record home.  A putin fan nonetheless.  

    This year it became clear it was inevitable.  Gretzky also exposed himself as a MAGA so there is that too.

    I brought my kid to a capitals game last year so he can say that he saw ovechkin.  I was blown away about how his entire game, including warmups was a slow practice of lazy energy consumption.  His entire game was just getting into scoring areas and skating as little as possible.  If Washington wasn't so good this year, i think I would be much more critical of the pursuit.  
    He's third in goals this year so it's clearly working
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,614
    I like both of them as players. Obviously not so much their political views. I remember when Alex and  Sidney came up, everyone was so hyped on Crosby. I was more of an Ovechkin fan. 
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  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,796
    Wobbie said:
    MayDay10 said:


    I brought my kid to a capitals game last year so he can say that he saw ovechkin.  I was blown away about how his entire game, including warmups was a slow practice of lazy energy consumption.  His entire game was just getting into scoring areas and skating as little as possible.  If Washington wasn't so good this year, i think I would be much more critical of the pursuit.  
    interesting observation. I guess you do what you gotta do when you’re 39. would you say he’s just cherry picking out there?
    I don't think it was so much cherry picking.  Maybe just knowing limitations and playing only to his strength? 
    In warmups, he was on 1 knee like 80% of the time, and just a few times would grab a puck and come in and shoot.

    If Washington was a bad team again, I'd probably accuse them of just padding ovi and existing to compile his goals.  That isn't the case at all though and it isnt easy to top a conference and not easy to produce as much as ovechkin has this year.
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 30,417
    MayDay10 said:
    Being a 1980s hockey fan, i absolutely did not want a Russian taking the goal scoring record home.  A putin fan nonetheless.  

    This year it became clear it was inevitable.  Gretzky also exposed himself as a MAGA so there is that too.

    I brought my kid to a capitals game last year so he can say that he saw ovechkin.  I was blown away about how his entire game, including warmups was a slow practice of lazy energy consumption.  His entire game was just getting into scoring areas and skating as little as possible.  If Washington wasn't so good this year, i think I would be much more critical of the pursuit.  
    I used to attend a lot of games even I first moved to Virginia and lived in NOVA. He never back checked and always hung out at the top waiting for the breakaway. This was 15 years when he was a young player and I didn’t hate him because of Putin. But he was a cherry picker from day one. 
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,738
    mrussel1 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Being a 1980s hockey fan, i absolutely did not want a Russian taking the goal scoring record home.  A putin fan nonetheless.  

    This year it became clear it was inevitable.  Gretzky also exposed himself as a MAGA so there is that too.

    I brought my kid to a capitals game last year so he can say that he saw ovechkin.  I was blown away about how his entire game, including warmups was a slow practice of lazy energy consumption.  His entire game was just getting into scoring areas and skating as little as possible.  If Washington wasn't so good this year, i think I would be much more critical of the pursuit.  
    I used to attend a lot of games even I first moved to Virginia and lived in NOVA. He never back checked and always hung out at the top waiting for the breakaway. This was 15 years when he was a young player and I didn’t hate him because of Putin. But he was a cherry picker from day one. 
    44 percent of his goals have come from the right or left face off circle area.  He owns that area.  Damn impressive.  If cherry picking leads to so many goals maybe more guys should do it 😎🏒🥅
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 30,417
    pjhawks said:
    mrussel1 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Being a 1980s hockey fan, i absolutely did not want a Russian taking the goal scoring record home.  A putin fan nonetheless.  

    This year it became clear it was inevitable.  Gretzky also exposed himself as a MAGA so there is that too.

    I brought my kid to a capitals game last year so he can say that he saw ovechkin.  I was blown away about how his entire game, including warmups was a slow practice of lazy energy consumption.  His entire game was just getting into scoring areas and skating as little as possible.  If Washington wasn't so good this year, i think I would be much more critical of the pursuit.  
    I used to attend a lot of games even I first moved to Virginia and lived in NOVA. He never back checked and always hung out at the top waiting for the breakaway. This was 15 years when he was a young player and I didn’t hate him because of Putin. But he was a cherry picker from day one. 
    44 percent of his goals have come from the right or left face off circle area.  He owns that area.  Damn impressive.  If cherry picking leads to so many goals maybe more guys should do it 😎🏒🥅
    I think most of us prefer forwards who play 2-way. 

    But I don’t understand why it are saying it’s impressive that almost half come from the circles. That’s all about the PP design. I’m not arguing that he doesn’t have a great shot. I just think he’s an awful person.
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,810
    mrussel1 said:
    pjhawks said:
    mrussel1 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Being a 1980s hockey fan, i absolutely did not want a Russian taking the goal scoring record home.  A putin fan nonetheless.  

    This year it became clear it was inevitable.  Gretzky also exposed himself as a MAGA so there is that too.

    I brought my kid to a capitals game last year so he can say that he saw ovechkin.  I was blown away about how his entire game, including warmups was a slow practice of lazy energy consumption.  His entire game was just getting into scoring areas and skating as little as possible.  If Washington wasn't so good this year, i think I would be much more critical of the pursuit.  
    I used to attend a lot of games even I first moved to Virginia and lived in NOVA. He never back checked and always hung out at the top waiting for the breakaway. This was 15 years when he was a young player and I didn’t hate him because of Putin. But he was a cherry picker from day one. 
    44 percent of his goals have come from the right or left face off circle area.  He owns that area.  Damn impressive.  If cherry picking leads to so many goals maybe more guys should do it 😎🏒🥅
    I just think he’s an awful person.
    there are a lot of awful people in professional sports, although probably no greater percentage than society as a whole.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • AdmiredCloneAdmiredClone Posts: 2
    Think of it this way - it someone started in the league today and had 20 consecutive 40 goal seasons they'd still be 95 goals short of the record.  It's pretty incredible.  
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,650
    Wobbie said:
    mrussel1 said:
    pjhawks said:
    mrussel1 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Being a 1980s hockey fan, i absolutely did not want a Russian taking the goal scoring record home.  A putin fan nonetheless.  

    This year it became clear it was inevitable.  Gretzky also exposed himself as a MAGA so there is that too.

    I brought my kid to a capitals game last year so he can say that he saw ovechkin.  I was blown away about how his entire game, including warmups was a slow practice of lazy energy consumption.  His entire game was just getting into scoring areas and skating as little as possible.  If Washington wasn't so good this year, i think I would be much more critical of the pursuit.  
    I used to attend a lot of games even I first moved to Virginia and lived in NOVA. He never back checked and always hung out at the top waiting for the breakaway. This was 15 years when he was a young player and I didn’t hate him because of Putin. But he was a cherry picker from day one. 
    44 percent of his goals have come from the right or left face off circle area.  He owns that area.  Damn impressive.  If cherry picking leads to so many goals maybe more guys should do it 😎🏒🥅
    I just think he’s an awful person.
    there are a lot of awful people in professional sports, although probably no greater percentage than society as a whole.
    Agree with this.  About 60 percent of people are awful.  
    :rofl:  
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 30,417
    Wobbie said:
    mrussel1 said:
    pjhawks said:
    mrussel1 said:
    MayDay10 said:
    Being a 1980s hockey fan, i absolutely did not want a Russian taking the goal scoring record home.  A putin fan nonetheless.  

    This year it became clear it was inevitable.  Gretzky also exposed himself as a MAGA so there is that too.

    I brought my kid to a capitals game last year so he can say that he saw ovechkin.  I was blown away about how his entire game, including warmups was a slow practice of lazy energy consumption.  His entire game was just getting into scoring areas and skating as little as possible.  If Washington wasn't so good this year, i think I would be much more critical of the pursuit.  
    I used to attend a lot of games even I first moved to Virginia and lived in NOVA. He never back checked and always hung out at the top waiting for the breakaway. This was 15 years when he was a young player and I didn’t hate him because of Putin. But he was a cherry picker from day one. 
    44 percent of his goals have come from the right or left face off circle area.  He owns that area.  Damn impressive.  If cherry picking leads to so many goals maybe more guys should do it 😎🏒🥅
    I just think he’s an awful person.
    there are a lot of awful people in professional sports, although probably no greater percentage than society as a whole.
    Agree with this.  About 60 percent of people are awful.  
    :rofl:  
    Maybe, but do 60% of professional athletes publicly advocate for war criminals and murderers of his own people?  I hope that's a smaller number than 60%.  

    #PutinTeam was literally started by Ovi.  

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PutinTeam
  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 10,128
    Few years back, regret not going yesterday

    Congrats!!!
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,688
    Ovechkin is a sniper.  Think Brett Hull back in the day.

    Got to watch the history yesterday.  Wanted to go to the game but not for $1000!!!

    Gretzky and Lemieux are still the two best goal scorers/hockey players I've ever seen play. Ovechkin isn't in that conversation yet. That Mt Rushmore is still Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr and Howe.


  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,688
    CROJAM95 said:
    Few years back, regret not going yesterday

    Congrats!!!
    Seeing someone in a Manhasset shirt cracks me up.  Locals only on that one!
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 30,417
    Ovechkin is a sniper.  Think Brett Hull back in the day.

    Got to watch the history yesterday.  Wanted to go to the game but not for $1000!!!

    Gretzky and Lemieux are still the two best goal scorers/hockey players I've ever seen play. Ovechkin isn't in that conversation yet. That Mt Rushmore is still Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr and Howe.


    This is right-on.  
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