If Ovechkin's teammates make the opposition pay for focusing so much on HIM, then I have no problem with a dip in stats.
To be fair, he wasn't playing that good when he was scoring 1.5 PPG in the beginning of the season. He doesn't sk8, he doesn't h!t, he doesn't enter the zone, he doesn't win a lot of puck battles. Sure, the team around AO is finally good enough for him to score on a tolerable rate when he's not playing that well, and he's had a poor luck so far, but is it a reason for the captain to play like that?Should he go 1,5ppg for you to be happy? This team is winning games so I don't see what's the problem. Once Carlson figures out how to pass to Ovi consistently on the PP watch out!
Truer words were never spoken.The day will come when this fanbase will appreciate Ovechkin. Unfortunately for many (here included) it'll be too late.
The day will come when this fanbase will appreciate Ovechkin. Unfortunately for many (here included) it'll be too late.
The fact that I'm not licking Ovechkin's ass when he's playing average does not mean I dont appreciate his game. If some of those people who complain here about bashing Ovi for nothing have noticed, I have Ovi on my userpic and in my nickname. But if his game is average (by his standards and overall), it's average. It's got to be admitted and that is what some of us do here. No need to criticize someone for their opinions even if its about the best player on the team.
The fact that I'm not licking Ovechkin's ass when he's playing average does not mean I dont appreciate his game. If some of those people who complain here about bashing Ovi for nothing have noticed, I have Ovi on my userpic and in my nickname. But if his game is average (by his standards and overall), it's average. It's got to be admitted and that is what some of us do here. No need to criticize someone for their opinions even if its about the best player on the team.
A 5 or 10 game stretch of non-dominant play doesn't mean Ovechkin has been average. By his standards, yes. Overall, one of the game's best players.
And a 25 game stretch when he only had 3 really good games? I love Ovechkin, but I also have high standards for him. He doesn't show any more signs of aging than in 2011, his problem is just that he isn't engaged in play enough this year. If you're happy when Alex is just skating by, alright.
He has enough skill and experience now to still be a really dangerous player just skating by, but it drives me nuts that some games he looks like a 120 pts player, and the others he just has a nice recreational skate.
So, waiting patiently for the machine getting going.
K, bud. Average. Got it.
As you should, Ovi is a notorious slow starter. I think it took him like 35 games last year to reach a PPG. He generally gets going around Christmas, we'll see.
I've always thought that Ovechkin doesn't really start slow. the rest of the league starts fast. as the season progresses and they start to get worn down, Ov doesn't slow down and their ability to contain him erodes.