AO, Hat Trick...Assist...{chirp, chirp}

[CSKA]

While you can't ignore a performance like that, those goals weren't that impressive.

You saw it ? What about the second one ? Not impressive

 

[quat]

he's still no tomallaume latendrevanek

Well, who is !

 

[wilka91*]

TSN almost totally ignored this hat trick. How surprising.

 

[Crosbyfan]

TSN almost totally ignored this hat trick. How surprising.

He may yet make their "B" List, the "Next 10 to Watch" 11 through 20.

These guys are important too, in case the Top Ten have off nights.

 

[wilka91*]

from the Caps board :

Originally Posted by pgreene
hhmm. three goals and an assist. wonder if he'll be the cover story on tsn.ca tomorrow?

actually, i heard crosby finished his whole dinner tonight, so chances are ovechkin will get bumped to page two.

 

[Blackshad]

he's still no tomallaume latendrevanek

i Heard this guy is a monster.
2 head and 4 arms!

 

[Steve Latin*]

Wow! A Latendresse-like performance ...

 

[Crosbyfan]

Wow! A Latendresse-like performance ...

For God sakes man! Give him time to develop before we start calling him the "Next Latendresse".

 

[Sotnos]

If ovechkin was north american he wouldn't be ignored like this.

Very true

 

[Deleted member 3032]

If ovechkin was north american he wouldn't be ignored like this.

It is sad, but this is becoming more and more obviously true.

 

[HockeyCritter]

Not to take anything away from Ovechkin(he played great), but did you see the roster the Penguins iced? Basically take the roster from the end of last season, take away 5 of their top 6 scorers, and that's what they were using tonight.

Scratches included: Lemieux, Palffy, Recchi, LeClair, Crosby, Malone, Gonchar, Jackman, Odelein, Fleury, Thibault.

It was basically the Wilkes-Barrie Scranton Penguins out there.

Sure the Pens didn't bring their "A" roster, but neither did the Caps ---- do you really think Bourque, Laich, Gomez, Fehr, Klepis et al are going to be in Washington this fall? Granted the Caps "B" squad wasn't as "B" as the Pens ----- but don't you dare diminish what Ovechkin did (which you are despite your claim of "not to take anything away") ------

 

[Alberta Yote]

For God sakes man! Give him time to develop before we start calling him the "Next Latendresse".

 

[spudnick]

People have to remeber Ovechkin is 2 years older and has been playing against men in the Russian league. Ovechkin will have an amazing career not doubt and possibly better then Crosby but I'll wait to make judgement when Crosby is older and has played against men. Crosby is only a kid. So is Ovechkin but 2 years and playing against men is a big difference then an 18 year old and only playing Junior hockey.

 

[arrbez]

he's still no tomallaume latendrevanek

Ah yes, the natural hockey instincts on an Austrian mixed with the many syllables of a Frenchman

A force to be reckoned with for sure

 

[Doomsday Device]

I'm not sure what's more painful, the media hype of Crosby or the whining about how Ovechkin doesn't get any.

 

[damoose212001]

heh, Caron was in net, and quite frankly....he sucks. But that's besides the point, Ovechkin is a great player, but I think Crosby does have more upside(not just since I'm a Pens fan, but if you've watched him play, it's amazing). We'll see what happens when it's our best vs Washington's best, because it was all of our young guys when Sunday should be our main core.(I'll be at that game! )

 

[Mothra]

If ovechkin was north american he wouldn't be ignored like this.

I dont know if I will go as far as say he is ignored.....but if he was NA, he would be getting much more press IMO too

 

[oil slick]

Excellent! I was hoping that an AO vs Crosby thread would appear. This will really add something special to my life.

 

[CofRed]

While you can't ignore a performance like that, those goals weren't that impressive.

Are you kidding me?...Lightning quick release...especially on his 2nd goal...The only reason I watched the game was him, plus the announcers were trying out for Yuk Yuk's during the telecast.

AO has one of the top 5 shots in the league, no doubt about it.

 

[UvBnDatsyuked]

I guess Mario sleeps on the right.

I think they both sleep dead center in the spoon position

 

[Claypool_*]

AO has one of the top 5 shots in the league, no doubt about it.

k

 

[Raging Bull]

I agree with the above poster, those goals were pretty. Well, the first one wasn't as much, it was just a rebound, but the other two were pretty nice. It is hard to score on any goaltender from that far out, and he had a pefect wrist shot right up top corner. On his 3rd goal, not many players would even bother to shoot the puck, but he just spun around and put another one top shelf. He seems to love shooting the puck, and the best way to get a ton of goals is to get a ton of shots (obviously).

 

[Lionel Hutz]

When he does this in a real game he will get headlines.

I agree with the poster above who said that not only has the Crosby coverage gotten tiresome, the griping about the Ovechkin non-coverage is equally tiresome. Equally as tiresome as the quibbling here about who will be better, which one is a bust and why, etc etc.

I'll just watch them both play and enjoy it.

 

[Robert Paulson*]

Ovechkin should be happy he doesn't have to deal with the media hounds. He'll be good no doubt, he'll get his attention eventually.

 

[Jovavic]

I'm glad they both (and Malkin), play in the other conference.