How do you think Ovechkin feels?

[Bookie21]

Ovechkin talked a real big game saying he was going to be in the Olympics regardless of NHL participation....heck his owner an GM even gave him permission. Then, the blowhard backed out because he didn't want to void his contract. I guess country pride really means nothing to him, but money means everything. He bent the knee to the NHL, surprise surprise, classic Ovechkin

 

[ovikovy817]

He is very happy for his friends.

 

[ovikovy817]

Btw, thanks for the thread OP, at least we can see who is an Ovi hater here.

 

[Oddbob]

Waited his whole life to get to the chance to win gold for his country. Even said he would leave his NHL team and take any punishment. Was denied and now his country is practically assured the gold but he isn't on the team!

His country might win Gold, but if he was there, how excited would you really be winning Gold against lower than AHL level talent in some cases. This is a talent diluted tournament, they should have just gone with amateur only players, like other sports, if they didn't have pro NHL talent coming.

 

[Fantomas]

His country might win Gold, but if he was there, how excited would you really be winning Gold against lower than AHL level talent in some cases.

I would be deeply ashamed.

 

[Oddbob]

How was he denied exactly? I was thinking about this just the other day. He said he'd leave if he had to, I remember the Caps GM saying he could go. What happened?

I don't know for sure, but I think legally he may not have been allowed to go, based on his NHL contract and other things.

 

[Oddbob]

I would be deeply ashamed.

Don't be silly, wouldn't feel ashamed, but to him it just wouldn't mean as much. Most star players want to win beating the absolute best talent out there.

 

[Barrie22]

I don't know for sure, but I think legally he may not have been allowed to go, based on his NHL contract and other things.

Hence he chose money over country pride. He could have easily retired from the nhl so he could play in it. But nope all that talk of nobody is going to stop him was all talk. Because money stopped him.

He knew even in his country and home town he could not make the equilvelent of his nhl contract.

 

[NyQuil]

I don't get the hate for Ovechkin.

Money stopped all those guys from going. Some of them didn't say it as openly in the media, but let's be fair here.

 

[haveandare]

I don't know for sure, but I think legally he may not have been allowed to go, based on his NHL contract and other things.

Damn. I really wanted him to go even if other NHLers didn’t. I really love him as a player despite him being the face of a semi rival team to the one I follow. Would be nice for him to break the rules a little to represent his country and he’d definitely be huge for them winning

 

[Sam Spade]

I think he will be happy for his country.

Also why single out Ovechkin? Why not say "How do the Russian NHL players feel?", or "How do you think Malkin, Tarasenko, Kucherov, Ovechkin and Kuznetsov, etc. feel?"

 

[Dr John Carlson]

I'm just disappointed that Ovechkin is now a greedy Russophobe since he chose not to void his contract to play in the Olympics. Thought the guy was better than that.

 

[Lisa Needs Braces]

You'll find in 2022 if the NHL announces that they won't participate that he potentially retires or takes a year off to play. Especially if he has his cup. His contract is done in 2021 and he'll be 36 by then. Also the Russia doping scheme will be sorted out one way or another by then one would hope.

And in fairness to the guy, Russia were technically banned from the Olympics so he's not even really playing for his country. And the quality of talent in hockey is heavily diluted this games. I wouldn't give up millions of dollars either to win a medal with an asterisk beside it.

 

[Brownies]

Btw, thanks for the thread OP, at least we can see who is an Ovi hater here.

Seriously, I can't believe the amount of anger some have for the guy. Sounds personnal, like he stole their bike or something.

 

[Moncherry]

If he was there, that means Canada (and others) sent their best team, which means his chances for winning would be drastically reduced.

 

[Snowsii]

His country might win Gold, but if he was there, how excited would you really be winning Gold against lower than AHL level talent in some cases. This is a talent diluted tournament, they should have just gone with amateur only players, like other sports, if they didn't have pro NHL talent coming.

In these days.. how many athletes are anymore amateurs? Not many..

 

[Albatros]

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Ovechkin talked a real big game saying he was going to be in the Olympics regardless of NHL participation....heck his owner an GM even gave him permission. Then, the blowhard backed out because he didn't want to void his contract. I guess country pride really means nothing to him, but money means everything. He bent the knee to the NHL, surprise surprise, classic Ovechkin

Literally no one else was willing to take that risk. Why should we single out Ovechkin over this? His owner and GM's permission is worth nothing since the NHL would've kicked him out of the league. Everyone chose money over national pride, not just Ovechkin.

 

[GermanNuck]

Guess he'll be sad for a minute and than open his banking app to check his account.

 

[Saku11]

All talk again. Not so tough when its time to actually do something.

 

[RaginRonic]

Who cares what Ovechkin thinks? The only thing he is in hockey is Sidney Crosby's personal slave.

I don't see why anyone wants to listen to his crap, especially when it's more fun to laugh at him as he goes to get Sid's beer at the corner store, like a good gofer.

=P

 

[Wo Yorfat]

He probably knows that if he went that means Crosby would be there too and he would have been bounced in the quarters.

 

[Zine]

Not sure about Ovechkin, but Panarin approves!

 

[JoVel]

If I was him I wouldn't care. I'd rather wait 4 years when the real Olympic hockey might be back rather than "win" the gold in this joke.

 

[shtorm2005]

How do you think Ovechkin feels

How you feel when your friends achieve something big? Jealous?