Player Discussion Alexander Ovechkin (Vol. 2)

[Carlzner]

Pretty good Ovi story on the recent Spittin Chiclets podcast.

I'm paraphrasing, but Whitney was telling a story Keith Yandle told him from that short time Ovi was practicing at the Panthers facility this summer. One of the days Yandle went up to him on the ice and asked how his weekend was or something like that, and Ovi responds "I got boy." Took Yandle a few minutes to realize that meant the birth of his child.

 

[TRASHCAT]

Why bring up Ripkin when Walter Johnson was a way better baseball player? And even with that id give ovie the title of king of dc.

 

[Silky mitts]

Why bring up Ripkin when Walter Johnson was a way better baseball player? And even with that id give ovie the title of king of dc.

Unitas
Ray Lewis
Ovechkin
Sammy Baugh
Walter Johnson
Gino Marchetti
Ripken
Darrell Green
Ed Reed

Ogden, Jim Parker, Unseld in some order

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Pretty good Ovi story on the recent Spittin Chiclets podcast.

I'm paraphrasing, but Whitney was telling a story Keith Yandle told him from that short time Ovi was practicing at the Panthers facility this summer. One of the days Yandle went up to him on the ice and asked how his weekend was or something like that, and Ovi responds "I got boy." Took Yandle a few minutes to realize that meant the birth of his child.

That sounds like such an Ovi thing to say lol.

 

[Sam Spade]

Alex Ovechkin will be four playable commander characters in World of Warships. His commercial for the game is epic.

Just click for the pictures of Ovie's characters.

 

[Silky mitts]

Ovy tied Dino Ciccarelli for 18th all time in goals with 608. This is a meaningful benchmark to me.

 

[maacoshark]

Ovy tied Dino Ciccarelli for 18th all time in goals with 608. This is a meaningful benchmark to me.

Why is this a meaningful benchmark?

 

[Silky mitts]

Why is this a meaningful benchmark?

Because he was a beast on the Caps

 

[maacoshark]

Because he was a beast on the Caps

You know he only played 3 full seasons with us and his highest goalscoring season for us was 41. And he played during the non defence era. Was he that impressive as a Cap?

 

[Calicaps]

You know he only played 3 full seasons with us and his highest goalscoring season for us was 41. And he played during the non defence era. Was he that impressive as a Cap?

Really? Dino bashing??

 

[Silky mitts]

You know he only played 3 full seasons with us and his highest goalscoring season for us was 41. And he played during the non defence era. Was he that impressive as a Cap?

You reach a point where it’s like look at all these meaningless regular season wins, and the playoff losses blur together, and I question if these players are actually good or care as much as me, Dino and Ovy are the only 2 guys I remember breaking their sticks over some BS during games and are 1-2 in playoff gpg and ppg for the Caps. No Caps move pissed me off more than trading him for Kelly Millers bro.

 

[Khomutov]

 

[shtorm2005]

Alex Ovechkin will be four playable commander characters in World of Warships. His commercial for the game is epic.

Just click for the pictures of Ovie's characters.

Those are great avatar pics

 

[VaCaps Fan]

I knew ovi would make a great Russian admiral!

 

[Sam Spade]

 

[Calicaps]

It’s the flannel that makes it art.

 

[sycamore]

I knew ovi would make a great Russian admiral!

The older OV does look like he's descended from some great Russian general. Like Zhukov, the guy who kicked Hitler's ass in WW2.

 

[maacoshark]

Really? Dino bashing??

I just asked if he was that great as a Cap?

 

[maacoshark]

The older OV does look like he's descended from some great Russian general. Like Zhukov, the guy who kicked Hitler's ass in WW2.

You must be Russian.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

And just like that, Ovie is 2 goals and 3 points back of Matthews, having played 1 fewer game.

 

[Calicaps]

I just asked if he was that great as a Cap?

Yes. He was.

 

[maacoshark]

Yes. He was.

I felt different about him.

 

[Calicaps]

I felt different about him.

Of course you did.

 

[maacoshark]

Of course you did.

Well what did he do that was so great while he was with the Caps? He didnt win anything. His numbers were decent but not spectacular and he was never known as a defensive forward. His better days were definitely with the North Stars. And you have to remember that he played in the no defense era.

 

[Calicaps]

Well what did he do that was so great while he was with the Caps? He didnt win anything. His numbers were decent but not spectacular and he was never known as a defensive forward. His better days were definitely with the North Stars. And you have to remember that he played in the no defense era.

This is an Ovie thread, so if you want to continue talking about Dino, take it to the history thread, and I’ll find you there.