Bladerunner
Registered User
As always, after a few losses, some fans will overreact.Ovi is just so frustrating. His movement when players around him have the puck is so unintelligent, the amount of time he just runs in a straight line in front of the puck carrier before realizing he's about to go offside and checking himself, instead of peeling away and finding space.... the puck more and more just seems to bounce off him when passed to him, unless he's winding up for a 1 timer.. or he tries to carry it past 2 guys without using any real trickery and just gets it poke checked away.. his passing game is as poor as always... he still floats around when too much in the d-zone... you feel like just grabbing him and shaking him a lot of the time
as good a player as he is, he could be so much better.. it's a crying shame.. he's half the player he was when he first burst on the scene and it makes me sad.
While it may be time to consider a serious shake up, even a rebuild...
Ovy is hardly a "poor passer" and he's in his late 20s. He won't be hitting quite as much as when he was 23... if he did you can bet he'll get more suspensions. Also doubt he'll score at the level he once did - few players could score 50+ and have a decent +/- with this team
So I don't think he's "half" the player he once was.