Rumor: Ilya Kovalchuk will be signing a 2-3 year deal with NYR

[ReggieDunlop68]

You don't think every team in the league hasn't tried something "new" against this guy by now?
He's only been in the league for 13 years and NOBODY has been able to neutralize him.

He's an elite beast of a player and future HOF'r

What exactly is your big game plan?

100% permanent possession.

 

[Doctyl]

Its been done and it worked. Roy had a shadow on Ovi and he only got one shot off when MacK blew his coverage. It led to Oshie getting one timer opportunities instead.

With a less horrific team than Roy’s Avs, there’s no reason this cant be an effective strategy. The PP revolves around him, you take out Ovechkin and force players into roles they aren’t used to. Give me Oshie one timers over Ovi one timers every day of the week.

Ovechkin isn’t some god who is impossible to cover. Coaches just refuse to do it for some reason.

 

[Tawnos]

Its been done and it worked. Roy had a shadow on Ovi and he only got one shot off when MacK blew his coverage. It led to Oshie getting one timer opportunities instead.

With a less horrific team than Roy’s Avs, there’s no reason this cant be an effective strategy. The PP revolves around him, you take out Ovechkin and force players into roles they aren’t used to. Give me Oshie one timers over Ovi one timers every day of the week.

Ovechkin isn’t some god who is impossible to cover. Coaches just refuse to do it for some reason.

The Rangers did do it that way in the playoffs one year. It was either 2012 or 2013. Pretty sure it was 2013 when they had Ribeiro on their top unit.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Sign him and trade for Voynov please.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Its been done and it worked. Roy had a shadow on Ovi and he only got one shot off when MacK blew his coverage. It led to Oshie getting one timer opportunities instead.

With a less horrific team than Roy’s Avs, there’s no reason this cant be an effective strategy. The PP revolves around him, you take out Ovechkin and force players into roles they aren’t used to. Give me Oshie one timers over Ovi one timers every day of the week.

Ovechkin isn’t some god who is impossible to cover. Coaches just refuse to do it for some reason.

Because it opens up Oshie in the slot/bumper position. How'd he score 30 goals in back to back years while shooting 20%, you ask? By guys cheating on Ovechkin on the PP.

You wanna play 3v4 instead of 4v5? Backstrom and Kuznetsov will make ya pay. Two of the best passers in the game.

 

[tradenashnow]

If it was up to this board, our whole damn team would be Russian.

 

[Miamipuck]

As much as I can't really stand Ovi, he's one of the best pure goal scorers ever. To say Kuznetsov or Backstrom will make me pay if I put an extra defender on Ovi as a coach, I say bring it on. Oshie and the other guys are not better scorers than Ovi, not even close. The definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result. If you know Ovi is going to bomb away and score why the f*** would you let him do that? Try something else, if it burns you, it burns you. Eventually you will find something that brings the percentages in your favor a little more. That or make them change from their comfort zone.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

If it was up to this board, our whole damn team would be Russian.

So many trolls around these days.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

If it was up to this board, our whole damn team would be Russian.

And if it was up to certain posters, our team would consist of just North Americans because "soft Euros"

 

[Thirty One]

Wow, they are really pretending they didn't tamper aren't they?

 

[Machinehead]

Because it opens up Oshie in the slot/bumper position. How'd he score 30 goals in back to back years while shooting 20%, you ask? By guys cheating on Ovechkin on the PP.

You wanna play 3v4 instead of 4v5? Backstrom and Kuznetsov will make ya pay. Two of the best passers in the game.

I'll take my chances with that.

If I'm coaching against the Capitals, Ovechkin doesn't score. Whatever else happens, happens.

 

[Levitate]

I think teams try to split the difference...they tend to try to cover Ovechkin more or take away that play but they also try to prevent the other easy chances, while the Caps work hard to open up that shot. Teams are hoping they can do it all on the PK rather than concede chances by people other than Ovechkin

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

Wow, they are really pretending they didn't tamper aren't they?

I definitely did not tamper

 

[haveandare]

Sign him and trade for Voynov please.

Good idea followed by a very bad idea.

 

[Doctyl]

Because it opens up Oshie in the slot/bumper position. How'd he score 30 goals in back to back years while shooting 20%, you ask? By guys cheating on Ovechkin on the PP.

You wanna play 3v4 instead of 4v5? Backstrom and Kuznetsov will make ya pay. Two of the best passers in the game.

Okay, take away the passers’ shooter sounds like a good plan to me.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Good idea followed by a very bad idea.

Voynov would immediately become our best or 2nd best d man.

But he probably won't even be allowed into the country so the point is moot.

 

[Alluckks]

Voynov would immediately become our best or 2nd best d man.

But he probably won't even be allowed into the country so the point is moot.

For good damn reason.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Voynov would immediately become our best or 2nd best d man.

But he probably won't even be allowed into the country so the point is moot.

I don't care how good he is. Don't want that type of person on this team. Didn't he make some crazy comment recently regarding the situation?

 

[Ola]

Voynov would immediately become our best or 2nd best d man.

But he probably won't even be allowed into the country so the point is moot.

Is there anyway we could smuggle him across the border somewhere before the wall is built or have him play under an alias? What if he married an US girl or boy? Wouldn’t that guarantee him citizenship? Skjei would probably be game. Recon it would be the first married D partners in the NHL, Mr and Mrs Voynov.

 

[Kaapo Cabana]

If it was up to this board, our whole damn team would be Russian.

If they were a winning team, sign me up.

 

[kovazub94]

Is there anyway we could smuggle him across the border somewhere before the wall is built or have him play under an alias? What if he married an US girl or boy? Wouldn’t that guarantee him citizenship? Skjei would probably be game. Recon it would be the first married D partners in the NHL, Mr and Mrs Voynov.

Are you suggesting that Skjei likes getting beaten up (by a Russian)?

 

[Off Sides]

The Rangers did do it that way in the playoffs one year. It was either 2012 or 2013. Pretty sure it was 2013 when they had Ribeiro on their top unit.

Agreed, they did more of less shadow AO on the PP after his game 1 PP goal. They let Ribeiro pretty much do whatever he wanted except pass to AO.

 

[haveandare]

Voynov would immediately become our best or 2nd best d man.

But he probably won't even be allowed into the country so the point is moot.

Don’t care how good he is at hockey, he’s a terrible human and I don’t want him near this team.

And taking on a wife beater in today’s culture would be a huge distraction and media bonanza.

 

[Zynbanejad]

I'd take Voynov for a year..

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

If they were a winning team, sign me up.

It worked for Detroit