Ovechkin shows why he is # 1

[TK79]

Here come the Russian fans.The only good players are from the land of the bear,Forsberg is over-rated and Victor Kozlov makes Maurice Richard look like Chris Kontos.

God,they are great.Ego,ego,ego...................like it's on steroids.Andro-ego.

This better be a sarcastic post. Otherwise you truely are a moron

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

well if your judging by one nHL game, then I do same. Parise has 3 pts in his NHL debut.

I made this decision long before October 5th 2005. Ovechkin is 4 inches taller, 15 pounds heavier, and twice the goalscorer.

 

[Kegger]

it's very sad. Can't anyone appreciate both Corsby and Ovechkin??

I like Ovy reaction after his second goal pointing to his teammate who made a great pass.

I can appreciate both players. I am still waiting for the media to, though. Even the OLN coverage did not speak of Ovechkin on the post game show in the 30 minutes I watched after the game. I then grew discusted and turned it off because they made no mention of Fritche, AO, Chuinard, etc...all who were more deserving last night.

 

[espo*]

Why don't you go suck on a maple leaf...

For god's sake, the kid has been phenomenal since he started in the NHL. Even more, he lost his superstar attitude (!) which I hated, as pretty much every russian/non-russian fan. The kid is great, really...

Did'nt i sat how great he/them and you all are? Just like you always do.

When in my past posts did i ever say he was'nt going to be great? As a matter of fact i said he would have the better year then Crosby in past threads about it,go back and check it out if you want. I know how good Ovechkin and the Russian players are,if you doubt it,just ask them!!!

 

[espo*]

This better be a sarcastic post. Otherwise you truely are a moron

Why would that be?Is it because Everything everyone says around here that others don't agree with is moronic don't you know? It's either moronic/ridiculous/asinine/or in the wrong thread. So i don't think he's the best player in the world after one game and don't think all players from Russia should be bowed down to as per the very general poster North of Germany thinks so.That's the end of the world to you? You must live a a pretty good life. Easy there tiger.

The Mr. unhappy face at the end is really greasy too.........................you should consider getting rid of it.Just tell people they are a moron,don't add 2nd grade teacher happy/unhappy smileys to it.

 

[pei fan]

scored two goals already I gather

Scoring 2 goals against a NASHless blue jackets(see AHL team)is not
proof of anything.That being said the rookies are awesome this year but
when you look at the skills and talent Crosby and Ovechkin are just sooooo
special.Lehetonen is special too but I'm not sure this will be his year.Parise and
others are going to be very good players but these 2 guys are in a dfferent
class imo.

 

[CSKA]

Scoring 2 goals against a NASHless blue jackets(see AHL team)is not
proof of anything.That being said the rookies are awesome this year but
when you look at the skills and talent Crosby and Ovechkin are just sooooo
special.Lehetonen is special too but I'm not sure this will be his year.Parise and
others are going to be very good players but these 2 guys are in a dfferent
class imo.

yeah and one A playing with Rechi and Laclair is just awesome

 

[NyQuil]

yeah and one A playing with Rechi and Laclair is just awesome

You're right.

Crosby might as well retire.

That's it, pack up your gear, it's over.

 

[pucks1]

Watched the whole pens game. It look like sid got off to a good start, then came the penalties which kinda made the game choppy , not much flow. Sid looked like the superstar that got traded to a new team. By that i mean , alot of skill, but just not flowing with the team yet. But you can tell he will tear it up once he gels.

Ovechkin is just raw...

 

[Zorin]

The media is making a bush mistake ignoring Ovechkin and comparing Crosby to Lemieux and Gretzky.

It'll probably be a blessing in disguise for Ovechkin, bc in the end I can't find anything about Crosby's game outside of his dialect that makes him that much more valuable to the NHL.

To my mind if you compare the styles (let alone the size) of the two I would be more like:

Crosby compared to Gretzky, Ovetchkin compared to Lemieux. And I would be absolutely thrilled if it should turn out that way (though I dislike either team) because another race of two out-of-this-world-superstars for Art Ross would be absolutely electrifying! And I would be keen on finding out who will be the new Yzerman, i.e. the player who would have won multiple individual trophys in every other decade but this... Maybe, if those two really have an impact as expected this could, combined with the new ruling, mark the return to the high-power offensive hockey of "new flying 80s". Wouldn't that be great?! And honestly, though I really prefer canadian hockey to russian one in genreal (no, I am not Canadian, I am german ) I couldn't care less about who of the two has the 10 point edge in the end!

Go Sid, Go Alex and all the other offensive Talents in the league! Make hockey an offensive firework!!!!

Zorin

 

[Phinny]

Holy ****in ****....

Its ONE GAME

I love how quickly everyone ditches the Crosby bandwagon for Ovechkin. Players are going to have their bad nights and their good nights. If you're going to judge an entire NHL season on results from opening night your a ****in moron.

Personally I love Ovechkin and Crosby. I think both of them are amazing players that will make huge impacts on their respective teams. Give them time... its way too early to even THINK about comaring them.

 

[MALKINnCROSBY]

you mean "it's the Capitals", right? Ovechkin is getting great passes from Lemieux, Gonchar and Recchi, huh?

Yeah and Crosby is also as old as Ovechkin huh? They have also only played one freakin' game huh? Both guys are great talents, so do not start that BS...

 

[KariyaIsGod*]

yeah and one A playing with Rechi and Laclair is just awesome

See, Crosby's assist was actually quality. It was a dazzling play.

Ovechkin scored two garbage goals.

Don't read into it too much. He won't score 184 goals this season.

 

[bottleCAPS]

See, Crosby's assist was actually quality. It was a dazzling play.

Ovechkin scored two garbage goals.

Don't read into it too much. He won't score 184 goals this season.

This post doesn't even deserve a serious response.

 

[Habsaku]

This post doesn't even deserve a serious response.

Yes, I agree. I personnally like Ovechkin a lot, I'm hoping for something similar to Kovalchuks first season.

 

[Steve Latin*]

I agree that's how it should be, but when one players clearly dominates while the other is decent, the more dominant one deserve the spotlight. It's a joke how their giving little media attention Ovechkin, when he is clearly the better player as of now. As of now Ovechkin is living up to his hype, while Crosby as yet to prove anything.

Stupid Response. Crosby had a great game tonight. He just didn't score a goal.

IIRC Forsberg didn't score last night either ... in fact, he's never put up more than 30 goals at the NHL level. Does that mean he's overrated too?

 

[Slick Nick]

See, Crosby's assist was actually quality. It was a dazzling play.

Ovechkin scored two garbage goals.

Don't read into it too much. He won't score 184 goals this season.

His first goal was a quality shot with the fastest release you can see in the NHL. Anyways, as I said, his overall game is the thing to get excited about...

 

[usiel]

it's very sad. Can't anyone appreciate both Corsby and Ovechkin??

I fully agree with that statement. I'm a caps fan and sure I poke fun at the media attention on Crosby. Wouldn't it do the NHL good to have them both rawk?

 

[usiel]

any chance to get a highlight clip?

I believe the hit and one of the goals are on www.washingtoncapitals.com.

 

[usiel]

actually here is a link to both Ovechkin goals..the hit..and zubrus's goal.

btw halpern played great last night.

link

the hit

 

[SneakerPimp82]

The media is making a bush mistake ignoring Ovechkin and comparing Crosby to Lemieux and Gretzky.

It'll probably be a blessing in disguise for Ovechkin, bc in the end I can't find anything about Crosby's game outside of his dialect that makes him that much more valuable to the NHL.

Very well said.

 

[wilka91*]

here are his goals :

(right click to save)

1st goal (download)

2nd goal (download)

 

[KariyaIsGod*]

His first goal was a quality shot with the fastest release you can see in the NHL. Anyways, as I said, his overall game is the thing to get excited about...

He has the fastest release in the NHL after one shot?


It's one game...

Crosby's assist was brilliant. AO got presents... Oh well.. Playing with Recchi and Leclair sure paid dividens last night...

On another note... Have you ever seen any one poster jock a player as hard as Erocaps jocks AO?

 

[Jaded-Fan]

here are his goals :

(right click to save)

1st goal (download)

2nd goal (download)

Very nice goals. And a beautiful pass to set up that second goal of AO's. Very quick hard release by AO on both goals. It seems that the kid's got some game.

 

[Zine]

On another note... Have you ever seen any one poster jock a player as hard as Erocaps jocks AO?

At least the guy doesn't have the word 'Ovechkin' in his user name. Same can't be said for some of the Crosby homers on this board.