Ovechkin watching the zamboni

[Foppa_Rules]

every player bounces to a different beat. I myself have some "unusual" things I do during games.

Like picking your nose perhaps?

 

[stockbroker]

I know if I was one of the other Russian players, I would be pretty annoyed. If I'm a player huddled in the Russian locker room, having the coach go over strategy, and oh, where is Ovechkin?! He is on the bench chatting with fans.

I guess he puts himself infront of the team.

 

[Hackett]

I'm sure there's a lot more "strange" stuff that players do in the locker rooms.. Tucker for example, mixes coffee with coke and drinks that before every game..

wow, he aint gonna live long... no wonder he's psychotic :lol

 

[Jussi]

I know if I was one of the other Russian players, I would be pretty annoyed. If I'm a player huddled in the Russian locker room, having the coach go over strategy, and oh, where is Ovechkin?! He is on the bench chatting with fans.

I guess he puts himself infront of the team.

Coaches (some of them) don't usually go through the strategy right after the period ends. The first few minutes are spent "winding down". Atleast this was the explanation used by a commentator in Finland when the before mentioned Czech player's habbit was talked about. And FYI, that player was his teams best scorer and one of the best two way forwards in the league.

 

[tuckerdomi]

I'm sure there's a lot more "strange" stuff that players do in the locker rooms.. Tucker for example, mixes coffee with coke and drinks that before every game..

Got to love Tucker, he's a workhorse, that must give him an extra boost of energy

 

[sabresfan65]

I agree with your other points, but I don't think he's superstitious. He didn't mention superstition in the interview....

Of course he didn't mention superstition in the interview, he probably has a superstition not to mention his superstitions.

 

[AllIsFehrNLoveAndWar]

If the team was doing anythign important for the game in those 5 minutes in the locker room I bet Ovechkin would be in the locker room listening. I doubt the coach spends the whole 15 minutes talking about the game. I bet they spend the first 5-10 minutes taking off uncomfortable equipment, drinking water, reflecting on their own and sharpening skates. Stuff like that. I think Ovechkin spending time with the fans is great and I hope the Caps let him do it when he plays in the NHL.

 

[IkeaMonkey*]

Coaches (some of them) don't usually go through the strategy right after the period ends. The first few minutes are spent "winding down". Atleast this was the explanation used by a commentator in Finland when the before mentioned Czech player's habbit was talked about. And FYI, that player was his teams best scorer and one of the best two way forwards in the league.

Exactly.Coaches usually arent even in the main room of a locker room in the first 5 minutes of an intermission. "Strategy" is usually discussed after the coaching staff talks away from the players, then comes back to the main room to discuss it with the team. Most "strategy" is done on the bench.

 

[Vatican Roulette]

And what were you expecting? 50 points? 100 points? It's not my fault if you expect unrealistic things from a 19-year old. Of course I wouldn't expect you to take into account that you have seen only 1 or 2 games from 1 tournament, and that it would be rather foolish to judge him based on a single tournament, let alone a single game, rather than his consistent performance throughout his career.

no crap. The guy was easily the best player on the ice for the whole game. He went end to end on the US and scored quite easily on Montoya. The pass that he made to set up(2nd or 3rd goal) was so fast and accurate that the camera didn't even follow. And it was through 3 USA players.

 

[puckstopper101]

tsn is pretty desperate for things to talk about these days

so why not pick on alex

good point

 

[rt]

Like picking your nose perhaps?

No that's Al Montoya's job! Did anyone else see that tonight? Damn, he was waaay up there!!!

 

[puckstopper101]

No that's Al Montoya's job! Did anyone else see that tonight? Damn, he was waaay up there!!!

oh, i remember that