Ovechkin's GOTY Submission

[mad4comp]

Really? How many times did you watch the move before you found that to take issue with?

I'm going to assume once... he then realized it wasn't PK making that move and took issues with it almost instantaneously.

 

[Crosbyfan]

Nice goal. The defenders didn't make any huge mistake. The D tried to maintain body while reaching for the bait, but it just wasn't enough.

 

[Anonymouse]

Yeah, it's probably a top-5 goal for him. I like his spin-o-rama move in the neutral zone goal a lot more. More original because hounestly, we've seen him do this toe drag move plenty

 

[hockey4sale]

Filthy move... So smooth

Ovie tries that move like twice in every game, it works only twice per season, 99.999% of the time he just runs in to Dman and losses the puck, earlier this year he scored another goal on that move, I forgot who that was against, he should stop doing that move for the rest of the season, his quota is filled

 

[hockeywoot]

that was sick!

 

[troyerlaw]

Ovie tries that move like twice in every game, it works only twice per season, 99.999% of the time he just runs in to Dman and losses the puck, earlier this year he scored another goal on that move, I forgot who that was against, he should stop doing that move for the rest of the season, his quota is filled

he tried it twice in last night's game, and it worked both times

 

[Islands]

Sick goal!!!

 

[txpd]

his best goal ever was disallowed. it was the goal where he put hal gill and the puck in the net with a massive hit. hal gill flying.

 

[bottomofthefoodchain]

Maybe top 10 Ovi goal.
Not as good as this one

 

[Paxton Fettel]

Weak NHL comptetition. Does not count.

 

[hockey4sale]

Weak NHL comptetition. Does not count.

well, this is ridiculous statement

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Who calls it that?

Uh... Everyone ?

 

[Brainiac]

It's called the windmill deke. Everyone does it, not just Ovechkin. It's useful when it's the only way you can avoid the other guy's stick.

Yes, I know some other guys will do it as well. But with Ovie, it's the speed at which he does it. And the fact that he sometimes pass his stick very close to the defenseman's head.

Didn't he injure someone that way? IIRC he slashed a dman to the face a few years ago.

 

[troyerlaw]

his best goal ever was disallowed. it was the goal where he put hal gill and the puck in the net with a massive hit. hal gill flying.

this.

the so-called Hood Ornament goal. (as in Hal Gill was Ovie's hood ornament.)

wrongfully disallowed, too. it was a legal hit on a player when the puck was in that player's skates. or, as Pierre said, "i don't know how they cannot rule it a goal." and NHL subsequently ruled, in similar situations, that a legal check which causes a player to hit his own goalie does not invalidate a goal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4MiMm5U6W8

worth noting the goal would have given Ovie a share of yet another Richard Trophy, to add to his current collection of four.

 

[Son Goku]

What a goal

 

[illpucks]

I still don't see how this was embarassing. Legwand had no stick

Because Legwand doesn't quit on the play but is deked twice! And Weber crashes into Legwand because of Bobby's sick moves!

 

[bWo*]

Yes, I know some other guys will do it as well. But with Ovie, it's the speed at which he does it. And the fact that he sometimes pass his stick very close to the defenseman's head.

Didn't he injure someone that way? IIRC he slashed a dman to the face a few years ago.

Why don't they stop skating too? Zednik and malarchuk ggot injured because of them

 

[BigBen]

Classic Ovechkin.

 

[Anonymouse]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kPHYJcEGWg#t=269

Really poor quality, but this is the move right?

 

[FlowMotion]

That's just vintage Ovechkin!

 

[FloridaCap]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kPHYJcEGWg#t=269

Really poor quality, but this is the move right?

Pretty much, yeah.

 

[hockeystick89]

Wow he made Brodeur look like a peewee goaltender. I expect more out of a hall of famer.

 

[Eggberto]

Wow he made Brodeur look like a peewee goaltender. I expect more out of a hall of famer.

Hahaha you're funny. Two thumbs up.

Staying relevant: I told two friends to watch this goal because it is darn inpressive.

 

[Hockey Gangsta]

Nasty

 

[Sam Spade]

his best goal ever was disallowed. it was the goal where he put hal gill and the puck in the net with a massive hit. hal gill flying.

ABSOLUTELY!

Cost him a share of the Richard that year and I have never forgotten that.

And it was a horrible (and wrong) call.