Oh please, we’ve heard this so many times. This player is going to get it, that player will get his. And nothing EVER happens.
I remember when Tootoo first came into the league, so many players said the same exact thing about him and guess what, he is still around.

Posted by George0211 on 03/17/10 at 11:42 AM ET

and guess what, he is still around.

Well, I don’t think anyone was planning on KILLING HIM.

Posted by Garth on 03/17/10 at 11:47 AM ET

The Ovechkin coverage is heavily saturated by now. I think we need some Crosby news to balance things out… Paul?

Posted by Moq from Denmark on 03/17/10 at 12:18 PM ET

The Ovechkin coverage is heavily saturated by now. I think we need some Crosby news to balance things out… Paul?

Posted by Moq from Denmark on 03/17/10 at 01:18 PM ET

*barf*

Posted by Primis on 03/17/10 at 12:22 PM ET

Believe me Moq, I could fill up ten pages on KK with all of this OV talk, trying to be very selective when posting.

Hopefully, the focus will shift soon.

Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 03/17/10 at 12:25 PM ET

Hollweg, Varada, Lindros and Ulf Samuelsson were all recipients of frontier justice of some sort.

Posted by steve on 03/17/10 at 12:28 PM ET

And as far as Tootoo is concerned, certain guys have tried to take him out, but he always seems to be looking for it, so they haven’t had much success.

Posted by steve on 03/17/10 at 12:31 PM ET

Ovechkin prides himself on being one of the league’s heavy hitters, even if a strong case could be made that he targets his opponents very selectively.

This sentence is the absolute truth. Too many times you hear Ovechkin’s supporters talk about him as if he just hits everything in sight. Not true. If you watch him for a whole game you’ll notice that on the forecheck he rolls off d-man who have thier head up and see him coming. But if they don’t he goes in with bad intentions. And this is more of the norm with him, not the exception. Just watch him objectively and you’ll see.

Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 03/17/10 at 12:47 PM ET

I love how Brophy ignores the cheap shots Ovechkin takes. Without complaint. See Craig Adams Super Bowl Sunday. Alex has been around 5 years. He logs tons of ice time. He’s very available for any of these tough guy players that spout off anonymously in the papers. If you have a problem with Alex go get some. He’s not hiding anywhere. He’s the best player in the world BECAUSE of the way he plays. Nobody else in the league can beat you with skill and intimidation. He needs to play physical to create space and turnovers. That’s what sets him apart from the Malkin’s and Crosby’s. If he “tone’s it down” he becomes just another 40-50 goal scorer instead of the 50-60 goal scoring MVP.

Posted by eric from baltimore on 03/17/10 at 12:49 PM ET

Oh and as Tim Gleason told the Washington Post yesterday “Guys want to run him but they can’t. He’s too damn big and strong”

Posted by eric from baltimore on 03/17/10 at 12:50 PM ET

Believe me Moq, I could fill up ten pages on KK with all of this OV talk, trying to be very selective when posting.

My comment was mostly an attempt at irony. I’m confident that you scrutinize and select the most interesting Ovechkin articles.

Hopefully the focus will shift a little, because I’m running out of lucid things to write on the subject.

Posted by Moq from Denmark on 03/17/10 at 12:59 PM ET

I saw the irony in your comment Moq.

Hey, we could get a trade rumor started, maybe that will work!

Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 03/17/10 at 01:03 PM ET

He needs to play physical to create space and turnovers

There’s a fine line between physical hockey and dirty.  Don’t shove a guy from behind.  Don’t stick your knee out on a hit.  Don’t slewfoot another player.  Without even mentioning retribution, it comes down to respect for the other players.  While Matt Cooke’s hit may have been within the rules, it was unnecessary and disrespectful.  This is what Ovechkin seems to have a disregard for.  Playing with an edge is fine, but there must be control at some point.

Posted by Russian Rocket on 03/17/10 at 01:18 PM ET

Hey, we could get a trade rumor started, maybe that will work!

Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 03/17/10 at 02:03 PM ET

Pittsburgh Penguins are moving to Winnipeg to become the WinniPenguins.

There, does that work?

Posted by Primis on 03/17/10 at 01:23 PM ET

I love how Brophy ignores the cheap shots Ovechkin takes. Without complaint. See Craig Adams Super Bowl Sunday

Columnists like him “ignore the cheap shots (plural)” he takes because they can’t name another one, unless you count the time that Downie sucker-punched Ovechkin for kneeing him, but that doesn’t exactly make the latter a sympathetic character.

Oh and as Tim Gleason told the Washington Post yesterday “Guys want to run him but they can’t. He’s too damn big and strong”

He’s sure as Hell not bigger and stronger than Lindros. By the time Doig laid him out, running Lindros had almost become a game of one-upsmanship among NHL defensemen.

Of course, Ovechkin also doesn’t skate in predictable lines with his head down, which is a better explanation for why he doesn’t get run than his strength.

Posted by steve on 03/17/10 at 01:25 PM ET

Pittsburgh Penguins are moving to Winnipeg to become the WinniPenguins.

There, does that work?

That’s not really a trade unless we get the Manitoba Moose in return. I’m not sure if Pittsburgh Wildlife contain moose, but then again, there probably isn’t a lot of Penguins roaming the area.

But it’s sad, I can’t even think of a good trade rumour. I’ll mail that guy at Hockeybuzz for inspiration.

Posted by Moq from Denmark on 03/17/10 at 01:45 PM ET

Hey, we could get a trade rumor started, maybe that will work!

Sid needs a winger. Just sayin’

Posted by Starsgazer on 03/17/10 at 02:21 PM ET

If he “tone’s it down” he becomes just another 40-50 goal scorer instead of the 50-60 goal scoring MVP.

Stan Mikita.

Posted by Lindas1st from New England on 03/17/10 at 02:56 PM ET

I love how Brophy ignores the cheap shots Ovechkin takes. Without complaint. See Craig Adams Super Bowl Sunday.

You mean the one where he was reaching for the puck and Adams hit him legally? I swear, the entire Washington area needs a Hockey for Dummies book. Ovechkin is alot closer to paralyzing or killing somebody than he is playing a respectful physical game. It doesn’t help that his fat coach and fat owner are enablers.

Posted by cs6687 on 03/17/10 at 04:23 PM ET

“Hollweg, Varada, Lindros and Ulf Samuelsson” - are they dead now?

Mike Brothy types his venom articles from Mario’s basement under Cindy’s bed.

Everybody wants Ovie to fight? Be careful of what you wish for. Fedor Emelianenko will train him for you.

Posted by LadyCindyFromPorksburgh on 03/17/10 at 10:02 PM ET