Ovechkin: A scorer not a fighter
by James Mirtle
on Nov 21, 2008 3:31 PM CST
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Thought this was a funny little tidbit at the end of the game between the Ducks and Capitals earlier this week:
Both teams' emotion level escalated in the third period, to the point where Ryan had to be restrained from going after Ovechkin after one shift. "Maybe he was pissed off," Ovechkin said of Ryan. "I told him it's not my job to fight. It's my job to score goals."
Which made me lookup if Ovechkin had, in fact, received a fighting major in his 262-game NHL career. According to hockeyfights.com, there was one:
Right. Not a fighter.
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Mike Richards
Ovie did fight Mike Richards before as well. I think he’s right, he does suck at fighting.
by feelingkettle on
Nov 21, 2008 4:31 PM CST
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Yeap, although that was in a preseason game I’m pretty sure.
by James Mirtle on
Nov 21, 2008 4:32 PM CST
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To paraphrase Harry Neale
One goes for throwing, the other receiving.
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by TheTick on
Nov 22, 2008 9:12 AM CST
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Am i the only one who didn’t see him fight in that clip? He knocked Briere down from behind…he got jumped..and then the linesmen were on top of them.
by poploser on
Nov 22, 2008 10:28 AM CST
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Ovechkin may not like to fight…but he does like to run guys from behind. He’s done it or tried to do it quite a few times to Malkin, and occasionally to Crosby when the Caps play the Pens.
by Thunder on
Nov 22, 2008 1:07 PM CST
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Ovechkin may not like to fight…but he does like to run guys from behind. He’s done it or tried to do it quite a few times to Malkin, and occasionally to Crosby when the Caps play the Pens.
Right, and the referees have just never noticed?
by DMG on
Dec 14, 2008 10:58 AM CST
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Oh look – yet another Pens fan who thinks his team’s stars should be exempt from contact. Isn’t that cute?
by TJA on
Dec 14, 2008 11:06 AM CST
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