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Originally Posted by BrooklynCapsFan
Restrained Ovechkin is a lie you tell yourselves to make yourself feel better. He doesn't backcheck, he doesn't pick up a man in the defensive zone. Hell, he barely waves a stick at the dmen who take the puck from him.
It's not defensive responsibility that's killing his game. It looks a lot more like apathy.
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I really hope that's not it. If so, a huge trade bringing in an impact forward with some legend attached to him (Iginla-type), a coaching change, or a change of scenery may be the only two things that turn that around...