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Whoever said Ovy doesnt have backchecking problems is clearly VERY biased and has never watched a Caps game with eyes other than that of a selective eye sighted caps fan
Watch from 0:40, one example of Ovechkin not exactly giving it his all. However he sure does pick it up when it counts in the playoffs.
Don't get me wrong. I have seen AO have "bad shifts". Every player does without question. I was calling the previous poster on his comment about AO being "notorious". Choosing one highlight reel and claiming it proves any player is always like that is problematic at best. It doesn't matter if it's good or bad.
Whoever said Ovy doesnt have backchecking problems is clearly VERY biased and has never watched a Caps game with eyes other than that of a selective eye sighted caps fan
the same could be said for the biased fans who think he never comes back at all.
He does need to improve his game in his own and, most of that being the commitment all the time, not just when he screws up or when he feels the inkling.
But you don't hook a thoroughbred up to a plow. He does need to improve in that area, but lets not make him John Madden or something and take away his effectiveness.
It's easy to backcheck when you're literally right next to the guy. Ovechkin is notorious for packing it in when he's more than a few feet away from the streaking skater.
Actually wouldn't be against this lineup at all. All his baggage aside, Kovalev is generally solid in the playoffs and has elite gamebreaking ability when he actually wants to turn it on. If we end up going with
Ovechkin Backstrom Knuble
Semin Laich Kovalev
Then Laich's deficiencies at center could likely be overshadowed by being with two highly skilled wingers (think Horcoff looking better than he actually is on the Oilers). He'd just have to play a simple two way game and Semin and Kovalev take care of the rest. If that line ends up lacking in intensity, simply switch up Kovalev with Knuble.
Not the guy I really covet, but I wouldn't be disappointed if we got him at a good price.
Seriously, you know where this is coming from? I sort of mentioned it in the the Free Agency thread we have over on the HF boards, thinking along the same lines, veteran Russian player, but didn't add much past that. He must have read the post and ran with it. That's some top quality rumour mongering right there.
e1 - thought it up while on toilet
e2 - cpu trades from his nhl 09 dynasty
e3 - read it on message boards
e4 - sports show/twitter rumors
e5 - read it on tsn
