Ovi gets what he deserves and Keith Ballard is an idiot.
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Ballard=joke. I hate that it’s somehow acceptable for players to act like four-year-olds after goals against. I wouldn’t mind the league actually disciplining him, because wielding your stick like that is, well, idiotic and dangerous.
The Ovechking one surprised me, because on that one it really struck me as him leaning in for the hit and getting the worst of it. At minimum, it wasn’t a Laraque-style knee. But Ovi’s developing a record, so the benefit of the doubt will start to elude him.
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Definitely. But when I’d seen the headlines and heard the outrage, I was expecting something more clear-cut. This one wasn’t even Ovi’s worst hit by a longshot (but then that gets us into the star system, and how many chances a star gets vs. Thomas Pock).
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the thing is, how does he not see Vokoun there? Is he just that baked? What’s going on in his brain? I understand a player getting mad at himself when he blows a play and the other team scores (I am assuming that is what he was reacting to) but damn man there is a human being in front of your stick and he’s a teammate besides.
As to Ovie, I guess I have always hoped that players who do those knee to knee hits would hurt themselves. Unfortunately he also hurt Gleason.
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“I ”http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Coach-calls-Ovechkin-reckless-Caps-star-defen?urn=nhl,205940&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter" target="new">play risky. I don’t try a dirty hit, make some people get hurt. But sometimes people just turn back or turn right away so I don’t have time to realize and stop. What can you do? You can’t do nothing?"
Ironically, yes, you do have time to realize and stop — or else you need to be prepared for conditions to change. Granted, if a guy turns his back at the last second, that’s one thing — and I don’t want Ovechkin to slow down — but part of playing responsibly is being in control and picking your spots. As with any physical action in life, if you go into a situation without leaving yourself room to react to changing conditions, then the fault usually lies with you.
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