Comments on: The Anonymous Side of a Family's Fame

By: margaret

margaret — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:32:38 +0000

i thought he had a younger brother.. whatever i don’t know everything about the ovechkin family :]
although i heard they’re moving in near alexander semin! (my neighbor)
it could all be neighborhood rumours though

By: John

John — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:01:27 +0000

Geez, you guys are hard to please.
Your requisite RFA info is below, enjoy:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/in-the-room/2008/Jun/25/brooks-laich-update/

By: SovSport

SovSport — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:34:03 +0000

Take it easy on me

By: pucksandbooks

pucksandbooks — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:25:46 +0000

The gloomy part is having to watch Mystics video. Hours of it. As your job.

By: OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki)

OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:19:11 +0000

The Post didn’t send Tarik to cover the NHL draft in Ottawa — the one that generated two first-round picks. Then he’s off to the golf beat, covering Tiger Woods’ tourney here — despite no Tiger.
I agree that this story doesn’t follow the big UFA/RFA issues, but with no new developments on that front at the moment I like that the Times is still writing about hockey, and from an angle one doesn’t often see.
Sov, I cannot of course comment on the facts/info in the article, though overall it didn’t seem particularly gloomy to me… rather it’s an interesting take on a superstar’s fame from a family member’s perspective.

By: SovSport

SovSport — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:57:55 +0000

A little too gloom in my opinion. I would actually question a few of the facts/information in the article.

By: J.P.

J.P. — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:06:27 +0000

Am I the only one that found this story a little bizarre? It sounds like Mikhail sits in a closet at Verizon Center splicing together WNBA highlight reels and not mooching off his brother (and not giving this reporter anything to work with).
And I’m not sure quite how “hockey-light” the brief period in between the draft and free agency is, especially with a handful of pending RFAs and one big pending UFA.