Comments on: VIPs Are Drawn to Ovi's Incandescent Flame

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:24:06 +0000

Thanks for the reminder Victor.
*Adds to Netflix queue*

By: hackhamster

hackhamster — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:20:09 +0000

“If it’s his smile that bothers you, then maybe look away”
It’s not like he’s got a grill like Ken Daneyko, jeez, he’s only missing one. You want to really piss off the purists Ovie? Put a huge freakin gold tooth in that gap.

By: Victor

Victor — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:58:51 +0000

I’m gonna totally change the subject and remind everyone–Caps fans, Pens fans, Flyers, Wings, Ragners, and hockey fans of all stripes–that The Greatest Hockey Movie Of All Time was released 31 years ago today. My favorite scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_w4MV_LwMw

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:21:50 +0000

whoa, whoa, whoa! So there was a little love shared for the leader in most offensive NHL stats for the past three seasons. Arguably one of the greatest players of this decade, and likely for better than half of the next decade, isn’t good enough for fans of other teams to let the man have his moment in the sun? Milbury and McGuire may have been a little heavy on the love, but don’t let your love for your team close your mind to the facts. Watch the team, and the fans celebrate with Ovechkin after a goal/win, and tell me this isn’t a guy that has ignited passion. If you can not think back to a time in your own life when you had a major triumph and celebrated with a hint of that glow, then I feel sorry for you. If part of you doesn’t WANT to have a moment like I am describing, then maybe you aren’t a true fan of the game. Please spend your time griping on your own teams blog,instead of spreading your poison on ours.
Players who are self-centered are not nearly as popular with their teammates,as Alex is. Even a person of limited peripherals as yourself has to be able to see the “team” feel that radiates from the Capitals. If you have not been successful in witnessing the cohesion, may I suggest you watch them play against a different team. You may find that the jubilation doesn’t burn as deep on your team-sensitive skin. You may even notice that he is the first guy to congratulate his teammates on their acheivements and victories. If it’s his smile that bothers you, then maybe look away. He’s genuinely happy! He’s very successful in many senses of the word, what’s not to be happy about?

By: Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:52:34 +0000

So ONE celebrity is drawn to Ovie and one jackass.

By: Jimmy Jazz

Jimmy Jazz — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:43:46 +0000

Who the hell is DB Sweeney?

By: pelle31lives

pelle31lives — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:45:50 +0000

It’s always a nice sentiment when “famous” peers take notice of stars in other professions, but forgive me for casting a jaundiced eye on things like this…
Remember how all Hollywood went nuts over the Kings by the time they were in the Finals in 1993? Or how Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon and others started showing up to MSG in the mid-to-late 90′s?
D.B. Sweeney might have played a disgraced hockey player in some figure-skating movie 15 years ago, but his opinion on Ovie doesn’t matter.
Ask Tom Hanks and Kurt Russell who’s on the Kings now and you’ll get a blank stare. Ask Robbins & Sarandon who’s on the Rangers now and they’ll probably say “that guy who came to our party to speak out against child abuse” or something lame like that.
Hockey fans in DC and beyond should just be proud that they are Rocking the Red and that Number 8 is getting the recognition he deserves from the hockey community at large – and specifically pulling accolades away from that taint-puncher in Vegas Gold and Black.
As for Milbury, McGuire and the like, I can’t stand it. Everything, including the “arguments” between periods is canned and pre-planned and not close to being based on fact. I’d rather have JR or Brett Hull on air with real talk and real controversial opinions.

By: Jay_K

Jay_K — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:42:50 +0000

Self centered and arrogant? Typical Pens fan, you know that Mike Milbury has no connection with the Washington Capitals organization don’t you? But if you do know that, it sounds like your just the typical sports fan that dumps on another player because he is doing better than any one on your team, or for that matter in this case anyone in the entire league. I know that you don’t know AO personally enough to know that the man is “self-centered and arrogant”. No educated sports fan would use those words to describe another player on another team. Crosby this and OV that, dude stick to the statistics, you’ll be better off.

By: MulletMan

MulletMan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:22:06 +0000

I thought for sure that AO was going to get a third man in penalty the other game. Backstrom was about to get mugged by another player on the other team and AO comes flying in and jumps on the guys back. He didn’t care, it may have been a stupid thing to do, but he sticks up for his teammates.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:42:44 +0000

Milbury was saying nobody has Crosby’s back, when he’s getting shoved after the whistle, implying turmoil within the team, plus the fact they’re out of the playoffs…
We all saw it, Crosby getting into skirmishes after the whistle and his only defense is to swing his stick, while tougher guys push him around, no teamates come to his aid, getting his back.